Paunić Ivan (Ivan Paunić; born January 27, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays as a guard. In the 2010/2011 season he played for the Nizhny Novgorod basketball club in the Professional Basketball League of Russia.[1]
Career
Over the years, Paunić played for a number of clubs across Europe. In the 2015/2016 season he played for the Spanish club Fuenlabrada in the ACB (2 games); in 2017/2018 he played for the Turkish club Tofaş in the Super League (7 games) and in the EuroCup (10 games). From 2020 to 2022 he played for the Russian club Lokomotiv-Kuban in the VTB United League and the EuroCup.[2] In February–March 2020 he briefly moved to the Serbian club Mega Basket.[2] At the 2019 World Cup, playing for the Serbian national team, he appeared in 4 games, averaging 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game.[2] The player's height is 195 cm.
In Nizhny Novgorod
In the 2010/2011 season, Paunić played for BC Nizhny Novgorod. In March 2011 he was selected to take part in the Three-Point Contest at the BEKO PBL All-Star Game, which was held on March 26, 2011, in Nizhny Novgorod. Alongside him, the Nizhny Novgorod club was represented at the same event by Artyom Yakovenko, who took part in the slam dunk contest.[1] The head coach of BC Nizhny Novgorod at that time was Zoran Lukić, who coached the team of foreign players at the All-Star Game.[1]
Sources
- NIA Nizhny Novgorod — Players of the Nizhny Novgorod basketball club Artyom Yakovenko and Ivan Paunić will take part in the shooting contests at the BEKO PBL All-Star Game. Nizhny Novgorod News
- flashscorekz.com — Ivan Paunić (Paunić I.) statistics