Fedor Žugić

Montenegrin basketball player

Fedor Žugić

Žugić in 2023

No. 21 – BG Göttingen

Position

Shooting guard

League

Basketball Bundesliga

Personal information

Born

(2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 20)
Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro

Nationality

Montenegrin

Listed height

1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)

Listed weight

85 kg (187 lb)

Career information

Playing career

2018–present

Career history

2018–2021

Budućnost

2018–2020

→Studentski centar

2021–2023

Ratiopharm Ulm

2023–present

BG Göttingen

Career highlights and awards

German champion (2023)
Montenegrin League champion (2021)
Montenegrin Cup winner (2021)

Medals

Men's basketball

Representing Montenegro
FIBA U20 European Championship
	2022 Montenegro	Team

Fedor Žugić (born 18 September 2003) is a Montenegrin basketball player for BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.

Professional career

On February 22, 2019, Žugić made his professional debut for Budućnost in the EuroLeague against Žalgiris Kaunas. At 15 years and 157 days of age, he became the youngest player to ever play in the EuroLeague.^[1]

On July 2, 2021, he has signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.^[2] Previously declared, Žugić subsequently withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2022 NBA draft.^[3] In 2022-23, he captured the German championship title with the Ulm team.^[4]

On July 20, 2023, he signed with BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.^[5]

National team career

In July 2022, Žugić was a member of the Montenegro under-20 team that won a bronze medal at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 18 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3 assists per game.^[6] He won a spot on the all-tournament team.^[7]

References

^ "Buducnost's Zugic became youngest EuroLeague player ever!". euroleague.net. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^ "Europäisches Top-Talent wird ein Uuulmer". ratiopharmulm.com (in German). July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "24 early-entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". nba.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ "Kompletirana senzacija: Ulm osvojio titulu". vijesti.me. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
^ "Deutscher Meister Zugic wechselt zur BG". bggoettingen.de (in German). July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "#44 MNE U20 team 2022 - Fedor Zugic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ "Double joy for Nunez as Spain's guard awarded tournament MVP". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 25 July 2022.