Jovo Stanojević

Jovan "Jovo" Stanojević (Cyrillic: Јово Станојевић; born September 27, 1977) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.

Jovo Stanojević
Stanojević with Vojvodina Srbijagas in February 2009.
Personal information
Born (1977-09-27) September 27, 1977
Sombor, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1999 / Undrafted
Playing career1993–2013, 2019–2020
PositionCenter
Number7, 9, 12
Career history
1993–1996Vojvodina
1996–2000Crvena zvezda
2000–2001Maccabi Ra'anana
2001–2002Partizan
2002–2007Alba Berlin
2007Mega Aqua Monta
2007–2008Prokom Trefl Sopot
2008Beşiktaş Cola Turka
2008–2009Kyiv
2009Vojvodina Srbijagas
2009–2010Kepez Belediyesi
2010Al Kuwait
2010–2012Pınar Karşıyaka
2012–2013TED Ankara Kolejliler
2019–2020I Came To Play
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  FR Yugoslavia
Universiade
2001 BeijingTeam competition
'22 & under' European Championship
1998 ItalyTeam
1996 TurkeyTeam
'22 & under' World Championship
1997 AustraliaTeam
Mediterranean Games
1997 BariTeam competition

Professional career

Stanojević began his professional career at the age of 16, playing with Vojvodina in the Yugoslav Basketball League. As one of the most promising players of his generation, Stanojević participated twice at the Nike Hoop Summit in 1995 and 1996.[1]

Throughout his career, Stanojević played abroad in several countries, including five seasons in Germany with Alba Berlin, from 2002 to 2007. He also spent few years in Turkey, playing with Beşiktaş Cola Turka, Kepez Belediyesi, Pınar Karşıyaka and TED Ankara Kolejliler. In August 2013, he decided to retire.[2]

In September 2019, Stanojević joined I Came To Play of the amateur 4th-tier Serbian League.[3][4][5]

Yugoslav national team

Stanojević won a gold medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.

References
  1. "All-Time Hoop Summit International Roster By Country". usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. "Jovo Stanojević završio karijeru" (in Serbian). Sportske.net. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. "DARKO MILIČIĆ SE VRATIO KOŠARCI, ALI GDE TAČNO? Klub sa najjačim imenima igra beton ligu iz LJUBAVI I HUMANOSTI". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. "VELIKI KAMBEK Miličić se vratio na teren i pregazio Futog sa 28 razlike". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  5. "Želja ABA 2: "Darko spremniji od svih nas!"". mondo.ba. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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