Pavlin Ivanov (Bulgarian: Павлин Иванов; born March 28, 1993) is a Bulgarian professional basketball player for CB Menorca of the Primera FEB. He plays as a shooting guard.
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| CB Menorca | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Primera FEB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 28, 1993 Yambol, Bulgaria |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Benetton Treviso |
| 2012–2013 | Budućnost |
| 2013–2014 | Yambol |
| 2014–2015 | Levski Sofia |
| 2015 | Beroe |
| 2015–2017 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2018 | Levski Lukoil |
| 2018-2019 | Balkan |
| 2019–2020 | Blu Basket Treviglio |
| 2020 | Beroe |
| 2020–2022 | Rilski Sportist |
| 2022–23 | Balkan |
| 2023–2024 | CSU Sibiu |
| 2024–present | CB Menorca |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Career
editIvanov started playing basketball at the local youth club in Yambol - Tiger, at the age of nine.[1] In 2008 he moved to Benetton Basket youth club [2] and made his professional debut there in the season 2011–12. The next season, he signed for KK Budućnost. In December 2013 he returned to his home town to play for BC Yambol. In 2014–15 he signed for Levski, but he finished the season at BC Beroe.[3] The next season Ivanov moved to Lukoil Academic. His club won the League and he was awarded finals MVP.[4] In the first days of 2018 he moved to Levski Lukoil with all the first team players of Lukoil Academic, as part of a sponsorship switch between the two clubs.[5] He signed with Balkan for 1+1 years, in November 2018.[6]
On February 2, 2020, he has signed with Beroe in the Bulgarian NBL. [7] The same year in June he joined Rilski Sportist. [8]
After two seasons with Rilski Sportist, Ivanov moved for a second time to defending champion that year Balkan Botevgrad. [9] The next season, he signed with CSU Sibiu of the Romanian league. [10] In August of 2024 he signed in Spain for CB Menorca of the Primera FEB for the 24-25 season. [11]
Bulgarian national team
editIvanov represented the senior men's Bulgarian national team in the EuroBasket 2022, averaging 10.2 points per game.[12] His first men's game was against Romania.[13] With Bulgaria's youth national teams, he played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Делник – Павлин Иванов, баскетболист на "Ямбол", национал: Най-тежко е когато не си на терена". Delnik.net. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Павлин Иванов подписа с Бенетон Тревизо". Bgbasket.com. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ Баскетбол. "Павлин Иванов премина в Берое - Баскетбол - БГ баскетбол". Gong.bg. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "MVP на плейофите - Павлин Иванов в интервю за НБЛ". Nbl.basketball.bg. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Lukoil Bulgaria is the new sponsor of Levski". Sportando.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Балкан се подсили с Павлин Иванов". bgbasket.com. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Pavlin Ivanov signs with Beroe". Sportando. February 2, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "Рилски спортист обра точките с Павлин Иванов" (in Bulgarian). superbasket.bg. 10 June 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "ПАВЛИН ИВАНОВ ПОДПИСА С БАЛКАН". balkan-basket.com. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Căpitanul Bulgariei vine la BC CSU Sibiu". bc-csusibiu.ro. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Hestia Menorca cierra la incorporación de Pavlin Ivanov". basquetmenorca.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Eurobasket 22 stats
- ^ Box Score
- ^ "Pavlin Ivanov". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.