# Uroš Trifunović

Uroš Trifunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Трифуновић; born 5 December 2000) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Tofaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.

## Early career

Trifunović started to play basketball in his hometown Belgrade, for the Zemun youth selections. In Summer 2015, he joined the Mega Bemax. During the 2017–18 season, he played in Turkey for the junior team of Pınar Karşıyaka, where his father Aleksandar coached the first team.

## Professional career
### Partizan

In September 2018, Trifunović joined Partizan. Prior to the 2018–19 season, he was loaned out to Mladost Zemun. On July 4, 2019, he was loaned out to Mega Bemax for the 2019–20 season.
Trifunović played in Mega Bemax in the first two rounds of the ABA League, after which he left the club dissatisfied with the minutes and the role in the team. The loan was officially terminated on October 18, 2019, after which Trifunović returned to Partizan. On April 24, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft, but later withdrew. On June 27, 2020, Trifunović signed a four-year contract extension for Partizan. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name once again from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft. Finally, he went undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft after becoming automatically eligible.
During the 2022–23 season, Trifunović for the first time played in EuroLeague where Partizan was eliminated from the Real Madrid in tight playoffs series. Over the season, Trifunović averaged 1.7 points over 35 games. Partizan ended the 2022–23 season by lifting the ABA League championship trophy, after 3–2 score against Crvena zvezda in the Finals series.
The 2023–24 season was deemed to be unsuccessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy.
On July 26, 2024, Trifunović amicably parted ways with the Serbian powerhouse after six years together.

### Tofaş

On August 31, 2024, he signed with Tofaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

## National team career

Trifunović was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that won the gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Latvia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.
Trifunović was a member of the Serbian under-19 team that finished 7th at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 14.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
In February 2020, he received the first invitation for the senior Serbia national team. Coach Igor Kokoškov included him on the list of players for the matches against Finland and Georgia in the qualifications for EuroBasket 2022. Trifunović made his debut for the senior team on February 20, 2020, in an 80–58 win over Finland.

## Career statistics
### EuroLeague

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2022–23 | Partizan | 35 | 11 | 8.7 | .400 | .429 | .667 | .9 | .5 | .3 | — | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2023–24 | Partizan | 19 | 5 | 13.9 | .422 | .320 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Career | Career | 54 | 16 | 10.5 | .410 | .377 | .857 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |

### EuroCup

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2019–20 | Partizan | 9 | 1 | 13.2 | .415 | .350 | .889 | 1.7 | .8 | .2 | — | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 2020–21 | Partizan | 14 | 1 | 11.6 | .292 | .292 | .600 | 1.3 | .4 | .4 | — | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| 2021–22 | Partizan | 13 | 3 | 18.1 | .406 | .235 | 1.000 | 2.1 | .8 | .1 | .1' | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| Career | Career | 36 | 5 | 14.3 | .373 | .282 | .808 | 1.7 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 4.4 | 3.5 |

### Domestic leagues

| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2018–19 | Mladost Zemun | KLS | 25 | 32.3 | .437 | .373 | .803 | 3.1 | 3.0 | .8 | — | 13.8 |
| 2018–19 | Partizan | KLS | 7 | 11.0 | .444 | .438 | .833 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | — | 5.1 |
| 2018–19 | Partizan | ABA | 2 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | .5 | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019–20 | Mega | ABA | 2 | 17.2 | .267 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| 2019–20 | Partizan | ABA | 8 | 14.6 | .351 | .250 | .556 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | — | 4.4 |
| 2020–21 | Partizan | KLS | 5 | 20.4 | .500 | .533 | .857 | 1.4 | .6 | .4 | — | 9.6 |
| 2020–21 | Partizan | ABA | 22 | 15.5 | .390 | .385 | .778 | 1.5 | .9 | .2 | .0 | 5.6 |
| 2021–22 | Partizan | ABA | 28 | 15.6 | .444 | .339 | .650 | 1.4 | .7 | .5 | .0 | 4.3 |
| 2022–23 | Partizan | ABA | 35 | 16.2 | .527 | .448 | .806 | 1.4 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 6.3 |
| 2023–24 | Partizan | KLS | 4 | 32.2 | .486 | .412 | .500 | 5.2 | 1.0 | .2 | — | 11.5 |
| 2023–24 | Partizan | ABA | 19 | 18.6 | .469 | .365 | .667 | 2.7 | .9 | .8 | .0 | 5.9 |

## Personal life

His father Aleksandar Trifunović is a professional basketball coach and former player.