Stefan Jović

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Stefan Jović

| image = Stefan Jovic.jpg

| image_size = 260px

| caption = Jović with Crvena zvezda in 2014

| position = Point guard

| height_m = 1.98

| weight_kg = 94

| league = Liga ACB

| team = Valencia Basket

| number = 16

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|11|3}}

| birth_place = Niš, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia

| nationality = Serbian

| draft_year = 2012

| career_start = 2010

| career_end =

| years1 = 2010–2012

| team1 = Sloga

| years2 = 2012–2014

| team2 = Radnički Kragujevac

| years3 = 2014–2017

| team3 = Crvena zvezda

| years4 = 2017–2019

| team4 = Bayern Munich

| years5 = 2019–2021

| team5 = Khimki Moscow

| years6 = 2022

| team6 = Panathinaikos

| years7 = 2022–2023

| team7 = Zaragoza

| years8 = 2023–present

| team8 = Valencia

| highlights = * 2× German League champion (2018, 2019)

All-German Bundesliga First Team (2018)
3× ABA League champion (2015–2017)
ABA League Finals MVP (2016)
All-ABA League Team (2017)
3× BLS champion (2015–2017)
German Cup (2018)
2× Serbian Cup winner (2015, 2017)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|SRB}}}}

}}

Stefan Jović ({{lang-sr-cyr|Стефан Јовић}}, born November 3, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB. He also represents the senior Serbian national team in international competition. Standing at {{height|m=1.98}}, he plays at the point guard position.

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.{{cite news|title=Jović među "Đavolima"|url=http://www.sportske.net/vest/kosarka/jovic-medju-djavolima-87436.html|language=sr|access-date=August 19, 2014|work=Sportske.net|date=July 18, 2012}}

=Crvena zvezda (2014–2017)=

On September 21, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Crvena zvezda.{{cite news|title=Crvena Zvezda adds Stefan Jovic|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/serbia/135342/crvena-zvezda-adds-stefan-jovic.html|access-date=October 6, 2014|work=Sportando.com|date=September 21, 2014}} 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.{{cite news|title=Jovic sets assists record in Crvena Zvezda road win!|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/6gysoncfsjj765be/jovic-sets-assists-record-in-crvena-zvezda-road-win|access-date=November 12, 2015|work=euroleague.net|date=November 12, 2015}} In May 2016, he was named MVP of the 2015–16 ABA League Finals.{{cite news|title=Stefan Jović MVP finala ABA|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2016&mm=05&dd=02&nav_id=1126840|access-date=May 3, 2016|work=b92.net|date=May 3, 2016|language=sr}}

On September 8, 2016, he re-signed with the team until the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|title=KKCZ: Jović i Mitrović u Zvezdi do 2018. godine|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2016&mm=09&dd=08&nav_id=1174397|access-date=September 8, 2016|work=b92.net|publisher=kkcrvenazvezda.rs|date=September 8, 2016|language=sr}} On October 3, 2016, in a home game against Cedevita, he recorded 16 assists in 24 minutes.{{cite news|title=Zvezda trojkama i odbranom uništila Cedevitu|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2016&mm=10&dd=03&nav_id=1183751|access-date=October 3, 2016|work=b92.net|date=October 3, 2016|language=sr}}

=Bayern Munich (2017–2019)=

On July 14, 2017, Jović signed a two-year deal with German team Bayern Munich.{{cite news|title=Bayern acquires playmaker Jovic from Crvena Zvezda|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7xb4utbgpmfnb98s|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717063007/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7xb4utbgpmfnb98s|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 17, 2017|access-date=July 14, 2017|work=Eurocupbasketball.com|date=July 14, 2017}} 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.{{cite news |title=Khimki lands record passer Jovic |url=https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/9t3w4jljwxkf66o3/khimki-lands-record-passer-jovic |access-date=September 12, 2019 |work=euroleague.net |date=July 17, 2019}} On October 3, 2019, Jović left the court with back pain in a game against Maccabi Tel Aviv.{{cite news |last1=Obrenović |first1=Aleksandar |title=EL – Jović povređen, slavlje Himkija! Fantastični Lučić vodio Bajern do pobede, odličan i Skola |url=https://www.sportske.net/vest/kosarka/el-jovic-povredjen-slavlje-himkija-fantasticni-lucic-vodio-bajern-do-pobede-odlican-i-skola-389000.html |access-date=October 20, 2019 |work=sportske.net |date=October 3, 2019 |language=sr}} 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.{{cite news |title=Panathinaikos signs Stefan Jovic |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/panathinaikos-signs-stefan-jovic/ |website=Sportando |access-date=January 7, 2022 |date=January 7, 2022|last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }} 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 (2022–2023)=

On December 12, 2022, he signed with Basket Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/casademont-zaragoza-signs-stefan-jovic/|title=Casademont Zaragoza signs Stefan Jovic|date=December 12, 2022|newspaper=Sportando|website=|language=En|access-date=December 12, 2022 |last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }}

National team career

{{also|2016 Serbia men's Olympic basketball team|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.{{cite news|title=Slovenia overcome injuries to claim historic title in Dragic's swansong|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2017/news/slovenia-overcome-injuries-to-claim-historic-title|access-date=September 17, 2017|work=FIBA.basketball|date=September 17, 2017|language=en}} 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,{{cite news |last1=Curkovic |first1=Igor |title=FIBA Basketball World Cup Power Rankings, Volume 3 |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/news/fiba-basketball-world-cup-power-rankings-volume-3 |access-date=September 14, 2019 |work=fiba.basketball |date=August 28, 2019}} but was eventually upset in the quarterfinals by Argentina.{{cite news |title=Argentina upsets Olympic silver medalist Serbia in FIBA World Cup quarterfinals |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/09/10/argentina-serbia-fiba-world-cup/ |access-date=September 14, 2019 |work=nbcsports.com |date=September 10, 2019}} With wins over the United States and Czech Republic, it finished in fifth place.{{cite news |title=Serbia defeats USA in FIBA World Cup consolation round play |url=https://www.nba.com/article/2019/09/12/fiba-world-cup-usa-serbia-game-recap |access-date=September 14, 2019 |publisher=National Basketball Association |date=September 12, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=T. |first1=P. |title=Bogdanović ponovo briljirao – Srbiji peto mesto u Kini |url=https://www.b92.net/sport/kina2019/vesti.php?nav_id=1591176 |access-date=September 14, 2019 |date=September 14, 2019 |language=sr}} 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

Serbian League champion: 3 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17)
German League champion: 2 (with Bayern Munich: 2017–18, 2018–19)
Serbian Radivoj Korać Cup winner: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2016–17)
Adriatic League champion: 3 (with Crvena zvezda: 2015, 2015–16, 2016–17)

;Individual

ABA League Finals MVP: (2016)
All-ABA League Team: (2017)
2× Niš Sportsperson of the Year: 2014, 2016.

Career statistics

=EuroLeague=

class="wikitable"

style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*

| Led the league

| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Crvena zvezda

| 19 || 1 || 13.6 || .361 || .261 || .625 || 2.1 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .1 || 2.9 || 4.8

| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16

| 27 || 22 || 23.2 || .408 || .356 || .788 || 3.0 || 5.7 || 1.2 || .1 || 7.0 || 9.7

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17

| 23 || 23 || 23.9 || .426 || .291 || .613 || 2.1 || 5.6 || 1.3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.5 || 9.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| Bayern Munich

| 23 || 17 || 21.5 || .510 || .400 || .741 || 2.4 || 4.6 || 1.3 || .0 || 8.3 || 10.2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Khimki

| 23 || 17 || 23.2 || .577 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.532* || .618 || 1.9 || 4.2 || 1.3 || .1 || 7.6 || 10.0

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| 8 || 2 || 23.0 || .464 || .538 || .500 || 2.0 || 3.8 ||1.0 || .1 || 4.4 || 7.0

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;"| Panathinaikos

| 4 || 1 || 21.5 || .333 || .500 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.5 || 2.3 || 1.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || 3.5 || 4.8

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24

| style="text-align:left;"| Valencia

| 27 || 4 || 17.0 || .535 || .303 || .607 || 1.9 || 2.9 || .9 || .0 || 4.9 || 7.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career

| 154 || 87 || 20.7 || .467 || .378 || .667 || 2.3 || 4.2 || 1.1 || .1 || 6.3 || 8.4

Personal life

Jović plays the guitar.{{cite web|title=Tvoja Zvezda – Stefan Jović (Epizoda 7)| date=June 14, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zneVXAFcEH0|via=YouTube|access-date=September 7, 2017}}

References

External links

[http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=2208 Stefan Jović] at aba-liga.com
[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=SRB&PlayerID=134643&AmNotSure=1 Stefan Jović] at eurobasket.com
[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/stefan-jovic/004863/ Stefan Jović] at euroleaguebasketball.net
[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/player/3709603/ Stefan Jović] at vtb-league.com
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com|stefan-jovic}}
{{OKS profile|stefan-jovic}}

{{Navboxes|list1=

}}

Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players

Category:2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players

Category:2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players

Category:ABA League players

Category:Basket Zaragoza players

Category:Basketball League of Serbia players

Category:Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:Basketball players from Niš