Ana Dabović
 Dabović with Dynamo Moscow in 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 – Los Angeles Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
August 18, 1989 Cetinje, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WNBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Herceg Novi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Flamutari Viore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Herceg Novi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Aris WBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Dynamo Novosibirsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Wisla Can Pack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | TED Ankara WBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Ormanspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ana Dabović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Дабовић; born 18 August 1989) is a Serbian professional women's basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. Standing at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), she plays at the shooting guard position. She also represents the Serbian national basketball team.
Since April 17, 2015, she is a president of ŽKK Vojvodina.[1]
Club career
Dabović began her professional career in WBC Herceg Novi, playing there from 2005 until 2007. She then signed with the Albanian team Flamurtari Vlore for the 2007–08, only to return year later to Herceg Novi. In the following years she played for several foreign teams, including Greek WBC Aris, Russian WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk, Polish Wisła Kraków and Turkish TED Ankara Kolejliler.
In April 2013, she signed with Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Women's Basketball Premier League.[2] She later played for Ormanspor in the Turkish Women's Basketball League.[3]
On February 18, 2015, Dabović signed a contract with the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.[4] On July 8, 2015, she made the WNBA debut for the Sparks, scoring 2 points in 8 minutes of action against the San Antonio Stars.[5] Despite some limited minutes in the beggining of her stint with the Sparks, her role in the team increased over the time. Over 24 regular season games, she averaged 8.8 points, 1.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds on 44.6% shooting from the field. For such performances, she was selected into the 2015 WNBA All-Rookie Team.[6]
International career
She represented Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2015 in Budapest where they won the gold medal, and qualified for the 2016 Olympics, first in the history for the Serbian team.[7]
Personal life
Ana is a sister of Serbian basketball player Milica Dabović. Since 2013, she was in a relationship with the former mayor of Belgrade and president of Basketball Federation of Serbia, Dragan Đilas.[8] The couple separated at the end of 2014.[9]
References
- ↑ Najlepša srpska košarkašica koja igra u WNBA postala predsednik Vojvodine! at telegraf.rs (Serbian)
- ↑ "Dynamo Moscow sign Ana Dabovic". lovewomensbasketball.com. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ↑ "Ormanspor signs Serbian guard Ana Dabovic and Dutch forward Chatilla van Grinsven". lovewomensbasketball.com. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "SPARKS SIGN SERBIAN GUARD ANA DABOVIC". wnba.com. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Robinson, San Antonio beat Los Angeles 70–63". wnba.com. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Storm’s Jewell Loyd Headlines 2015 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "Serbia women win EuroBasket title, gain first Olympics berth". espn.go.com. Associated Press. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "LJUBAV U MOSKVI: Đilas u vezi s košarkašicom Anom Dabović!". kurir.rs (in Serbian). 13 November 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ana Dabović: U ljubavi često promašujem". story.rs (in Serbian). 7 March 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
External links
- Ana Dabović at eurobasket.com
- Ana Dabović at fiba.com
- Ana Dabović at wnba.com
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