Uroš Luković

Uroš Luković (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Луковић; born June 8, 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is playing for Metalac Valjevo of the Basketball League of Serbia.

Uroš Luković
No. 55 – Metalac Valjevo
PositionCenter
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (1989-06-08) June 8, 1989
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2011FMP
2009–2010→Radnički Basket
2011–2013Kumanovo
2013Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2013–2014Kumanovo
2014Kožuv
2014–2015Kumanovo
2015–2016MZT Skopje
2016–2017Partizan
2017–2021Mornar
2021Zadar
2021Lovćen 1947
2022–presentMetalac
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Luković played in youth categories with KK Torlak from Belgrade. In August 2007, he signed a four-year contract with FMP Železnik.[1] For the 2009–10 season he was loaned to Radnički Basket.[2] In March 2011, he signed with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza.[3] After only one month with Zaragoza, he broke his leg [4] and later left the club before making official debut.

In 2011, Luković signed with Kumanovo of the Macedonian League. After two seasons with Kumanovo, in August 2013, he moved to the Estonian club Tartu Ülikool/Rock.[5] He left Tartu in November 2013.[6] The next month, he returned to Kumanovo for the rest of the 2013–14 season. In September 2014, he signed with Kožuv.[7] On December 4, 2014, he parted ways with Kožuv.[8] Two days later, he returned to Kumanovo.[9] In December 2015, he parted ways with Kumanovo.[10] On December 15, 2015, he signed with MZT Skopje for the rest of the season.[11] On August 9, 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Partizan.[12]

On July 8, 2017, Luković signed a two-year contract with Mornar.[13] He left Mornar following the end of the 2020–21 season.

On July 29, 2021, Luković signed a one-year contract with the Croatian team Zadar.[14] In November, 2021, Luković left Zadar.[15] On December 6, 2021, Luković signed a contract with the Montenegrin team KK Lovćen 1947.[16] On January 25, 2022, Luković signed a contract with the Serbian team Metalac Valjevo.[17]

Personal life

Uroš comes from a basketball family. In fact, his father Ljubisav Luković, is a former basketball player and current basketball coach, and his mother is also former basketball player. Uroš has a younger brother Marko[18] and sister Branka who are also professional basketball players.

References
  1. Mladi Uroš Luković u FMP-u (in Serbian)
  2. Uros Lukovic 2010 Underclassmen
  3. Još jedan Srbin u ACB ligi (in Serbian)
  4. Luković polomio nogu (in Serbian)
  5. Uros Lukovic signs with Tartu Rock
  6. Tartu Rock announced Vilmantas Dilys
  7. KK Kozuv adds Uros Lukovic
  8. Uros Lukovic left Kozuv
  9. Uros Lukovic is back in Kumanovo
  10. Луковиќ „раскина“ со Куманово – сега бира помеѓу МЗТ Скопје, Турција и Саудиска Арабија! (in Macedonian)
  11. Официјално: Урош Луковиќ нов член на МЗТ Скопје (in Macedonian)
  12. Uroš Luković dve godine u Partizanu (in Serbian)
  13. Uroš Luković two seasons with Mornar
  14. "Uroš Luković is the new Zadar player". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  15. "KK Zadar i Uroš Luković raskinuli svoju suradnju". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  16. https://www.vijesti.me/amp/579325/uros-lukovic-stigao-u-lovcen
  17. https://www.instagram.com/p/CZIM780rOuf/?utm_medium=copy_link
  18. Marko Lukovic - Eurobasket.com
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