Aleksandar Zečević (Serbian: Aleksandar Zečević; born October 3, 1996) is a Serbian basketball player, a center, 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) tall and weighing 111 kg (245 lb). In the 2023/24 season he played for the Nizhny Novgorod club "Pari Nizhny Novgorod" in the VTB United League.[1]

Career

Before returning to Europe, Zečević played for the Florida Atlantic university team (USA). In 2020 he returned to European courts and spent one season each with Handlová in Slovakia, Kharkiv Sokoly in Ukraine, and Zielona Góra in Poland. In the Polish championship the player averaged 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.[2] In 2021/22 he played for Bnei Herzliya in Israel, averaging 8.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.[1]

At Pari Nizhny Novgorod

On August 15, 2023, Pari Nizhny Novgorod signed Zečević to a contract through the end of the 2023/24 season. He played for the team wearing number 15.[2][3] In three VTB United League games for the Nizhny Novgorod club, the player averaged 1.3 points and 0.7 rebounds, with an average of 6 minutes 31 seconds on the court.[1] In November 2023, Zečević left Nizhny Novgorod and moved to a Minsk club, where he continued playing in the VTB United League. In total, across both clubs in the 2023/24 season, Zečević played 20 VTB United League games, averaging 7.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game with an average of about 15 minutes 20 seconds on the court.[4][1]

After Nizhny Novgorod

In the remainder of the 2023/24 season, Zečević played 17 games for Minsk in the VTB United League, averaging 8.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, In the game against Astana on December 7, 2023, Zečević spent more than 30 minutes on the court and scored 29 points — his best result for the Minsk club that season.[5] and also played 5 games for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli championship. In the 2025/26 season he played for Bilbao of Spain.[1]

Sources

  1. championat.com — According to the Championat portal, in the 2023/24 season Zečević played a total of 20 VTB United League games (for Pari Nizhny Novgorod and Tsmoki-Minsk), scoring (archive)
  2. slamdunk.ru — In the game of Tsmoki-Minsk against Astana on December 7, 2023, Zečević spent more than 30 minutes on the court and scored 29 points — his best result for the Minsk club
  1. sports.ru — Aleksandar Zecevic — center, age 29, height and weight, photos and videos, basketball player biography on Sports.ru (archive)
  2. sports.ru — Nizhny Novgorod announces the signing of Aleksandar Zecevic (archive)
  3. basketball.ru.com — Nizhny Novgorod signs Aleksandar Zecevic (archive)