Stefan Momirov

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Stefan Momirov
No. 9 – Río Breogán
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 (age 24)
Vršac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2020FMP
2018→ Vršac
2020–2021Mega Soccerbet
2021–2022Kolossos Rodou
2022–presentRío Breogán
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Slovakia U18 Team

Stefan Momirov (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Момиров; born 18 December 1999) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Río Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Early career[edit]

Momirov started to play basketball for the youth system of Crvena zvezda. He played the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournaments for the Crvena zvezda U18 (2015–2017).[1]

Professional career[edit]

Prior to the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to FMP from Belgrade.[2] He appeared in two ABA League First Division games with FMP. In December 2017, Momirov signed a multi-year contract with FMP and went on a loan to his hometown-based team Vršac for the rest of the 2017–18 season[3][4] In March 2020, he parted ways with FMP.[5][6] In May 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic ban, he joined a training camp of Partizan.[7]

On 28 August 2020, Momirov signed a two-year contract for Mega Bemax.[8]

In July 2021, he signed with the Greek club Kolossos Rodou.[9] In 26 games, he averaged 6.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1 steal, playing around 27 minutes per contest.

National team career[edit]

Momirov was a member of the Serbian U-18 national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 7.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.[10] He also participated at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[11] Momirov was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that finished 15th at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 8.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Momirov is a son of basketball players Snežana Pavlović and Jovan Momirov.[13] His mother is a former Serbian professional basketball player who played for Radnički Kragujevac, Hemofarm Vršac, MiZo-Pécsi VSK[14] and represented FR Yugoslavia national team internationally. She was a national team member at the EuroBasket Women 1995.[15] His father played for Vršac and Profikolor during his career.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Momirov Player Profile". euroleague.net. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Simanić zaigrao za FMP". mondo.rs. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Momirov i Đorđević na pozajmici u Vršcu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Momirov, Đorđević & Pašajlić signed with Vršac, Kočović left the team". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Momirov i FMP raskinuli saradnju". sportklub.rs. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Rastanak mladog reprezentativca Stefana Momirova i FMP". nova.rs. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Zvezdini izdanci trenirali sa Partizanom". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Stefan Momirov inks contract with Mega Bemax". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Momirov napustio Megu, karijeru nastavlja u Grčkoj". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Player Profile at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  13. ^ "IMAJU KOŠARKAŠKI DNK: Ovo su srpska deca koja su pokorila Evropu". kurir.rs. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Snezana Momirov Profile". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Snezana Momirov (Pavlovic) Profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Stefan Momirov: Košarku imam u krvi, to je jedino objašnjenje zaluđenosti ovim sportom". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

External links[edit]

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