BASKETBALL PLAYERS from Montenegro

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Montenegrin Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous Montenegrin Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Montenegrin Basketball Players.

1. Bogdan Tanjević (1947 - )

With an HPI of 51.14, Bogdan Tanjević is the most famous Montenegrin Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Bogdan Tanjević (Serbian Cyrillic: Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" (Italian: Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club became the top-tier level European-wide champions by winning the FIBA European Champions Cup in the 1978–79 season as well as for coaching the Italian national team to the gold medal at EuroBasket 1999. He was elected to the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2019.

2. Žarko Varajić (1951 - 2019)

With an HPI of 40.23, Žarko Varajić is the 2nd most famous Montenegrin Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Žarko Varajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Варајић; 26 December 1951 – 23 June 2019) was a Montenegrin basketball player and executive. He represented the Yugoslavia national team internationally.

3. Nikola Mirotić (1991 - )

With an HPI of 39.53, Nikola Mirotić is the 3rd most famous Montenegrin Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 31 different languages.

Nikola Mirotić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Миротић; born 11 February 1991) is a Montenegrin-Spanish professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. The power forward is a four-time All-EuroLeague Team member, and previously played for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. Mirotić was drafted with the 23rd pick in the 2011 NBA draft, and played in the NBA from 2014 for the Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans and Milwaukee Bucks, before returning to Spain in the 2019 offseason.

4. Rajko Žižić (1955 - 2003)

With an HPI of 38.87, Rajko Žižić is the 4th most famous Montenegrin Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Rajko Žižić (January 22, 1955 – August 7, 2003) was a Yugoslavian professional basketball player. The 6'11", 243-pounder represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics, winning silver, gold and bronze respectively. He died on August 7, 2003, from a heart attack.

5. Nikola Peković (1986 - )

With an HPI of 34.88, Nikola Peković is the 5th most famous Montenegrin Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Nikola Peković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Пековић; born 3 January 1986) is a Montenegrin businessman, basketball executive and former professional player who is the current president of the Basketball Federation of Montenegro. He began his playing career in Europe before spending seven years with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he played at the center position. A two-time All-EuroLeague selection, he represented the senior Montenegrin national basketball team.

6. Predrag Drobnjak (1975 - )

With an HPI of 32.43, Predrag Drobnjak is the 6th most famous Montenegrin Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Predrag "Peđa" Drobnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг "Пеђа" Дробњак; born 27 October 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball scout and former player. At 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he played at the power forward and center positions. Throughout his nineteen-year career, Drobnjak has spent three full seasons playing in the NBA.

7. Milica Dabović (1982 - )

With an HPI of 28.41, Milica Dabović is the 7th most famous Montenegrin Basketball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Milica Dabović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица Дабовић; born 16 February 1982) is a former Serbian professional women's basketball player. She represented the Serbian national basketball team. Standing at 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in), she played at the point guard position.

8. Slavko Vraneš (1983 - )

With an HPI of 27.52, Slavko Vraneš is the 8th most famous Montenegrin Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Slavko Vraneš (Serbian Cyrillic: Славко Вранеш, pronounced [slǎːvkɔ̝ vrâne̞ːʃ]; born 30 January 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. He also represented the Montenegrin national basketball team in the international competitions. Standing at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in), he was one of the tallest players in the world.

9. Ana Dabović (1989 - )

With an HPI of 27.21, Ana Dabović is the 9th most famous Montenegrin Basketball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Ana Dabović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Дабовић; born August 18, 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the BLMA of the French Ligue 1 and EuroLeague Women. Standing at 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in), she plays at the shooting guard position. She also represents the Serbian national basketball team. Since 17 April 2015 to October 2016, she was a president of ŽKK Vojvodina.

10. Aleksandar Pavlović (1983 - )

With an HPI of 26.90, Aleksandar Pavlović is the 10th most famous Montenegrin Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Aleksandar "Saša" Pavlović (Anglicized: Sasha Pavlovic, Serbian Cyrillic: Александар "Саша" Павловић; born November 15, 1983) is a Serbian-Montenegrin basketball executive and former professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for the Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers. He also represented the national basketball team of Serbia and Montenegro internationally. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he played the small forward and shooting guard positions.