Bologna, June 22
Skipper Fortitudo Pallacanestro have announced signing a three-year contract with Serbian point guard Milos Vujanic from Partizan Belgrade (born in Loznica, Serbia, on November 13, 1980, height 190 cm).
With Partizan Vujanic won last two national championships' titles and one national cup. He was the top scorer of the last Euroleague, averaging 25.7 points. With national team Vujanic won gold medal at the 2002 World championship in Indianapolis.
Vujanic was selected 34th in the 2002 NBA Draft by New York Knicks.
The agreement includes a clause allowing Vujanic to go to the NBA after the second year of contract.
Belgrade, June 26
Serbia-Montenegro's coach Dusan-Dule Vujosevic named preliminary squad for the 2003 European Men's Basketball Championships in Sweden:
Marko Jaric, Milos Vujanic, Igor Rakocevic, Vule Avdalovic, Dusan Vukcevic, Dusan Kecman, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Predrag Stojakovic, Milan Gurovic, Dejan Bodiroga, Zarko Cabarkapa, Dejan Milojevic, Ognjen Askrabic, Predrag Drobnjak, Nenad Krstic, Darko Milicic, Dejan Koturovic and Dragan Tarlac.
New York, June 27
Darko Milicic was selected second by Detroit in the 2003 NBA Draft.
The Pistons landed the second pick in a trade six years ago and used it to pick a consensus standout talent in Milicic, a versatile forward just six days beyond his 18th birthday. He was the highest-drafted European in NBA history.
Milicic played last season with Hemofarm Vrsac in Serbia, averaging 9.5
points and 4.6 rebounds. He is expected to start alongside NBA rebound
leader Ben Wallace and provide offensive spark for the point-challenged
Pistons.
