Vlado Šćepanović

Vlado Šćepanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владо Шћепановић; born 13 November 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. At 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in), he played the shooting guard position.

Vlado Šćepanović
Personal information
Born (1975-11-13) 13 November 1975
Kolašin, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1997 / Undrafted
Playing career1993–2011
PositionShooting guard
Number4, 7
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
1993–2000Budućnost
2000–2001Efes Pilsen
2001–2002Partizan
2002–2003Skipper Bologna
2004Partizan
2004–2006Panathinaikos
2006–2007PAOK
2007–2009Granada
2009–2010Murcia
2011Panellinios
As coach:
2016Budućnost
2017–2018Brose Bamberg (assistant)
2018–2020Partizan (assistant)
2020Partizan
Career highlights and awards
As player

As assistant coach

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Cup
1998 Greece
EuroBasket
2001 Turkey
1999 France
'22 & under' World Championship
1997 AustraliaUnder-21
Mediterranean Games
1997 Bari
'22 & under' European Championship
1996 TurkeyUnder-20

Professional career

Šćepanović began his professional career with Budućnost during the 1993–94 season. In 2000 he moved to Turkey and signed with Efes Pilsen. In the 2001–02 season, Šćepanović played with Partizan.

Šćepanović moved to Skipper Bologna in 2002, before returning to Partizan in 2004. He then spent three years in Greece, with Panathinaikos and PAOK, and three years in Spain, with Granada and Murcia.

In February 2011, Šćepanović signed with Panellinios until the end of the 2010–11 season.

National team career

Playing with Serbia and Montenegro/FR Yugoslavia, Šćepanović won the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship, the bronze medal at the 1999 EuroBasket and gold again at the 2001 EuroBasket. He also took part in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 2005 EuroBasket.

After Montenegro gained independence, he represented their senior national team at the 2011 EuroBasket.

Coaching career

On 24 June 2016, Šćepanović was named the head coach of Budućnost.[1] On 13 November 2016, he resigned from the position of Budućnost head coach.[2]

On 9 July 2020, Šćepanović was named the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia after serving two years as an assistant coach in their staff.[3][4] He parted ways with the team on 30 October.[5]

See also

References
  1. KK Buducnost name Vlado Scepanovic head coach
  2. Vlado Scepanovic resigns as Buducnost VOLI head coach
  3. "Zvanično: Vlado Šćepanović novi trener Partizana". b92.net. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. "Vlado Šćepanović is the new head coach of Partizan NIS". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. "KK Partizan, Vlado Scepanovic part ways". Sportando. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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