Kosta Perović
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| No. 14 – Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | ||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||
| League | Russian League | |||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Born |
February 19, 1985 Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (218 cm) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | |||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2006 / 2nd round, 38th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||
| Pro playing career | 2000–present | |||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Beopetrol (Serbia) | |||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) | |||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Golden State Warriors | |||||||||
| 2007–2008 | →Bakersfield Jam (D-League) | |||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Valencia BC (Spain) | |||||||||
| 2010–2012 | FC Barcelona (Spain) | |||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Unicaja Málaga (Spain) | |||||||||
| 2013–present | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia) | |||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||
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Kosta Perović (Serbian: Коста Перовић; born February 19, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Yenisey Krasnoyarsk of the Russian Professional Basketball League. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft. His game has been compared to that of Slovenian center Rasho Nesterović.[1]
Professional career
Europe
Perović was born in Osijek, SR Croatia, in the former Yugoslavia. He played basketball professionally for Partizan Belgrade at the time of his being drafted by the Golden State Warriors.
After being drafted in 2006, Perović did not immediately come to the NBA. Rather, he played the 2006–07 season in the Serbian League.
NBA
On August 3, 2007, Perović was signed to a two-year contract worth about US $3.5 million with a team option for a third season by Golden State. On November 18, 2007, he was assigned to the NBA D-League after going without an appearance in Golden State's first seven games. He played for the Warriors' affiliate team, the Bakersfield Jam until January 6, 2008, when he was recalled to the Warriors' squad after they waived D. J. Mbenga.
Perović played his first minutes in an NBA game with the Warriors on January 19, 2008 against the Milwaukee Bucks, in which he scored 4 points (on 2 of 2 field goal shooting) and 4 grabbed rebounds (2 offensive), as well as blocking a shot.[2] In 7 games in the NBA, he averaged 1.4 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.
Spanish teams
After being waived by the Warriors on September 12, 2008,[3][4] Perović reportedly signed a three-year deal worth €3.3 million Euros net income with Pamesa Valencia of the Spanish ACB.[5][6] After a mutual termination of the contract with Pamesa Valencia in June 2010, Perovic signed with FC Barcelona Bàsquet.[7] In the 2009-2010 season, Perovic averaged 8.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
On August 19, 2012, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga.[8][9] At the end of the season, Unicaja Málaga waived Perović.[10]
Russia
In August 2013, Perović signed with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.[11]
Serbian national team
Perović played for the FR Yugoslavian U16 national team at the 2001 European Championship and won a gold medal. He began his senior national team career at the EuroBasket 2003 when Serbia and Montenegro finished with 6th place. Perović has also been a member of the senior men's Serbian national basketball team. With them he won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2009. In the following year, he was member of team that finished 4th at the World Championship in Turkey. At the EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania, where he was capped, Serbia finished 8th.
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Partizan | 12 | 2 | 13.2 | .444 | .000 | .786 | 3.3 | .5 | .3 | .9 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| 2003–04 | Partizan | 9 | 2 | 22.0 | .491 | .000 | .533 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .4 | .7 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| 2004–05 | Partizan | 12 | 9 | 25.9 | .432 | .000 | .623 | 4.7 | .9 | 1.3 | .9 | 9.1 | 9.0 |
| 2005–06 | Partizan | 13 | 13 | 26.3 | .505 | .000 | .672 | 4.4 | .4 | 1.8 | .6 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
| 2006–07 | Partizan | 20 | 16 | 26.3 | .500 | .000 | .718 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 15.2 |
| 2010–11 | FC Barcelona | 17 | 8 | 12.4 | .610 | .000 | .694 | 3.0 | .3 | .4 | .5 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
| 2011–12 | FC Barcelona | 20 | 11 | 13.2 | .531 | .000 | .786 | 3.3 | .5 | .3 | .9 | 4.5 | 6.6 |
| 2012–13 | Unicaja Málaga | 21 | 2 | 9.3 | .439 | .000 | .731 | 2.2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| Career | 124 | 63 | 17.5 | .495 | .000 | .683 | 3.7 | .6 | .7 | .7 | 6.5 | 7.8 | |
NBA
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Golden State | 7 | 0 | 5.4 | .300 | .000 | .667 | 1.9 | .1 | .0 | .3 | 1.4 |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 5.4 | .300 | .000 | .667 | 1.9 | .1 | .0 | .3 | 1.4 | |
Honours
Partizan
- Basketball League of Serbia (5): 2002-03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Adriatic League (1): 2006–07
Valencia BC
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
- Spanish League (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
- Spanish Cup (1): 2011
- Spanish SuperCup (2): 2010, 2011
References
- ↑ DraftExpress NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Kosta Perovic, Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook.
- ↑ Warriors 119, Bucks 99.
- ↑ Warriors Waive Kosta Perovic.
- ↑ Serbia's Perovic Waived by Warriors.
- ↑ Kosta Perovic Signs With Spanish Club.
- ↑ Pamesa signs center Kosta Perovic
- ↑ Regal Barcelona signs Kosta Perovic
- ↑ "Unicaja Malaga adds size with Kosta Perovic". Sportando. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ↑ Moutis, Lefteris. "Unicaja’s powerful front line". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ↑ "Unicaja Malaga waives Krunoslav Simon and Kosta Perovic". Sportando. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ "Коста Перович и Александр Павлов". Retrieved 12 August 2013.(Russian)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kosta Perović. |
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Adriatic League Profile
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
- Liu, Anna (2007-08-03). "Warriors' playoff run leads to more TV exposure". San Francisco Chronicle.