Stefan Jović

Stefan Jović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Јовић, born November 3, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Valencia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He represents the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays at the point guard position.

Stefan Jović
Jović with Crvena zvezda in 2014
No. 16 – Valencia Basket
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-11-03) November 3, 1990
Niš, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2012Sloga
2012–2014Radnički Kragujevac
2014–2017Crvena zvezda
2017–2019Bayern Munich
2019–2021Khimki Moscow
2022Panathinaikos
2022–2023Zaragoza
2023–presentValencia Basket
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 Spain
Silver medal – second place2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place2017 Turkey
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2013 KazanTeam
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2013 MersinTeam

Club career

Jović played in the youth system of Ergonom from his hometown Niš. From 2010 to 2012 he played with Sloga. In July 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Radnički.[1]

Crvena zvezda (2014–2017)

On September 21, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Crvena zvezda.[2] In the 2014–15 season, his first with the club, Crvena zvezda won the ABA League championship, the Serbian League championship and the Serbian Cup. He also appeared in 19 games in 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 MVP of the 2015–16 ABA League Finals.[4]

On September 8, 2016, he re-signed with the team until the end of the 2017–18 season.[5] On October 3, 2016, in a home game against Cedevita, he recorded 16 assists in 24 minutes.[6]

Bayern Munich (2017–2019)

On July 14, 2017, Jović signed a two-year deal with German team Bayern Munich.[7] In his first season with the team, Jović with Bayern lifted the 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga championship trophy by defeating Alba Berlin with 3–2 in the final series. Over 40 games league games, he averaged 7.4 points and 5.3 assists, while shooting 54.7% from the field goal. In EuroCup, he appeared in 15 games and averaged 5.3 points and 5.6 assists per game.

In 2018–19 season, Jović appeared in 35 games of the Bundesliga and averaged 6.3 points and 4.8 assists, while shooting 44.4% from the field goal. Bayern eventually defended the championship trophy by defeating Alba Berlin with 3–0 in the final series of 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga. In the EuroLeague, he averaged 8.3 points and 4.6 assists over 23 games played.

Khimki (2019–2021)

On July 17, 2019, Jović signed a contract with the Russian team Khimki.[8] On October 3, 2019, Jović left the court with back pain in a game against Maccabi Tel Aviv.[9] During the 2019–2020 season with Khimki, Jović averaged 7.6 points, 4.2 assists and 1.3 steals per contest in a total of 23 EuroLeague games. In the following season, he appeared in only 8 EuroLeague contests due to personal injuries and the club's dire financial situation, with a stat line of 4.4 points, 3.8 assists and 2 rebounds per game.

Panathinaikos (2022)

On January 7, 2022, Jović signed a contract with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, with the option for an additional season.[10] In 5 Greek Basket League games, he averaged 3.4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2 assists, playing around 13 minutes per contest. Additionally, in 4 EuroLeague games, he averaged 3.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists, playing around 21 minutes per contest. His season as a whole was heavily plagued with various injuries and he never fully entered the team's rotation.

Basket Zaragoza (2022–present)

On December 12, 2022, he signed with Basket Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[11]

National team career
See also: 2016 Serbia men's Olympic basketball team and 2017 Serbia men's EuroBasket team

In the youth category, Jović was a member of the squad that won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games and bronze medal at the 2013 University Games. He was also a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won silver medals at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Jović also represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017 where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to Slovenia.[12] Over 9 tournament games, he averaged 6.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.

At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy,[13] but was eventually upset in the quarterfinals by Argentina.[14] With wins over the United States and Czech Republic, it finished in fifth place.[15][16] With yet another absence of team's captain Teodosić due to injury, Jović emerged as the starting point guard of the team and averaged 7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.

Career achievements and awards
Club
Individual

Personal life

Jović plays the guitar.[17]

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

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Crvena zvezda 19113.6.361.261.6252.12.81.0.12.94.8
2015–16 272223.2.408.356.7883.05.71.2.17.09.7
2016–17 232323.9.426.291.6132.15.61.3.07.59.3
2018–19 Bayern 231721.5.510.400.7412.44.61.3.08.310.2
2019–20 Khimki 231723.4.576.532.6181.94.21.307.610
Career 1158021.1.460.376.6842.34.71.2.16.89.0

See also

References
  1. "Jović među "Đavolima"". Sportske.net (in Serbian). July 18, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  2. "Crvena Zvezda adds Stefan Jovic". Sportando.com. September 21, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  3. "Jovic sets assists record in Crvena Zvezda road win!". euroleague.net. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. "Stefan Jović MVP finala ABA". b92.net (in Serbian). May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  5. "KKCZ: Jović i Mitrović u Zvezdi do 2018. godine". b92.net (in Serbian). kkcrvenazvezda.rs. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  6. "Zvezda trojkama i odbranom uništila Cedevitu". b92.net (in Serbian). October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  7. "Bayern acquires playmaker Jovic from Crvena Zvezda". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 14, 2017. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  8. "Khimki lands record passer Jovic". euroleague.net. July 17, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  9. Obrenović, Aleksandar (October 3, 2019). "EL – Jović povređen, slavlje Himkija! Fantastični Lučić vodio Bajern do pobede, odličan i Skola". sportske.net (in Serbian). Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  10. Maggi, Alessandro (January 7, 2022). "Panathinaikos signs Stefan Jovic". Sportando. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  11. Maggi, Alessandro (December 12, 2022). "Casademont Zaragoza signs Stefan Jovic". Sportando. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  12. "Slovenia overcome injuries to claim historic title in Dragic's swansong". FIBA.basketball. September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  13. Curkovic, Igor (August 28, 2019). "FIBA Basketball World Cup Power Rankings, Volume 3". fiba.basketball. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  14. "Argentina upsets Olympic silver medalist Serbia in FIBA World Cup quarterfinals". nbcsports.com. September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  15. "Serbia defeats USA in FIBA World Cup consolation round play". National Basketball Association. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  16. T., P. (September 14, 2019). "Bogdanović ponovo briljirao – Srbiji peto mesto u Kini" (in Serbian). Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  17. "Tvoja Zvezda – Stefan Jović (Epizoda 7)". Retrieved September 7, 2017 – via YouTube.
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