Pavlin Ivanov (basketball)

Pavlin Ivanov (Bulgarian: Павлин Иванов) (born March 28, 1993) is a Bulgarian professional basketball player for Rilski Sportist in the Bulgarian NBL, as a shooting guard. Ivanov was born in Yambol.

Pavlin Ivanov
BC Rilski Sportist
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1993-03-28) March 28, 1993
Yambol, Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Benetton Treviso
2012–2013 Budućnost
2013–2014 Yambol
2014–2015Levski Sofia
2015Beroe
2015–2017Lukoil Academic
2018Levski Lukoil
2018-2019Balkan
2019–2020Blu Basket Treviglio
2020Beroe
2020–presentRilski Sportist
Career highlights and awards

Career

Ivanov 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]

Bulgarian national team

Ivanov represented the senior men's Bulgarian national team in the second qualification tournament for FIBA EuroBasket 2015, averaging 5.3 points per game. He also played in EuroBasket 2017 qualification, averaging 7.5 points per game. With Bulgaria's youth national teams, he played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[9]

References
  1. "Делник – Павлин Иванов, баскетболист на „Ямбол", национал: Най-тежко е когато не си на терена". Delnik.net. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  2. "Павлин Иванов подписа с Бенетон Тревизо". Bgbasket.com. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  3. Баскетбол. "Павлин Иванов премина в Берое - Баскетбол - БГ баскетбол". Gong.bg. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  4. "MVP на плейофите - Павлин Иванов в интервю за НБЛ". Nbl.basketball.bg. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  5. "Lukoil Bulgaria is the new sponsor of Levski". Sportando.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. "Балкан се подсили с Павлин Иванов". bgbasket.com. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. "Pavlin Ivanov signs with Beroe". Sportando. February 2, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  8. "Рилски спортист обра точките с Павлин Иванов" (in Bulgarian). superbasket.bg. 10 June 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  9. "Pavlin Ivanov". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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