Sead Sehovic
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Sead Šehović is a Montenegrin
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player who is playing for KK Budućnost Podgorica
KK Buducnost Podgorica
KK Budućnost Podgorica is a professional basketball club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sport society. The team currently competes in First Montenegrin Opportunity League and regional Adriatic League...

 since 2007–08. For the 2006–07 season he played for KK Bosna
KK Bosna
KK Bosna is a basketball club in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is part of the University Sport Society USD Bosna...

. In April 2007 Šehović made his first visit to the United States
United States
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 playing with the top American prospects in the Boo Williams
Boo Williams
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 Invitational tournament.

In 2008 he played for national youth team on European Championship U20 in Riga
Riga
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, Latvia
Latvia
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, where he showed some interesting potential. In 2009 he played at both, the youth and senior level, for the Montenegro national basketball team
Montenegro national basketball team
The Montenegrin national basketball team represents Montenegro in men's international basketball tournaments. It is organized by the Basketball Federation of Montenegro , which is the governing body of basketball in Montenegro...

. Sehovic first competed at the 2009 U20 European Championship Men where he averaged 17.6 points per contest, including a 36-point, six-rebound performance against the Ukraine
Ukraine
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. Then he suited up for the senior team where he scored 15 in a win over Iceland
Iceland
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 that helped propel Montenegro into Division A.

In 2009 he was one of the 15 candidates nominated in a Young Men Player of the Year category, by FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...

, while in Montenegro he was proclaimed for the best young player. In 2011 he signed a contract with the EWE Baskets Oldenburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
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to play in the german league.
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