Igor Rakočević
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Igor Rakočević (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Ракочевић; born March 29, 1978) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) tall.[1] A two-time All-EuroLeague Team member and three-time Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy winner, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but spent the vast majority of his career playing as a shooting guard. He is the son of Serbian former basketball player Goran Rakočević, who played as a point guard for Crvena zvezda.[2] Since February 2015, he has been a vice-president of the Basketball Federation of Serbia, in charge of men’s basketball.
Professional career
Early years
Rakočević played with Crvena zvezda and Budućnost before going to the NBA. With Crvena zvezda, he won the YUBA League championship in the 1997–98 season, and finished second in the Korać Cup in the same season.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Rakočević was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft.[3] He did not play until the 2002–03 NBA season, in which he amounted 244 minutes in 42 games and averaged 1.9 points, 0.8 assists, and 0.4 rebounds per game. He was released after the season and signed by the San Antonio Spurs, who also released him shortly after.
Back to Europe
In October 2003, Rakočević returned to Europe and signed with Crvena zvezda,[4] where he was the top scorer of the Adriatic League. He was the captain and best player of Crvena zvezda in that season.
He continued his career in Spain where he played for Pamesa Valencia, Real Madrid and Tau Cerámica. In the EuroLeague 2006–07 season he won the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy.[5] He was also selected to the All-EuroLeague Second Team of that year's competition.[6] With TAU Cerámica, Rakočević won the Spanish Supercup in 2006, 2007, and 2008, the Spanish King's Cup in 2008, and the Spanish ACB League championship in 2008.
In June 2009, he signed a three-year contract with the Turkish club Efes Pilsen.[7][8] While playing for Efes, he was a two-time winner of the Alphonso Ford Trophy.[9][10] In June 2011, he left Efes.[11]
In October 2011, Rakočević signed with Montepaschi Siena for the 2011–12 season.[12]
On August 9, 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Crvena zvezda, beginning his third stint with that team.[13][14] In July 2013, Rakočević decided not to play for Crvena zvezda the following season, with the statement that he would play abroad one more season, or would retire, and become the sports director of the team.[15][16]
National team career
Rakočević made his debut with the senior Yugoslavian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. After that, he played in the EuroBasket 2001, in Turkey (where he won a gold medal), and at the EuroBasket 2005, in Serbia and Montenegro. He was a member of the team that became the FIBA World Champions in Indianapolis, at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, and he was the captain of the Serbia and Montenegro national team in Japan, at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, at Athens.
Post-playing career
Since February 2015, he has been a vice-president of the Basketball Federation of Serbia, in charge of men’s basketball.[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 | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
| Led the league |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Budućnost | 11 | 10 | 29.8 | .417 | .222 | .653 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .0 | 12.9 | 9.8 |
| 2001–02 | 14 | 12 | 29.6 | .480 | .345 | .655 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .0 | 17.7 | 14.8 | |
| 2005–06 | Real Madrid | 20 | 9 | 27.2 | .443 | .402 | .893 | 2.9 | 3.0 | .8 | .0 | 14.8 | 14.2 |
| 2006–07 | TAU Cerámica | 22 | 20 | 27.2 | .492 | .475 | .843 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .1 | 16.2 | 14.4 |
| 2007–08 | 22 | 22 | 27.8 | .465 | .396 | .837 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .7 | .0 | 14.9 | 12.7 | |
| 2008–09 | 21 | 21 | 26.5 | .460 | .398 | .895 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .8 | .0 | 18.0 | 16.8 | |
| 2009–10 | Efes Pilsen | 16 | 5 | 20.1 | .353 | .286 | .833 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .4 | .0 | 10.0 | 9.1 |
| 2010–11 | 14 | 14 | 29.9 | .457 | .435 | .877 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .7 | .0 | 17.2 | 15.0 | |
| 2011–12 | Montepaschi | 19 | 5 | 19.7 | .399 | .455 | .780 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 9.4 | 7.0 |
| Career | 159 | 118 | 26.3 | .449 | .384 | .816 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .8 | .0 | 14.6 | 12.8 |
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Minnesota | 42 | 0 | 5.8 | .379 | .417 | .806 | .4 | .8 | .1 | .0 | 1.9 |
| Career | 42 | 0 | 5.8 | .379 | .417 | .806 | .4 | .8 | .1 | .0 | 1.9 |
Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
- Crvena zvezda Belgrade
- Yugoslav Basketball League (1): 1998
- Serbia and Montenegro Cup (1): 2004
- Radivoj Korać Cup (1): 2013
- Budućnost Podgorica
- Serbia and Montenegro Cup (1): 2001
- Valencia BC
- Lliga Valenciana (1): 2005
- Real Madrid
- Community of Madrid Tournament (1): 2006
- TAU Cerámica
- Spanish League (1): 2008
- Spanish Cup (2): 2006, 2009
- Spanish Supercup (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
- Montepaschi Siena
- Italian League (1): 2012
- Italian Cup (1): 2012
- Italian Supercup (1): 2012
Individual
- Yugoslavian League Most Improved Player: (1998)
- Adriatic League Final Four Top Scorer: (2004)
- Adriatic League Top Scorer: (2004)
- Spanish ACB League 3 Point Shootout Champion: (2007–08)
- 3× Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy: 2007, 2009, 2011
- All-EuroLeague Second Team: (2007)
- All-EuroLeague First Team: (2009)
- Spanish League Top Scorer: (2009)
- All-Spanish League Team: (2009)
Yugoslavian junior national team
Yugoslavian senior national team
- EuroBasket 2001:
- 2002 FIBA World Championship:
See also
References and notes
- ↑ Official Olympic height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in). Archived 2011-11-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Euroleague - Vladimir Stanković: The excitement starts here
- ↑ NBA Draft history: 2000 Draft
- ↑ Rakočević potpisao ugovor sa Crvenom zvezdom (Serbian)
- ↑ Tau's Rakocevic wins race for Alphonso Ford Trophy
- ↑ All-Euroleague team, MVP announced
- ↑ B92.net Rakočević u Efesu! (Serbian)
- ↑ Euroleague.net Top scorer Rakocevic joins Turkish champs.
- ↑ Rakocevic is Ford Trophy winner again
- ↑ Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy: Igor Rakocevic, Efes Pilsen
- ↑ Igor Rakocevic leaves Anadolu Efes Istanbul
- ↑ Montepaschi Siena bags scoring champ Rakocevic
- ↑ Carchia, E. "Red Star brings Igor Rakocevic back home". Sportando. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ Vunulović, B. "Rakočević u Zvezdi po treći put, ugovor potpisan na dve godine". Blic Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "Igor Rakocevic won't play for Red Star next season". Sportando. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "CZ bez Rakočevića naredne sezone". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Igor Rakočević novi potpredsednik KSS-a: Velika čast i odgovornost". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
External links
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- Igor Rakočević at fiba.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Igor Rakočević". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-11-06.