Dušan Kecman

Dušan Kecman
	Kecman (7) playing for Partizan in November 2009
Personal information
Born	November 6, 1977 (age 47); Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1996–2013
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	5, 7, 8
Coaching career	2015–2017
Career history
As player:
1996–2001	Beopetrol
2001–2002	FMP
2002–2004	Partizan
2004	Makedonikos
2004–2005	Efes Pilsen
2005	Oostende
2005–2006	Kyiv
2006–2008	Partizan
2008–2009	Panathinaikos
2009–2012	Partizan
2012–2013	Chorale Roanne
2013	Monaco
As coach:
2015–2017	Partizan (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: Euroleague champion (2009); 7× Serbian League champion (2003–2012); 4× Serbian Cup winner (2008–2012); 4× Adriatic League champion (2007–2011); Greek League champion (2009); Greek Cup winner (2009); Serbian and Montenegrin MVP (2001); As assistant coach: 2× Radivoj Korać Cup champion (2016, 2017);

Dušan Kecman (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Кецман; born November 6, 1977) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. During his playing career, he played both shooting guard and small forward positions.

Club career

Kecman started his basketball career with KK Beopetrol and he stayed there until the summer of 2001. He then transferred to FMP Železnik where he spent the entire 2001–02 season. In the summer of 2002, he moved to Partizan Belgrade and stayed there for two full seasons before leaving in the summer of 2004.

During the 2004–05 season he played for Makedonikos, Efes Pilsen and Oostende. In July 2004, Kecman signed with Greek team Makedonikos that will participate in the ULEB Cup next season.^[1] In December 2004, Kecman, along with teammate Dušan Jelić, decided to leave the club because of problems with payments.^[2] Only two weeks after, he signed with EFES Pilsen.^[3] Only a few months later, Kecman parted ways with the Turkish club and signed with Oostende, the last club he played for in that season.^[4]^[5]

He played the 2005–06 season in Ukraine for Kyiv.^[6] In July 2006, he moved back to Partizan Belgrade.^[7]

On July 1, 2008, Kecman signed a two-year contract with the Greek League club Panathinaikos.^[8] On 16 June 2009, he was waived by the club after only one season.^[9]

He signed with Partizan Belgrade again on September 1, 2009.^[10] In 2010 he was involved in a memorable moment as he shot a last-second buzzer beater against Cibona as Partizan won the Adriatic League.^[11]

In August 2012 he signed a one-year contract with French team Chorale Roanne Basket.^[12] In August 2013, he signed with AS Monaco Basket.^[13] He was released after only four games.^[14]

Post–playing career

In September 2015, following the departure of Duško Vujošević, Kecman was named an assistant coach to the new team's head coach Petar Božić, with whom he played together in many title runs with Partizan.^[15]

In 2017, Kecman was named the team manager of Partizan. In August 2021, Partizan parted ways with him.^[16]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

†	Denotes season in which Kecman won the EuroLeague
*	Led the league


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2002–03	Partizan	14	8	27.9	.506	.333	.833	3.7	1.5	1.4	.4	10.1	10.1
2003–04	Partizan	13	12	28.8	.500	.409	.754	4.5	1.7	1.6	.1	12.4	12.5
2004–05	Efes	15	3	16.5	.316	.217	.778	2.1	.3	.9	.2	2.9	2.3
2006–07	Partizan	20	19	24.2	.455	.311	.897	4.0	1.6	1.5	.3	7.1	7.8
2007–08	Partizan	23	15	26.5	.512	.373	.758	5.0	2.0	1.0	—	10.9	12.6
2008–09†	Panathinaikos	18	2	8.5	.464	.438	1.000	1.2	.8	.4	.2	2.1	1.8
2009–10	Partizan	22*	17	24.0	.482	.451	.765	3.3	1.3	.6	.1	9.6	8.5
2010–11		16	12	25.5	.389	.192	.829	3.9	1.8	.6	.1	7.7	6.3
2011–12		10	0	15.6	.489	.385	.929	2.5	1.3	.2	—	6.2	7.1
Career		151	88	22.2	.469	.353	.802	3.4	1.4	.9	.2	7.8	7.8