Danilo Anđušić

Danilo Anđušić (Serbian: Данило Анђушић; born 22 April 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He has also represented the Serbian national basketball team in international competition.

Danilo Anđušić
Anđušić with Parma
No. 33 – Partizan Mozzart Bet
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
ABA League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 33)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2011Hemofarm
2009–2010Mega Vizura
2011–2012Partizan
2013–2014Virtus Bologna
2013–2014Valladolid
2014–2015Bilbao
2015Partizan
2016Anwil Włocławek
2016–2017Parma
2017–2018UNICS Kazan
2018–2019Igokea
2019–2021JL Bourg
2021–2022AS Monaco
2022–2024Partizan
2024–BC Dubai
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
U18 European Championship
Gold medal – first place2009 FranceU18 National Team
U16 European Championship
Gold medal – first place2007 GreeceU16 National Team

Professional career

Hemofarm (2009–11)

Anđušić joined Hemofarm youth academy at the age of 15. In 2009, Anđušić signed his first professional contract with Hemofarm, but was immediately loaned to Mega Vizura for the 2009–10 season. In March 2010, after the end of the Basketball League of Serbia first phase, Anđušić returned to Hemofarm.[1] On 16 June 2010, in the second game of the playoff final, Anđušić was involved in the brawl against Partizan.[2] In the 2010–11 season, he also played for Hemofarm.

Partizan (2011–12)

In September 2011, Anđušić officially moved to Partizan, signing a four-year contract.[3] In December 2012, Anđušić requested contract termination from the team, unsatisfied with the playing role and little playing time over the season.[4][5] On 28 December 2012, Anđušić and Partizan agreed to part ways.[6]

Virtus and Spanish League stints (2013–15)

On February 13, 2013, he signed a four-year deal with Virtus Bologna.[7] In October 2013, he was loaned to CB Valladolid for the 2013–14 season.[8] In August 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Bilbao Basket.[9] In July 2015, he parted ways with Bilbao.[10]

Short term with Partizan

On October 14, 2015, Anđušić signed with Partizan until January, returning to the club for a second stint. He also has an option to extend until the end of the season.[11] Following the expiration of his contract, on December 30, 2015, he parted ways with the club.[12] On January 5, 2016, he signed with the Polish club Anwil Włocławek for the rest of the season.[13]

Russian League stints (2016–18)

On September 17, 2016, Anđušić signed a one-year deal with the Russian team Parma Basket.[14] He appeared in 15 games of the 2016–17 VTB United League season with Parma, averaging 19.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists. On February 7, 2017, he left Parma and signed a deal with UNICS Kazan until the end of 2017–18 season.[15] In 6 games he played with UNICS in the VTB United League until the end of the season he averaged 6.3 points and 1.5 assists, while in the 2016–17 EuroLeague, he appeared in 8 games, averaging 5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

In 2017–18 season, his role in UNICS dropped as he made only 5 appearances in the 2017–18 VTB United League season and averaged only 2.2 points per game.

Igokea (2018–19)

In November 2018, Anđušić signed a contract with the Bosnian team Igokea.[16] Over 15 ABA League games, he averaged 11.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists, while shooting 39.4% from the field.

French League stints (2019–22)

On September 25, 2019, he signed a contract with the French team JL Bourg of LNB Pro A.[17] On September 29, he debuted for the team and scored 31 points in win over Élan Béarnais.[18]

On July 6, 2021, Anđušić signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.[19] On June 28, 2022, he parted ways with the French club.

Third term with Partizan (2022–2024)

On June 30, 2022, he returned to Partizan for a third stint with the Serbian powerhouse.[20] During the 2022–23 season, Partizan was eliminated from the Real Madrid in tight playoffs series. Over the season, Anđušić averaged 6.5 points, 1.2 assists and 1 rebound, while shooting career-best 46.3 percent from the field in the EuroLeague. Partizan ended the 2022–23 season by lifting the ABA League championship trophy, after 3–2 score against Crvena zvezda in the Finals series.[21]

Over the 2023–24 season, Anđušić averaged 5 points and 1.1 rebounds over 28 EuroLeague games. The season was deemed to be unsucessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy.[22]

Serbian national team

Anđušić played with the senior men's Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2013.[23]

Personal life

In 2015, he married Serbian sport shooter Ivana Maksimović.[24]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2011–12Partizan1007.6.292.227.875.7.4.23.32.6
2012–13707.9.261.1431.000.6.7.32.31.0
2016–17UNICS8115.1.361.316.7271.41.0.55.02.5
2021–22Monaco30616.3.420.423.8731.3.9.3.07.76.1
2022–23Partizan26413.1.463.424.8571.01.2.3.16.55.1
2023–2428313.1.420.400.9471.1.6.2.15.04.8
Career1091413.3.411.378.8771.1.8.3.15.84.6

See also

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