Goran Suton (born 11 August 1985) is a Bosnian-Croat former professional basketball player who last played for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball with the Michigan State Spartans.
 Suton with Cedevita in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 August 1985 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian / Croatian / American |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 111 kg (245 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Everett (Lansing, Michigan) |
| College | Michigan State (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009: 2nd round, 50th overall pick |
| Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
| Playing career | 2009–2019 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Spartak St. Petersburg |
| 2010–2011 | Angelico Biella |
| 2011–2012 | Cibona |
| 2012–2014 | Cedevita |
| 2014–2016 | Joventut Badalona |
| 2016–2019 | Estudiantes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Early years
editSuton was born on the outskirts of Sarajevo in then-Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, to father Miroslav and mother Živana,[1] a Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Serb respectively. During the Bosnian War, he lived with his family in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia.[2] He played for the Bosnian U14 side before his family moved to the US, where he attended Everett High School in Lansing, Michigan. There he led the Everett Vikings to a Class A boys basketball title in 2004 as a senior.
College career
editSuton first rose to notability during his freshman season at Michigan State, when he notoriously missed a last-second layup in a hotly contested game against Gonzaga in the Maui Invitational.[3] Suton developed into a key player for the Spartans during his career, earning second team All-Big Ten marks during his senior season.[4]
Suton helped the Spartans to an NCAA Final Four as a senior in 2009. He was especially effective during the 2009 Final Four run, holding USC star Taj Gibson to three points, and hitting a string of jump shots against Louisville on his way to scoring 19 points in the game.[5][6] Suton was named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest regional in 2009. Suton was named to the first team all-tournament.
Professional career
editSuton was chosen 50th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2009 NBA draft. Jazz coach Jerry Sloan cut Suton during the preseason on 21 October 2009. Suton signed a contract with Spartak St. Petersburg of the Russian Basketball Super League on 2 November 2009. For the 2010–2011 season he played with Angelico Biella of Italy. In July 2011 he signed with Cibona Zagreb and won Croatian championship with them.[7] In August 2012 Suton joined Cibona's city rivals KK Cedevita. In August 2014, he moved to Spain and signed with Joventut Badalona.[8] On 5 August 2015, Suton signed a new deal with Joventut Badalona for one more season after averaged 10.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in his first season in Liga ACB.[9] On 2 August 2016, he signed with Estudiantes.[10]
Personal
editSuton became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 2006.[11]
References
edit- ^ Lapointe, Joe (April 2009). "Michigan State Center's Game of Survival". The New York Times.
- ^ "Hrvata oterale NATO bombe". kurir-info.rs. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Conference hands out Big Ten men's basketball awards Archived 14 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Michigan State vs. Louisville - Game Recap - March 29, 2009 - ESPN". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
- ^ "USC vs. Michigan State - Game Recap - March 22, 2009 - ESPN". Archived from the original on 24 March 2009.
- ^ Cibona signs big man Suton
- ^ "Goran Suton from Cedevita to Joventut". Abaliga.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Goran Suton, renovations were for FIATC Joventut". Solobasket.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Estudiantes adds size with Goran Suton
- ^ "Michigan State Spartans C Goran Suton knew real war as a child - St. Petersburg Times". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2009.