Borko Jovanović Explained

Borko Jovanović
Nationality:	Serbian
Career Number:	13
Career Start:	1949
Career End:	1958
Years1:	1949–1958
Team1:	Crvena zvezda
Highlights:	7× Yugoslav League champion (1949–1955)

Borivoje "Borko" Jovanović (Serbian: Боривоје "Борко" Јовановић) was a Serbian basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

Playing career

Jovanović played for a Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League during 1950s. His teammates were Milan Bjegojević, Ladislav Demšar, Borislav Ćurčić, Dragan Godžić, Aleksandar Gec, Đorđe Andrijašević and many others.^[1] He won seven Yugoslav Championships with the Zvezda. Over nine seasons with the Zvezda he played 127 games.

In July 1950, he was a member of the Zvezda squad that won an international cup tournament in Milan, Italy.^[2]

National team career

Jovanović was a member of the Yugoslavia national basketball team that placed th at the 1953 European Championship in Moscow, the Soviet Union. Over two tournament games, he averaged 3.0 points per game.^[3]

Personal life

Jovanović had one brother, Slavoljub "Slava", who was a basketball player, also. Slava played for BSK from 1951 to 1953.^{[4] [5]}

Career achievements and awards

• Yugoslav League champion: 7 (with Crvena zvezda: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955).

See also

• List of KK Crvena zvezda players with 100 games played
• Jovanović (family name)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – drugi deo . strategija.org . 11 January 2019.
2. Web site: Daba: Kad je Zvezda osvajala Milano… . kosmagazin.com . 10 January 2021.
3. Web site: 1953 Yugoslavia 3 - Borko Jovanovic . fiba.basketball . 11 January 2019.
4. Web site: Ko su najpoznatija braća u jugoslovenskom sportu . yugopapir.com . 11 January 2019.
5. Web site: Svi igrači OKK Beograda . okkbeograd.org.rs . 6 May 2020.