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Montenegrin basketball player and coach

Vlado Šćepanović

Šćepanović in 2018
Personal information
Born (1975-11-13) 13 November 1975 (age 49)Kolašin, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Montenegrin
Listed height 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Listed weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 1997: undrafted
Playing career 1993–2011
Position Shooting guard
Number 4, 7
Coaching career 2016–present
Career history
As player:
1993–2000 Budućnost
2000–2001 Efes Pilsen
2001–2002 Partizan
2002–2003 Skipper Bologna
2004 Partizan
2004–2006 Panathinaikos
2006–2007 PAOK
2007–2009 Granada
2009–2010 Murcia
2011 Panellinios
As coach:
2016 Budućnost
2017–2018 Brose Bamberg (assistant)
2018–2020 Partizan (assistant)
2020 Partizan
Career highlights and awards
As player 4× YUBA League champion (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004) 3× Yugoslav Cup winner (1996, 1998, 2002) 2× Greek League champion (2005, 2006) 2× Greek Cup winner (2005, 2006) Turkish Cup winner (2001) As assistant coach 2× Serbian Cup winner (2019, 2020)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Yugoslavia World Cup Gold medal – first place 1998 Greece EuroBasket Gold medal – first place 2001 Turkey Bronze medal – third place 1999 France '22 & under' World Championship Bronze medal – third place 1997 Australia Under-21 Mediterranean Games Bronze medal – third place 1997 Bari '22 & under' European Championship Bronze medal – third place 1996 Turkey Under-20

Vlado Šćepanović (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.

Professional career

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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

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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.

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]

  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. ^ Skerletic, Dario (30 October 2020). "KK Partizan, Vlado Scepanovic part ways". Sportando. Retrieved 30 October 2020.