Predrag Savović

Predrag Savović
Personal information
Born (1976-05-21) 21 May 1976
Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian / Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft 2002 / Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2009
Position Guard
Number 4, 6
Career history
1993–1995 Partizan
1995–1996 Beovuk 72
1996–1997 Šabac
2002–2003 Denver Nuggets
2004 Spirou Charleroi
2005–2009 Iurbentia Bilbao
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Predrag Savović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Савовић; born 21 May 1976) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He played for the NBA's Denver Nuggets and Iurbentia Bilbao of the Spanish ACB, among other teams.

Early life and college career

Savović was born in the Socialist Republic of Croatia city Pula to a family of Serbian descent.[1][2] He attended Ivan Goran Kovacic High School in Herceg Novi, Serbia and Montenegro. He attended the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) from 1997–98 and then the University of Hawaii at Manoa, in the U.S., from 1998 to 2002. He holds degrees in International Business and Finance as well as Economics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[3] He also holds an EMBA Degree from University of Deusto, Deusto Business School. Predrag was a first-team All-Western Athletic Conference pick in his junior and senior seasons, the MVP of the 2002 WAC tournament, and an honorable mention All-American selection by the Associated Press. Hawaii advanced to the first round of the NCAA tournament of 2002.[4]

Career

Savović grew up playing for Partizan Belgrade, Beovuk 72, and Šabac. He moved to the American NCAA even though he was well into his twenties. Undrafted, he signed with the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets in 2002, for whom he played during the 2002-03 NBA season, making him one of only few European players by that time to make a jump from NCAA to NBA. Last five years he has been an important member of Iurbentia Bilbao Basket, a member of ACB League in Spain until his retirement in 2009.

Personal life and Business

Predrag Savović is a founder of Global Business Connections, a firm based in Republic of Montenegro. His younger brother, Boban, is also a retired basketball player, and their cousin, Zlatko, raised in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the son of a Serb father and a Muslim mother, is also a professional basketball player.[5] After some years working in Bilbao Basket he became the president of the club in December 2010.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Bigold, Pat (July 13, 1999). "War has changed Predrag Savovic". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ Bigold, Pat (March 25, 1999). "The dream has become a nightmare". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ EurocupBasketball.com Profile
  4. ↑ "Predrag Savovic bio". NBA. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Lehigh Guard Zlatko Savovic A War Survivor, patriotleague.org; accessed 25 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Pedja Savovic nuevo presidente del Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, acb.com; accessed 25 April 2018.(in Spanish)
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