Bojan Bakić

Bojan Bakić
Personal information
Born (1983-01-08) January 8, 1983 (age 41)
Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career1997–present
PositionShooting guard
Number10
Career history
1997–2003Budućnost Podgorica
2003–2007Hemofarm
2007–2008Budućnost Podgorica
2008Maroussi
2008–2009Czarni Słupsk
2010Trikala 2000
2010Metalac Valjevo
2010Kryvbasbasket
2011VEF Rīga
2011Ventspils
2012Metalac Valjevo
2012Hemofarm
2012–2014Metalac Valjevo
2015–2018BC Kolín
2018–2019BC Barsy Atyrau
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
European Championship for Cadets
Gold medal – first place 1999 Slovenia Yugoslavia u-16
Gold medal – first place 2000 A.S. Tournament Yugoslavia u-18

Bojan Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Бакић; born January 8, 1983) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Barsy Atyrau of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship.

Professional career

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The Montenegrin guard started his professional career with Budućnost Podgorica in 2000 and remained there for three consecutive seasons. In 2003, Bakić signed with Hemofarm. With Hemofarm, he had an excellent 2004–05 season, winning the Adriatic League and was also named Eurobasket.com All-Serbia and Montenegro League Most Improved Player of the Year. However, he missed the entire 2005–06 season due to injury and played very little in the following season. He returned to Budućnost Podgorica in the 2007–08 season. In 2008, he also played for Maroussi in Greece.

In the 2008–09 season, Bakić moved to Poland and signed with Czarni Słupsk, where he reached the PLK semifinals and was also named Eurobasket.com Polish League All-Bosman Team. In January 2010, he signed with Trikala 2000 of the Greek Basket League. Until the end of the 2009–10 season, he also played for Metalac Valjevo in Serbia, averaging 12.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 14 games. He started the 2010–11 season in Ukraine at Kryvbasbasket, playing 21 games with 14.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest. He also played for the Latvian team VEF Rīga. He started the 2011–12 season with Ventspils. In January 2012, Bakić moved back to Metalac Valjevo, averaging 24.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists. He also played for Hemofarm until the end of the 2011–12 season, averaging 13.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists.

National team career

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Bakić won the gold medal at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship with the Yugoslav national team.

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