Stefan Kenić

Stefan Kenić
Free Agent
Position	Small forward
Personal information
Born	27 April 1997 (age 27); Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Career information
College	Cleveland State (2017–2019); Chattanooga (2019–2021)
NBA draft	2021: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Crvena zvezda
2015–2016	→ FMP
2016–2017	Smederevo 1953
2021–2022	Borac Banja Luka
2022–2023	Twarde Pierniki Toruń
2023–2024	Arka Gdynia
Career highlights and awards
	Euroleague IJT champion (2014);
Men's basketball
Representing Serbia
U16 European Championship
U17 World Cup

Stefan Kenić (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Кенић, born 27 April 1997) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for the Cleveland State Vikings and the Chattanooga Mocs.

Early career

Kenić grew up with Crvena zvezda youth teams. He won the 2014 Euroleague NIJT.^[1]

College career

On 2 June 2017 Kenić committed to play basketball for the Cleveland State Vikings.^[2]

As a freshman, Kenić appeared in 35 games (including 31 starts) at the Cleveland State Vikings in their 2017–18 season. He made the first career start against the Akron on 11 November 2017 with nine points, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals. In the freshman season he averaged 9.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.^[3]

Professional career

On 13 May 2015 Kenić signed the first professional contract with Crvena zvezda.^[4] He was loaned to FMP for the 2015–16 season. During the 2016–17 season, he played for the Smederevo 1953.

In August 2021, Kenić signed for the Bosnian team Borac Banja Luka.^[5]

On 31 July 2022 he signed with Twarde Pierniki Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).^[6]

On 17 July 2023 he signed with Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).^[7]

National team career

Kenić was a member of the Serbian U-16 national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Ukraine. He was a member of the Serbian U-17 national basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in the United Arab Emirates.^[8]

References

^ "IJT CRVENA ZVEZDA TELEKOM BELGRADE 55 IJT REAL MADRID 42". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "Stefan Kenic Signs to Join Cleveland State Basketball Program". csuvikings.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "13 - Stefan Kenic Player Bio 2017-18". csuvikings.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "Zvezda ukazala poverenje mladom krilnom igraču: Keniću profesionalni ugovor". sport.blic.rs.
^ "Američki student stiže kod Nikolića na ispite". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "Stefan Kenić nowym skrzydłowym Twardych Pierników!". twardepierniki.pl (in Polish). July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
^ "Kenić w Suzuki Arce". plk.pl (in Polish). July 17, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ "Serbia Serbia 13 - Stefan Kenic". fiba.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

External links

Player Profile at realgm.com
Player Profile at ESPN
Player Profile at eurobasket.com
Player Profile at sports-reference.com

[1] "IJT CRVENA ZVEZDA TELEKOM BELGRADE 55 IJT REAL MADRID 42". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[2] "Stefan Kenic Signs to Join Cleveland State Basketball Program". csuvikings.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[3] "13 - Stefan Kenic Player Bio 2017-18". csuvikings.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[4] "Zvezda ukazala poverenje mladom krilnom igraču: Keniću profesionalni ugovor". sport.blic.rs.

[5] "Američki student stiže kod Nikolića na ispite". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[6] "Stefan Kenić nowym skrzydłowym Twardych Pierników!". twardepierniki.pl (in Polish). July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[7] "Kenić w Suzuki Arce". plk.pl (in Polish). July 17, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[8] "Serbia Serbia 13 - Stefan Kenic". fiba.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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