Jovan Koprivica (Serbian: Јован Копривица, born 15 July 1982) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1982 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2004: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–2012 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 6, 7, 19, 15 |
| Career history | |
| 1998–2001 | Beopetrol |
| 2001–2005 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2006 | Panellinios |
| 2006–2007 | Igokea Partizan |
| 2007–2008 | Ergonom |
| 2008–2009 | Politekhnika-Halychyna |
| 2009–2010 | Kryvbas |
| 2011–2012 | OKK Beograd |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editKoprivica made a senior team debut for the Beopetrol of the YUBA League in 1998. In 2001 he signed for the Crvena zvezda. He won the Radivoj Korać Cup in 2004. He had a lot of problems with injuries which resulted in him being waived by the Zvezda following the conclusion of the 2004–05 season.
After recovering from injury at the end of December 2005, he signed a contract[1] with the Greek team Panellinios until the end of the 2005–06 season. During the 2006–07 season he played for the Igokea Partizan from Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 14 November 2007, he signed an "open" contract with the Ergonom from Niš.[2] After that, he spent two seasons in the Ukrainian SuperLeague where he played for the Politekhnika-Halychyna and Kryvbas. He missed entire 2010–11 season.
On 3 November 2011, he signed a contract with OKK Beograd[3] where he finished his playing career in beginning of 2012–13 season.
National team career
editKoprivica was a member of the FR Yugoslavia national youth teams that participated at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship[4] and 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[5]
Post-playing career
editOn 28 March 2017, Koprivica got elected as the secretary-general of the Belgrade Sports Association (SSaB).[6] On 5 July 2017, he was appointed as executive director of the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four which be held in Belgrade in May 2018.[7]
Career achievements and awards
edit- Serbian Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2003–04)
- Bosnian Cup winner: 1 (with Igokea Partizan: 2006–07)
Personal life
editKoprivica, was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to former basketball player Žarko Koprivica, who also played for the Crvena zvezda. Jovan's mother is Marija.[8] His younger brother, Nikola, played college basketball for Washington State.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Koprivica u Grčkoj". sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Jovan Koprivica stigao do Niša". mondo.rs (in Serbian).
- ^ "Jovan Koprivica novi član OKK Beograda". zurnal.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Jovan Koprivica, 2000 Profile". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Jovan Koprivica, 2002 Profile". archive.fiba.com.
- ^ "Jovan Koprivica novi generalni sekretar SSAB". savremenisport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Koprivica direktor Fajnal fora Beograd 2018". sportskacentrala.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "На данашњи дан: Рођен Жарко Копривица". mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian and Serbian). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2017.