Siniša Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Ковачевић; born May 11, 1978) is a Bosnian former professional basketball player. He currently serves as a team manager for Igokea of the Bosnian Championship and the Adriatic League.
| Igokea | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Team manager | ||||||||||||||
| League | Bosnian League Adriatic League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | May 11, 1978 Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bosnian / Serbian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2000: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 10, 13, 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Igokea | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Budućnost | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Bosna ASA | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Vojvodina Srbijagas | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Igokea | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Bosna Royal | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Borac Banja Luka | ||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Kovačević played for Crvena zvezda and Budućnost of the FR Yugoslavia League, for Vojvodina Srbijagas of the Basketball League of Serbia and for Igokea, Bosna Royal and Borac Banja Luka of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
International career edit
Kovačević was a member of the FR Yugoslavia U-18 national basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 8.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[2]
Kovačević was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team and competed at three EuroBasket tournaments (2001 in Turkey, 2003 in Sweden, 2005 in Serbia and Montenegro).[3][4][5]
Post–playing career edit
In May 2016, Kovačević was named a director for men's selections of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team.[1] Also, he was a sports director of KK Student Banja Luka.
Career achievements edit
- Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina champion: 1 (with Igokea: 2000–01)
- Basketball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina winner: 1 (with Bosna: 2004–05)
References edit
- ^ a b "Siniša Kovačević: Od Teletovića mnogo toga zavisi". nezavisne.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Yugoslavia 9 - Sinisa Kovacevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "2001 EuroBasket - Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 - Sinisa Kovacevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "2003 EuroBasket - Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 - Sinisa Kovacevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "2005 EuroBasket - Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 - Sinisa Kovacevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
External links edit
- Player Profile at realgm.com
- Player Profile at eurobasket.com
- Profile at fibaeurope.com