Crvena Zvezda loses Stefan Miljenovic to ankle surgery

Crvena Zvezda announced on Tuesday that 25-year-old guard Stefan Miljenovic had undergone arthroscopic ankle surgery. The club said the player has begun his rehabilitation process. The surgery addresses a joint problem that began last summer and had long troubled the player, who also wears the Serbia national team jersey.

Miljenovic has seen little playing time this season while dealing with the ankle issue. He played a total of nine minutes in the first three rounds of the EuroLeague and made one three-pointer. In early October, he appeared in two ABA League games and averaged 2.0 points per game. In his first EuroLeague season last year, he averaged 2.2 points over 13 games.

Ibon Navarro is in charge of the team. Miljenovic is the only player on the injury list. Crvena Zvezda sits second in the EuroLeague with a 7-3 record, shared with six other teams. In Round 11, the team will host Real Madrid at Movistar Arena on Thursday. In the ABA League's Group A, they lead alongside Budućnost VOLI with a 5-1 record.

Miljenovic joined his current club in 2025, after a two-year development period. Last summer, in his FIBA debut with the Serbia senior national team, he appeared four times in 2027 World Cup qualifying games. In those games, he averaged 11.3 points, 4.8 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.