Ive Ivanov

Ive Ivanov
No. 6 – KK Zadar
Position Power forward
League

A-1 Liga

ABA Liga
Personal information
Born November 13, 1985
Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 6 ft 6.7 in (2.00 m)
Career information
Pro career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2004 KK Zadar
2004–2007 Borik Puntamika
2007–2009 KK Zabok
2009–2010 Borik Puntamika
2010–present KK Zadar

Ive Ivanov (born November 13, 1985) is a Croatian professional basketball player for KK Zadar in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League. He plays the power forward position and is also the captain of his team.

Ivanov grew up in Borik Puntamika, but made his pro debut with Zadar in 2003. After the 2003-04 season in which Zadar came second in the Croatian Championship and Cup, Ivanov was passed back to Borik Puntamika. In his first professional season there the club reached the semifinals of the Croatian Cup, even though playing in the second level of the Croatian basketball league. Next season Borik Puntamika reached the top level league with Ivanov drawing attention to himself and subsequently being called up for the Croatian All-Star game. After spending another season in his youth career club he moved to KK Zabok, another top-level Croatian club.[1] He spent two seasons there and was traded back to Borik Puntamika in 2009. After spending one more season in Borik Puntamika, coach Danijel Jusup returned him to Zadar in the summer of 2010.[2]

He has spent three seasons in KK Zadar since, playing a major role in his club's Croatian League and Adriatic League performances. In the 2010-11 Adriatic league season he averaged 7.3 points, 3.8 reb, 0.9 assists, in the 2012-13 season 5.0 pts, 2.9 reb, 0.7 ass.[3] In the summer of 2013 he decided to sign another one-year contract with Zadar.[4] Despite injuries that forced him to miss a considerable part of the 2013/14 season, he played one of his best games in the last round, when he scored 17 points and made a decisive contribution to his team beating Union Olimpija and keeping its place in the Adriatic League.[5] In August 2014, he extended his contract, making it his fourth season as captain and fifth as a player of KK Zadar.[6]

Personal life

In June 2013 he married his long-time girlfriend Ana with which he had his son Vito a year earlier.[7]


References

  1. ↑ "Ive Ivanov, najveće pojačanje Zabok-Zabokya". Zagorje.com (in Croatian). 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Ive Ivanov: San svakog djeteta je zaigrati u Zadru". zdnews.hr (in Croatian). 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  3. ↑ "Ive Ivanov profile". draftexpress.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  4. ↑ "KK Zadar: Produžili Ivanov, Batur i Ramljak". ezadar.hr (in Croatian). 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  5. ↑ "Zadar extends captain and signs Segarić". abaliga.com. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  6. ↑ "Ive Ivanov: Ove godine želimo nešto više". crosarka.com (in Croatian). 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Ive i Ana Ivanov razrezali tortu uz himnu Tornada". 057info.hr (in Croatian). 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

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