A forward, Petrović played 18 seasons in Yugoslavia, France, Spain, and Belgium from 1979 to 1996.

Following his departure from Partizan, he played also for Reims Champagne, Olimpija, Napredak Kruševac, and Hasselt BT.

He retired as a player with Hasselt BT after the end of the 1993–94 season.

[1][2][3] Petrović was a member of the Yugoslavia national team, alongside Krešimir Ćosić, Dragan Kićanović, Dražen Dalipagić, and Mirza Delibašić, that won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 1981 held in Czechoslovakia.

[4] Also, he was a member of the Yugoslav roster that won the bronze medal at the 1982 FIBA World Championship in Colombia.