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Igor Rakočević
Rakočević with Crvena zvezda in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1978-03-29) March 29, 1978 (age 46)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2000: 2nd round, 51st overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career1994–2013
PositionGuard
Number6, 7, 8, 11, 36
Career history
1994–2000Crvena zvezda
2000–2002Budućnost Podgorica
2002–2003Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2004Crvena zvezda
2004–2005Pamesa Valencia
2005–2006Real Madrid
2006–2009TAU Cerámica
2009–2011Efes Pilsen
2011–2012Montepaschi Siena
2012–2013Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Indianapolis Team
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2001 Turkey Team
'22 & under' European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Italy Team
'22 & under' World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Australia Team
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Bari Team competition
European Championship for Juniors
Bronze medal – third place 1996 France Team

Igor Rakočević (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Ракочевић; born March 29, 1978) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) tall.[1] A two-time All-EuroLeague Team member and three-time Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy winner, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but spent the vast majority of his career playing as a shooting guard. He is the son of Serbian former basketball player Goran Rakočević, who played as a point guard for Crvena zvezda.[2] Since February 2015, he has been a vice-president of the Basketball Federation of Serbia, in charge of men’s basketball.

Professional career

Early years

Rakočević played with Crvena zvezda and Budućnost before going to the NBA. With Crvena zvezda, he won the YUBA League championship in the 1997–98 season, and finished second in the Korać Cup in the same season.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Rakočević was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft.[3] He did not play until the 2002–03 NBA season, in which he amounted 244 minutes in 42 games and averaged 1.9 points, 0.8 assists, and 0.4 rebounds per game. He was released after the season and signed by the San Antonio Spurs, who also released him shortly after.

Back to Europe

In October 2003, Rakočević returned to Europe and signed with Crvena zvezda,[4] where he was the top scorer of the Adriatic League. He was the captain and best player of Crvena zvezda in that season.

He continued his career in Spain where he played for Pamesa Valencia, Real Madrid and Tau Cerámica. In the EuroLeague 2006–07 season he won the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy.[5] He was also selected to the All-EuroLeague Second Team of that year's competition.[6] With TAU Cerámica, Rakočević won the Spanish Supercup in 2006, 2007, and 2008, the Spanish King's Cup in 2008, and the Spanish ACB League championship in 2008.

In June 2009, he signed a three-year contract with the Turkish club Efes Pilsen.[7][8] While playing for Efes, he was a two-time winner of the Alphonso Ford Trophy.[9][10] In June 2011, he left Efes.[11]

In October 2011, Rakočević signed with Montepaschi Siena for the 2011–12 season.[12]

On August 9, 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Crvena zvezda, beginning his third stint with that team.[13][14] In July 2013, Rakočević decided not to play for Crvena zvezda the following season, with the statement that he would play abroad one more season, or would retire, and become the sports director of the team.[15][16]

National team career

Rakočević made his debut with the senior Yugoslavian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. After that, he played in the EuroBasket 2001, in Turkey (where he won a gold medal), and at the EuroBasket 2005, in Serbia and Montenegro. He was a member of the team that became the FIBA World Champions in Indianapolis, at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, and he was the captain of the Serbia and Montenegro national team in Japan, at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, at Athens.

Post-playing career

Since February 2015, he has been a vice-president of the Basketball Federation of Serbia, in charge of men’s basketball.[17]

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
Led the league

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2000–01 Budućnost 11 10 29.8 .417 .222 .653 2.7 1.8 1.4 .0 12.9 9.8
2001–02 14 12 29.6 .480 .345 .655 1.6 2.1 1.3 .0 17.7 14.8
2005–06 Real Madrid 20 9 27.2 .443 .402 .893 2.9 3.0 .8 .0 14.8 14.2
2006–07 TAU Cerámica 22 20 27.2 .492 .475 .843 2.4 1.7 1.4 .1 16.2 14.4
2007–08 22 22 27.8 .465 .396 .837 2.3 1.7 .7 .0 14.9 12.7
2008–09 21 21 26.5 .460 .398 .895 2.3 2.0 .8 .0 18.0 16.8
2009–10 Efes Pilsen 16 5 20.1 .353 .286 .833 1.7 2.3 .4 .0 10.0 9.1
2010–11 14 14 29.9 .457 .435 .877 2.3 1.7 .7 .0 17.2 15.0
2011–12 Montepaschi 19 5 19.7 .399 .455 .780 1.9 1.6 .3 .1 9.4 7.0
Career 159 118 26.3 .449 .384 .816 2.3 2.0 .8 .0 14.6 12.8

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Minnesota 42 0 5.8 .379 .417 .806 .4 .8 .1 .0 1.9
Career 42 0 5.8 .379 .417 .806 .4 .8 .1 .0 1.9

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Crvena zvezda Belgrade
Budućnost Podgorica
  • Serbia and Montenegro Cup (1): 2001
Valencia BC
Real Madrid
TAU Cerámica
Montepaschi Siena

Individual

Yugoslavian junior national team

Yugoslavian senior national team

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ Official Olympic height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in). Archived 2011-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Euroleague - Vladimir Stanković: The excitement starts here
  3. ^ NBA Draft history: 2000 Draft
  4. ^ Rakočević potpisao ugovor sa Crvenom zvezdom (Serbian)
  5. ^ Tau's Rakocevic wins race for Alphonso Ford Trophy
  6. ^ All-Euroleague team, MVP announced
  7. ^ B92.net Rakočević u Efesu! (Serbian)
  8. ^ Euroleague.net Top scorer Rakocevic joins Turkish champs.
  9. ^ Rakocevic is Ford Trophy winner again
  10. ^ Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy: Igor Rakocevic, Efes Pilsen
  11. ^ Igor Rakocevic leaves Anadolu Efes Istanbul
  12. ^ Montepaschi Siena bags scoring champ Rakocevic
  13. ^ Carchia, E. "Red Star brings Igor Rakocevic back home". Sportando. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  14. ^ Vunulović, B. "Rakočević u Zvezdi po treći put, ugovor potpisan na dve godine". Blic Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Igor Rakocevic won't play for Red Star next season". Sportando. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  16. ^ "CZ bez Rakočevića naredne sezone". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Igor Rakočević novi potpredsednik KSS-a: Velika čast i odgovornost". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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