Rastko Cvetković

Rastko Cvetković
Personal information
Born (1970-06-22) June 22, 1970 (age 54)
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1992: undrafted
Playing career1988–2002
PositionCenter
Number8, 10, 13
Career history
1988–1993Crvena zvezda
1993–1994AEK Athens
1994–1995Crvena zvezda
1995–1996Denver Nuggets
1998–1999Crvena zvezda
1999–2000Soproni
2000–2001Espoon Honka
2001Belenenses
2001–2002Seixal
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Championship for Juniors
Gold medal – first place 1988 Yugoslavia Team
European Championship for Cadets
Gold medal – first place 1987 Hungary Team

Rastko Cvetković (Serbian Cyrillic: Растко Цветковић; born 22 June 1970) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), he played as a center. He is a son of the famous Serbian basketball player Vladimir Cvetković.

Playing career

A center, Cvetković played professionally 14 seasons, from 1988 to 2002. During his playing days, he played for Crvena zvezda, AEK Athens, Denver Nuggets, Soproni, Espoon Honka, Belenenses, and Seixal. In 1993, he won a YUBA League championship with Crvena zvezda. In the 1995–96 NBA season, Cvetković played for the Denver Nuggets, recording 0.7 points and 0.8 rebounds per game.[1] He retired as a player with Seixal in 2002.[2]

National team career

In August 1987, Cvetković was a member of the Yugoslavian Cadets that won the gold medal at the European Championship for Cadets in Hungary. Over five tournament games, he averaged 4.8 points per game.[3] In August 1988, Cvetković was a member of the Yugoslavia junior team that won the gold medal at the European Championship for Juniors in Yugoslavia. Over five tournament games, he averaged 3.2 points per game.[4]

NBA 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  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995–96 Denver 14 0 3.4 .313 .000 .000 .8 .2 .1 .1 .7

See also

References

  1. ^ "Košarkaško osvajanje Amerike: Babić, Cvetković, Ćurčić, Milić, Miličić". strategija.org. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "На данашњи дан: Рођен Растко Цветковић". mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ "1987 U16 Yugoslavia #6 - Rastko Cvetkovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ "1988 U18 Yugoslavia #10 - Rastko Cvetkovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2022.