Vlado Janković

Vlado Janković
	Janković with AEK BC in 2019
Free agent
Position	Small forward
Personal information
Born	March 3, 1990 (age 34); Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian / Greek
Listed height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2013	Panionios
2008–2009	→ Mega Vizura
2013–2016	Panathinaikos
2016–2017	Valencia
2016–2017	→ Aris Thessaloniki
2017–2018	Andorra
2018–2019	Holargos
2019–2021	AEK Athens
2021–2022	PAOK Thessaloniki
2023	AEK Athens
2023–2024	Karditsa
Career highlights and awards
	Greek League champion (2014); 4× Greek Cup winner (2014–2016, 2020); All-Greek League First Team (2013); Greek League Most Improved Player (2013); Greek All-Star (2013);
Men's Basketball
Representing Greece
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Albert Schweitzer Tournament
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

Vladimir "Vlado" Janković^[1] (Greek: Βλαδίμηρος "Βλάντο" Γιάνκοβιτς, Vladimiros "Vlando" Yankovits, Serbian: Владимир "Владо" Јанковић; born March 3, 1990) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball player who last played for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in), he plays as a small forward. He is the son of the late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković.

Early life

Janković was born March 3, 1990, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He is the son of the famous late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković, who was tragically paralyzed during a Greek Basket League playoff game between Panionios and Panathinaikos in 1993.^[2]

Janković moved to Nea Smyrni, Greece^[3] with his family at the age of two, when his father, Boban, joined the Greek club Panionios for the 1992–93 season.

Professional career

Janković began his professional career with the Greek Basket League club Panionios in 2007. In 2008, he moved to the Serbian club Mega, on loan from Panionios. He then returned to Panionios in 2009.

On 20 June 2013, Janković joined the Greek club Panathinaikos. He was announced as a new player of Panathinaikos, for the following three years, along with his Panionios teammate Nikos Pappas.^[4] During his second season at the club, he switched his jersey number from 16 to 8.

Janković played in the 2016 NBA Summer League, with the Summer League squad of the New Orleans Pelicans.^[5]

On August 3, 2016, Janković signed with the Spanish Liga ACB club Valencia.^[6] On October 31, 2016, he was loaned to the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki, for the rest of the season.^[7] On July 20, 2017, Janković signed with Andorra.^[8]

He spent the entire Greek League 2018–19 season with Holargos, averaging a career-high 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

On November 11, 2019, Janković signed a seven-month contract with AEK Athens. He signed a two-year extension with the team on August 3, 2020.^[9]

On July 23, 2021, Janković moved back to Thessaloniki for PAOK.^[10] In 23 games, he averaged 8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists, playing around 25 minutes per contest.

On January 20, 2023, Janković signed back with AEK Athens for the rest of the season. In 12 league games, he averaged 9.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 21 minutes per contest.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Janković won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, while playing with the junior Greek national basketball team. Janković also won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup and the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with Greece's junior national team.

Greek senior national team

Janković became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2013, when he was invited to train with the team during its preparation phase before the EuroBasket 2013.

Personal life

Janković speaks Greek, Serbian, and English fluently. In September 2012, Jankovic began dating former Greek model Elena Papadopoulou and on July 21, 2018 they married in Paros. On September 7, 2019, Papadopoulou gave birth to their first child, a son Maximo Jankovic.

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

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2013–14	Panathinaikos	17	1	3.6	.250	.250	.500	.6	.2	.2	.1	.6	.4
2014–15	Panathinaikos	27	27	26.3	.370	.333	.741	3.7	2.1	1.1	.2	8.3	8.6
2015–16	Panathinaikos	22	7	15.7	.528	.400	.536	2.5	1.4	.5	.1	5.7	6.2
Career		66	35	16.9	.412	.347	.663	2.5	1.4	.7	.1	5.4	5.7

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Greek League All-Star: (2013)
Greek League Most Improved Player: (2013)
Greek League Best Five: (2013)
3× Greek Cup Winner: (2014, 2015, 2016)
Greek League Champion: (2014)
Basketball Champions League runner up : (2020)

References

^ Vlado JANKOVIC (GRE) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
^ NYTimes.com Greek Basketball's Adopted Son Ponders Major Goodbye.
^ newsroom, sport-fm. "Δεκαπέντε χρόνια χωρίς τον Μπόμπαν Γιάνκοβιτς". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-08-23. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS adds young guns Pappas, Jankovic.
^ PELICANS 2016 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER 55 Vladimir Jankovic F 6-8 222 3/3/90 Greece Panathinaikos (Greece).
^ Valencia signs Vladimir Jankovic.
^ Vladimir Jankovic joins Aris BC on loan until the end of the season.
^ Andorra signs small forward Jankovic.
^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 3, 2020). "Vlado Jankovic signs contract extension with AEK Athens". Sportando. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 23, 2021). "PAOK announces signing of Vlado Jankovic". Sportando. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[1] Vlado JANKOVIC (GRE) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.

[2] NYTimes.com Greek Basketball's Adopted Son Ponders Major Goodbye.

[3] wsroom, sport-fm. "Δεκαπέντε χρόνια χωρίς τον Μπόμπαν Γιάνκοβιτς". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-08-23. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[4] Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS adds young guns Pappas, Jankovic.

[5] PELICANS 2016 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER 55 Vladimir Jankovic F 6-8 222 3/3/90 Greece Panathinaikos (Greece).

[6] Valencia signs Vladimir Jankovic.

[7] Vladimir Jankovic joins Aris BC on loan until the end of the season.

[8] Andorra signs small forward Jankovic.

[9] Carchia, Emiliano (August 3, 2020). "Vlado Jankovic signs contract extension with AEK Athens". Sportando. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

[10] Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 23, 2021). "PAOK announces signing of Vlado Jankovic". Sportando. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

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