“Valencia Basket wants to convey its condolences for the death of Dejan Milojevic, taronja player in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons and who has unfortunately lost his life at only 46 years old“With these words the club showed its pain after learning of the fatal outcome of the Serbian, who had undergone emergency surgery hours before in a Salt Lake City hospital after having suffered a heart attack while having dinner with his team, Golden State Warriors.
Dejan Milojevic arrived at the then Pamesa Valencia in 2006 from Partizan Belgrade, and competed up to 71 times with the club’s shirt. during his two seasons, both in the Endesa League and in the Eurocup.
Currently, Milojevic held the position of assistant coach of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors since 2021.with whom he won the championship ring in the summer of 2022 as Steve Kerr’s assistant.
“The Club wants to send his family a lot of encouragement and strength in these difficult times, and to convey all our support to them,” Valencia Basket also highlights in its statement.
News with impact also in the NBA, to the point that The game that was going to confront the Golden State Warriors with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City has been postponed even before learning of the death.
Champion in the NBA and with Serbia
Milojevic arrived as Steve Kerr’s assistant to the Warriors in 2021 after having coached other teams such as Serbian Mega Basket and Montenegrin Buducnost and therefore was able to celebrate the 2022 ring. With the Serbian national team, he also won a Eurobasket.
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Debut to remember at the Pamesa Valencia
Although he spent two seasons at Valencia Basket, it didn’t take him long to leave his mark, as he made history with the best debut of a Taronja player in the ACB. On the first day of the 2006-07 campaign he achieved 34 rating points in the clash between the Valencian team and Tau Vitoria. Milojevic scored 27 points and captured nine rebounds, a performance that despite his team’s 94-95 defeat allowed him to be the ‘MVP’ of that day in the entire competition.
From SUPER we also join in condolences for the unexpected farewell to Dejan Milojevic.
2024-01-17 20:58:43
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