Siniša Kovačević (basketball)

Siniša Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Ковачевић; born May 11, 1978) is a Bosnian former professional basketball player. He currently serves as a team manager for Igokea of the Bosnian Championship and the Adriatic League.

Siniša Kovačević
Igokea
PositionTeam manager
LeagueBosnian League
Adriatic League
Personal information
Born (1978-05-11) May 11, 1978
Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian / Serbian
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
NBA draft2000: undrafted
Playing career1996–2012
PositionSmall forward
Number10, 13, 14
Career history
1996–1997Crvena zvezda
1999–2002Igokea
2002–2003Budućnost
2003–2006Bosna ASA
2006–2007Vojvodina Srbijagas
2007Igokea
2008Bosna Royal
2010–2012Borac Banja Luka
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  FR Yugoslavia
U18 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place1996 FranceU18 National Team

Playing career

Kovačević played for Crvena zvezda and Budućnost of the FR Yugoslavia League, for Vojvodina Srbijagas of the Basketball League of Serbia and for Igokea, Bosna Royal and Borac Banja Luka of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

International career

Kovačević was a member of the FR Yugoslavia U-18 national basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 8.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[2]

Kovačević was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team and competed at three EuroBasket tournaments (2001 in Turkey, 2003 in Sweden, 2005 in Serbia and Montenegro).[3][4][5]

Post–playing career

In May 2016, Kovačević was named a director for men's selections of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team.[1] Also, he was a sports director of KK Student Banja Luka.

Career achievements

References
  1. "Siniša Kovačević: Od Teletovića mnogo toga zavisi". nezavisne.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. "Yugoslavia 9 - Sinisa Kovacevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. "2001 EuroBasket - Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 - Sinisa Kovacevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  4. "2003 EuroBasket - Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 - Sinisa Kovacevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  5. "2005 EuroBasket - Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 - Sinisa Kovacevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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