Stefan Jović

Stefan Jović

Stefan Jović pre-match Crvena zvezda in October 2014.
No. 24 – Crvena zvezda Telekom Belgrade
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Basketball League of Serbia
Adriatic League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1990-11-03) November 3, 1990
Niš, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2012 Sloga
2012–2014 Radnički Kragujevac
2014–present Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
World Cup
2014 Spain Team
Universiade
2013 Kazan Team
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin Team

Stefan Jović (Serbian: Стефан Јовић, born November 3, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia. He also represents the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at the 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays the point guard position.

Club career

Jović played in junior teams of KK Ergonom from his hometown Niš. From 2010 to 2012 he played with Sloga Kraljevo. In July 2012, he signed a three-year contract with KK Radnički Kragujevac.[1]

On September 21, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Crvena zvezda.[2] In 2014–15 season, his first with the club, Crvena zvezda won the Adriatic League championship, the Serbian League championship and the Radivoj Korać Cup. He also appeared in 19 games of the Euroleague, averaging 2.9 points, 2.8 assists and 2.1 rebounds.

On November 12, 2015, in a road game against Bayern Munich, he set the Euroleague record for the most assists in a single game – 19.[3] In May 2016, he was named the MVP of the 2015–16 ABA League Finals.[4]

Serbian national team

In the youth category, Jović was a part of the squad that won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games and bronze medal at the 2013 University Games. He was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Crvena zvezda 19 1 13.6 .361 .261 .625 2.1 2.8 1.0 .1 2.9 4.8
2015–16 27 22 23.2 .435 .356 .788 3.0 5.7 1.2 .1 7.0 9.7
Career 46 23 19.2 .396 .329 .756 2.7 4.5 1.1 .1 5.3 7.7

References

  1. ↑ "Jović među "Đavolima"". Sportske.net (in Serbian). 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Crvena Zvezda adds Stefan Jovic". Sportando.com. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jovic sets assists record in Crvena Zvezda road win!". euroleague.net. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stefan Jović MVP finala ABA". b92.net (in Serbian). 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

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