Kosta Perović

Kosta Perović
Коста Перовић

No. 13 – FC Barcelona Bàsquet
Center
Personal information
Born	February 19, 1985 (1985-02-19) Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	7 ft 1.25 in (2.17 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	2006 / 2nd round, 38th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Pro career	2000–present
League	Liga ACB
Career history
Beopetrol (2000–02) Partizan Belgrade (2002–07) Bakersfield Jam (2007–08) Golden State Warriors (2007–08) Valencia BC (2008-2010) FC Barcelona (2010-present)

Kosta Perović (Serbian: Коста Перовић; born February 19, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player. 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. He is currently playing for FC Barcelona Bàsquet of the Spanish ACB League.

Pro 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.

Back to Europe

After being waived by the Warriors on September 12, 2008, Perović reportedly signed a three-year deal worth €3.3 million Euros net income with Pamesa Valencia of the Spanish ACB. After mutual termination of contract with Pamesa Valencia in June 2010, Perovic as expected, has officially signed for Regal Barcelona, he will play for the Spanish club for the next three seasons. In season 2009/2010, Perovic averaged 8.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.

Serbian national team

Medal record
Competitor for Serbia
FIBA European Championship
Silver	2009 Poland	National Team

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.

NBA career statistics

Legend
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	Bold	Career high

Regular season

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	.2	1.4

External links

• Kosta Perović at NBA.com
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Liu, Anna (2007 – 8-03). "Warriors' playoff run leads to more TV exposure". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/03/WARRIORS.TMP&feed=rss.warriors.