Goran Suton
| Position | Center |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| League | NLB League A-1 Liga |
| Team | Cibona Zagreb |
| Born | August 11, 1985 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian / American |
| High school | Everett High School |
| College | Michigan State |
| Draft | 50th overall, 2009 Utah Jazz |
| Pro career | 2009–present |
| Career history | Spartak St. Petersburg (2009-10) Angelico Biella (2010-11) |
Goran Suton (born August 11, 1985) is a Bosnian-born American basketball player who completed his college career with the Michigan State Spartans in 2009. He has played with the Russian Super League team Spartak St. Petersburg and Italian team Angelico Biella, but now plays for the Cibona Zagreb in Croatia.
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[edit] Early years
Suton was born on the outskirts of Sarajevo in then-Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, to Croatian father Miroslav and Serbian mother Živana,[1] who both grew up in Bosnia. He played for the Bosnian U14 side before his family moved to the US, where he attended Everett High School in Lansing, Michigan, United States. There he led the Everett Vikings to a Class A boys basketball title in 2004 as a senior.
[edit] College career
Suton first rose to notability during his freshman season at Michigan State, when he notoriously missed a last-second layup in a hotly contested game against Gonzaga in the Maui Invitational.[2] Suton developed into a key player for the Spartans during his career, earning second team All-Big Ten marks during his senior season.[3]
Suton helped the Spartans to two NCAA Final Fours, first during his redshirt freshman year in 2005 and then as a senior in 2009. He was especially effective during the 2009 final four run, holding USC star Taj Gibson to three points, and hitting a string of jump shots against Louisville en route to 19 points.[4][5] Suton was named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest regional in 2009. Suton was named to the first team all tournament.
[edit] Professional career
Suton was chosen 50th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2009 NBA Draft. Jazz coach Jerry Sloan cut Suton during the preseason on October 21, 2009. Suton signed a contract with Spartak St. Petersburg of the Russian Basketball Super League on November 2, 2009. For the 2010-2011 season he will play with Angelico Biella of Italy. In July 2011 he signed with Cibona Zagreb.[6]
[edit] Personal
Suton became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 2006.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/sports/ncaabasketball/02michstate.html
- ^ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=200511220358
- ^ Conference hands out Big Ten men's basketball awards
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000061
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000059
- ^ Cibona signs big man Suton
- ^ http://www.tampabay.com/sports/basketball/college/article987964.ece
- 1985 births
- Living people
- American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- American people of Croatian descent
- American people of Serbian descent
- Basketball players from Michigan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to the United States
- Bosnia and Herzegovina refugees
- Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Centers (basketball)
- Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- People from Lansing, Michigan
- People from Sarajevo
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Utah Jazz draft picks
