Kuzmić (with ball) performs a hook shot
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No. 32 – Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade | |
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Position | Center |
League |
Basketball League of Serbia ABA League Euroleague |
Personal information | |
Born |
Doboj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina SFR Yugoslavia |
May 16, 1990
Nationality | Serbian / Bosnian |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall |
Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
2007–2008 | Borac Banja Luka |
2008–2010 | Korihait |
2010 | Lapuan Korikobrat |
2010–2011 | Čelik Zenica |
2011–2013 | Unicaja Málaga |
2011–2012 | → Clínicas Rincón Benahavís |
2012–2013 | → FIATC Joventut |
2013–2015 | Golden State Warriors |
2013–2015 | → Santa Cruz Warriors |
2015–2016 | Panathinaikos |
2016–present | Crvena zvezda |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ognjen Kuzmić (Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Кузмић, IPA: [ǒɡɲen kûzmit͡ɕ]; born May 16, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia. Standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he plays at the center position. He was selected with the 52nd overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.
Kuzmić started his senior career in Borac Banja Luka and the first basketball steps began in Findo Doboj. After one season, he left to play for Korihait in the Finnish league. In 2010, he returned to Bosnia to play for KK Čelik Zenica.
In 2011, he signed with Unicaja Málaga but played the 2011–12 season with farm team, Clínicas Rincón Benahavís of the Spanish Second League. He also played two games with Unicaja.
In 2012, Unicaja Málaga loaned him to Joventut Badalona.
On September 27, 2013, he signed with the Golden State Warriors. During his rookie and sophomore seasons, he had multiple assignments with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League, earning a mention to the All-NBA Development League Defensive Third Team and winning a D-League championship during the 2014–15 season. To add to his D-League title, he was part of Golden State's championship winning team who defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals. Kuzmić failed to appear in any post-season action due to a recurring left ankle injury.