Vlado Janković
Vladimir "Vlado" Janković[1] (Greek: Βλαδίμηρος "Βλάντο" Γιάνκοβιτς, Vladimiros "Vlando" Yankovits, Serbian: Владимир "Владо" Јанковић; born March 3, 1990) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball player who last played for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in), he plays as a small forward. He is the son of the late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković.
 Janković with AEK BC in 2019 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 3, 1990 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian / Greek |
| Listed height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2013 | Panionios |
| 2008–2009 | → Mega Vizura |
| 2013–2016 | Panathinaikos |
| 2016–2017 | Valencia |
| 2016–2017 | → Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2017–2018 | Andorra |
| 2018–2019 | Holargos |
| 2019–2021 | AEK Athens |
| 2021–2022 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2022–2023 | AEK Athens |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
Janković was born March 3, 1990, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He is the son of the famous late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković, who was tragically paralyzed during a Greek Basket League playoff game between Panionios and Panathinaikos in 1993.[2]
Janković moved to Nea Smyrni, Greece[3] with his family at the age of two, when his father, Boban, joined the Greek club Panionios for the 1992–93 season.
Professional career
Janković began his professional career with the Greek Basket League club Panionios in 2007. In 2008, he moved to the Serbian club Mega, on loan from Panionios. He then returned to Panionios in 2009.
On 20 June 2013, Janković joined the Greek club Panathinaikos. He was announced as a new player of Panathinaikos, for the following three years, along with his Panionios teammate Nikos Pappas.[4] During his second season at the club, he switched his jersey number from 16 to 8.
Janković played in the 2016 NBA Summer League, with the Summer League squad of the New Orleans Pelicans.[5]
On August 3, 2016, Janković signed with the Spanish Liga ACB club Valencia.[6] On October 31, 2016, he was loaned to the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki, for the rest of the season.[7] On July 20, 2017, Janković signed with Andorra.[8]
He spent the entire Greek League 2018–19 season with Holargos, averaging a career-high 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
On November 11, 2019, Janković signed a seven-month contract with AEK Athens. He signed a two-year extension with the team on August 3, 2020.[9]
On July 23, 2021, Janković moved back to Thessaloniki for PAOK.[10] In 23 games, he averaged 8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists, playing around 25 minutes per contest.
On January 20, 2023, Janković signed back with AEK Athens for the rest of the season. In 12 league games, he averaged 9.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 21 minutes per contest.
National team career
Greek junior national team
Janković won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, while playing with the junior Greek national basketball team. Janković also won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup and the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with Greece's junior national team.
Greek senior national team
Janković became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2013, when he was invited to train with the team during its preparation phase before the EuroBasket 2013.
Personal life
Janković speaks Greek, Serbian, and English fluently. In September 2012, Jankovic began dating former Greek model Elena Papadopoulou and on July 21, 2018 they married in Paros. On September 7, 2019, Papadopoulou gave birth to their first child, a son Maximo Jankovic.
Career statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Panathinaikos | 17 | 1 | 3.6 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .6 | .2 | .2 | .1 | .6 | .4 |
| 2014–15 | Panathinaikos | 27 | 27 | 26.3 | .370 | .333 | .741 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| 2015–16 | Panathinaikos | 22 | 7 | 15.7 | .528 | .400 | .536 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .5 | .1 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| Career | 66 | 35 | 16.9 | .412 | .347 | .663 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .7 | .1 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
- Greek League All-Star: (2013)
- Greek League Most Improved Player: (2013)
- Greek League Best Five: (2013)
- 3× Greek Cup Winner: (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Greek League Champion: (2014)
- Basketball Champions League runner up : (2020)
References
- Vlado JANKOVIC (GRE) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
- NYTimes.com Greek Basketball's Adopted Son Ponders Major Goodbye.
- newsroom, sport-fm. "Δεκαπέντε χρόνια χωρίς τον Μπόμπαν Γιάνκοβιτς". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS adds young guns Pappas, Jankovic.
- PELICANS 2016 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER 55 Vladimir Jankovic F 6-8 222 3/3/90 Greece Panathinaikos (Greece).
- Valencia signs Vladimir Jankovic.
- Vladimir Jankovic joins Aris BC on loan until the end of the season.
- Andorra signs small forward Jankovic.
- Carchia, Emiliano (August 3, 2020). "Vlado Jankovic signs contract extension with AEK Athens". Sportando. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 23, 2021). "PAOK announces signing of Vlado Jankovic". Sportando. Retrieved July 23, 2021.