Nikola Jovanović (basketball, born 1969)
Nikola Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јовановић; born August 5, 1969) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.
Personal information | |
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Born | Ljubić, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | August 5, 1969
Nationality | Serbian / Bulgarian |
Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 1991 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1988–2003 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 8, 15, 14 |
Career history | |
1988–1990 | Železničar Čačak |
1990–1992 | Borac Čačak |
1992–1994 | Crvena zvezda |
1994–1996 | Mornar Bar |
1996–1998 | FMP Železnik |
1998–1999 | Hemofarm |
1999–2000 | Beobanka |
2001–2002 | Vastiau-Godeau Leuven |
2002–2003 | Yambol |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career
Jovanović played for the Borac Čačak, Crvena zvezda, Mornar Bar, FMP Železnik, Hemofarm and Beobanka of the Yugoslav League.[1] In 1992–93 season, he won the Yugoslav League with Crvena zvezda and played together with Dragoljub Vidačić, Nebojša Ilić, Saša Obradović, Mileta Lisica, Predrag Stojaković, Rastko Cvetković, Aleksandar Trifunović and Dejan Tomašević.[2] In his second season with the Zvezda he won his second national championship.[3]
He also played for the Vastiau-Godeau Leuven of the Belgium Division I and the Yambol[4] of the Bulgarian National League. During a sting with Yambol he played FIBA Europe Champions Cup in 2002–03 season. Over four tournament games, he averaged 13.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.[5]
Career achievements and awards
- Yugoslav League champion: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 1992–93, 1993–94)
- Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with FMP Železnik: 1996–97)
References
- "Nikola Jovanovic tipuje za Prvi novembar iz Čačka". ozonpress.net. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- "Zvezda čeka "pol" od Stojakovića i Tomaševića!". mondo.rs. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- "Ono što se mora znati o KK Crvena zvezda". mojacrvenazvezda.net. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- "NIKOLA JOVANOVIC #14". yambolbasketball.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- "Nikola Jovanovic YAMBOLGAS YAMBOL". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
External links
- Player Profile at eurobasket.com