Kosta Perović
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| Born |
February 19, 1985 Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 118 kg (260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2000–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Beopetrol | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Partizan Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | →Bakersfield Jam | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Pamesa Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | FC Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Unicaja Málaga | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Partizan Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kosta Perović (Serbian: Коста Перовић; born February 19, 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. 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 Radoslav 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 a one-year deal with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk of Russia.[11] In July 2014, he extended his contract with Yenisey for one more season.[12] In December 2014, he got injured and missed the rest of the season.[13]
Return to Partizan and retirement
On September 29, 2015, he returned to Partizan Belgrade.[14] Struggling to return to his previous form after few months of absence due to a knee injury, he retired from the professional basketball on December 15, 2015.[15] He appeared in 12 games of the ABA League, averaging 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.
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
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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 | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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 (in Russian). Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Kosta Perovic remains with Enisey Krasnoyarsk". Sportando.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "Enisey Krasnoyarsk big man Kosta Perovic reportedly done for season". Sportando.com. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ "Kosta Perović, Aleksandar Cvetković i Andrej Magdevski ponovo zadužili crno-belu opremu". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). 29 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "Kosta Perović okončao karijeru". b92.net (in Serbian). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
External links
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- Kosta Perović at aba-liga.com
- Kosta Perović at acb.com (Spanish)
- Kosta Perović at euroleague.net
- Kosta Perović at fiba.com
- Kosta Perović at fiba.com (game-center)