Jovan Koprivica

Jovan Koprivica (Serbian: Јован Копривица, born July 15, 1982) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

Jovan Koprivica
Personal information
Born (1982-07-15) July 15, 1982
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2004 / Undrafted
Playing career1998–2012
PositionSmall forward
Number6, 7, 19, 15
Career history
1998–2001Beopetrol
2001–2005Crvena zvezda
2006Panellinios
2006–2007Igokea Partizan
2007–2008Ergonom
2008–2009Politekhnika-Halychyna
2009–2010Kryvbas
2011–2012OKK Beograd
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Koprivica made a senior team debut for the Beopetrol of YUBA League in 1998. In 2001 he sign for the Crvena zvezda. He won the Radivoj Korać Cup in 2004. He had a lot of problems with injuries which resulted that he was waived by the Zvezda following the conclusion of the 2004–05 season.

After recovering from injury at the end of December 2005, he signed a contract[1] with the Greek team Panellinios until the end of the 2005–06 season. During 2006–07 season he played for the Igokea Partizan from Bosnia and Herzegovina. On November 14, 2007, he signed an "open" contract with the Ergonom from Niš.[2] After that, he spent two seasons in the Ukrainian SuperLeague where he played for the Politekhnika-Halychyna and Kryvbas. He missed entire 2010–11 season.

On November 3, 2011, he signed a contract with OKK Beograd[3] where he finished his playing career in beginning of 2012–13 season.

National team career

Koprivica was a member of the FR Yugoslavia national youth teams that participated at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship[4] and 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[5]

Post-playing career

On March 28, 2017, Koprivica got elected as the secretary-general of the Belgrade Sports Association (SSaB).[6] On July 5, 2017, he was appointed as executive director of the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four which be held in Belgrade in May 2018.[7]

Career achievements and awards

Personal life

Koprivica, was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to former basketball player Žarko Koprivica, who also played for the Crvena zvezda. Jovan's mother is Marija.[8] His younger brother, Nikola, played college basketball for Washington State.

References
  1. "Koprivica u Grčkoj". sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. "Jovan Koprivica stigao do Niša". mondo.rs (in Serbian).
  3. "Jovan Koprivica novi član OKK Beograda". zurnal.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Jovan Koprivica, 2000 Profile". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. "Jovan Koprivica, 2002 Profile". archive.fiba.com.
  6. "Jovan Koprivica novi generalni sekretar SSAB". savremenisport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. "Koprivica direktor Fajnal fora Beograd 2018". sportskacentrala.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  8. "На данашњи дан: Рођен Жарко Копривица". mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian and Serbian). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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