Boban Savović
| Shooting guard | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 27, 1979 |
| Place of birth | Montenegro, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality |  Montenegrin |
| High school | East Side High School, Newark, New Jersey |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Ohio State University |
| Pro career | 2002–2006 |
| Career history | |
| KK Partizan (2002-03) JL Bourg-en-Bresse (2003-06) |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Slobodan "Boban" Savović (born November 27, 1979) is a retired Montenegrin professional basketball player.
Savović came to the United States in 1994 and played at East Side High School in Newark, New Jersey.[1] After a standout career there, he was signed by Ohio State. During his freshman year, he was one of the top contributors off the bench in the Buckeyes' run to the 1999 Final Four. He missed most of the 1999-2000 season due to ankle and leg injuries, but was a starter the next two years. A deadly three-point shooter, he left Ohio State fifth all-time in career three-pointers with 125.
Savović's name was not called in the 2002 NBA Draft, but he played professionally for four years in Serbia and France.
He is the younger brother of former Denver Nuggets retired player Predrag Savović.[2]
[edit] Scandal at Ohio State
Two years after Savović left Ohio State, he played a role in a scandal that ended the career of Buckeyes coach Jim O'Brien. In June 2004, Kathleen Salyers, a nanny from the Columbus suburb of Gahanna, sued Ohio State boosters Dan and Kim Roslovic. "Kim Roslovic, who later admitted she had an affair with Savovic, agreed to pay Salyers $1,000 a month plus expenses to care for Savovic while he was in college, Salyers says."[3] Salyers claimed the Roslovics reneged on that agreement to pay her $1,000 per month plus expenses to care for Savović. Savović couldn't live with the Roslovics due to their status as Ohio State boosters.[4] Salyers also alleged that O'Brien not only knew about these arrangements, but also knew Savovic was receiving improper payments and that she did much of Savović's homework for three years because of his difficulties with English.[5]
O'Brien had been fired due to a separate revelation by Salyers that he'd given $6,000 to one-time recruit Aleksandar Radojevic. However, the revelations about Savović led to a separate NCAA investigation. Ultimately, Ohio State was placed on three years' probation and forced to vacate every game in which Savović played (including the 1999 Final Four).
[edit] References
- ^ Mandel, Stewart. "Another black eye for the Buckeyes?Lawsuit reveals more allegations against Ohio State basketball program", Sports Illustrated, June 9, 2004, last updated March 10, 2006. Accessed July 5, 2011. "Before coming to Columbus, Savovic played his senior year of high school at East Side High School in Newark, N.J. According to a 1998 New York Daily News story, he lived with his 'uncle,' Spomenko (Semi) Pajovic. A 2001 Dayton Daily News report alleged that Pajovic was a de facto agent who helped place numerous Serbian players at American colleges and high schools, among them Savovic and his brother, Predrag, who played at UAB and Hawaii."
- ^ Player Profile-Boban Savovic
- ^ [1]
- ^ toledoblade.com - Nanny sparked firestorm that engulfed OSU coach
- ^ USATODAY.com - Lawsuit contends O'Brien, assistant knew of aid to player
