Obren Popović

Obren Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Обрен Поповић) was a Serbian basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

Obren Popović
Personal information
Born1934 (1934)
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
Playing career1951–1961
Number8
Career history
1951–1961Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Playing career

Popović played for a Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League during 1950s. He won 3 Yugoslav Championships.[1]

National team career

Popović was a member of the Yugoslavia national basketball team that participated at the 1955 European Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Over ten tournament games, he averaged 8.1 points per game while shooting 62.2 percent from the field.[2]

Career achievements and awards

See also

References

  1. "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – drugi deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. "Obren Popovic at 1955 Eurobasket". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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