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Igor Rakočević
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Igor Rakočević warming up in the second game of the 2008 ACB Finals.
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| Position |
Point guard |
| Height |
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight |
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| Team |
TAU Vitoria |
| Born |
March 29, 1978 (1978-03-29) (age 30)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality |
Yugoslavia |
| Pro career |
–present |
Igor Rakočević (Serbian: Игор Ракочевић; born March 29, 1978, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional basketball player currently playing for TAU Cerámica in Spain. He is a graduate of the IX-th Belgrade Gymnasium.
Rakočević was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. He did not play until the 2002-03 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. Then he returned in KK Crvena Zvezda and was officially the best player of the Adriatic league. He continued his career in Spain were he played for Pamesa, Real Madrid and he's currently playing for Tau Ceramica. In the season 2006-2007 he has won the "Alfonso Ford" trophy for the best scorer of the Euroleague and was selected to the all-Euroleague second team of that year's competition.
Made his debut for Yugoslavia in the 2000 Olympics. After that he played in the European championships 2001 in Turkey {won a gold medal} and 2005 in Serbia. He was a member of the team that became world champions in Indianapolis in 2002 and was captain of the Serbia and Montenegro team in Japan in 2006. He played at the 2004 Olympics.
With TAU Cerámica Rakočević won Supercopa de España de Baloncesto in 2006.
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