Nikola Jovanović (basketball, born 1969)

For other basketball players with the same name, see Nikola Jovanović.
Nikola Jovanović
Personal information
Born (1969-08-05) August 5, 1969 (age 55)
Ljubić, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Bulgarian
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Listed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1991: undrafted
Playing career1988–2003
PositionPower forward / center
Number8, 15, 14
Career history
1988–1990Železničar Čačak
1990–1992Borac Čačak
1992–1994Crvena zvezda
1994–1996Mornar Bar
1996–1998FMP Železnik
1998–1999Hemofarm
1999–2000Beobanka
2001–2002Vastiau-Godeau Leuven
2002–2003Yambol
Career highlights and awards

Nikola Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јовановић; born August 5, 1969) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

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

References

  1. ^ "Nikola Jovanovic tipuje za Prvi novembar iz Čačka". ozonpress.net. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Zvezda čeka "pol" od Stojakovića i Tomaševića!". mondo.rs. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Ono što se mora znati o KK Crvena zvezda". mojacrvenazvezda.net. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ^ "NIKOLA JOVANOVIC #14". yambolbasketball.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Nikola Jovanovic YAMBOLGAS YAMBOL". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.