Ivo Petović should not be confused with Ivo Perović.
| Ivo Petović | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Nationality: | Montenegrin |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Kotor, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Draft Year: | 1985 |
| Career Start: | 1981 |
| Career End: | 1999 |
| Career Position: | Power forward / center |
| Career Number: | 12 |
| Coach Start: | 2000 |
| Years1: | 1981–1983 |
| Team1: | Budućnost |
| Years2: | 1983–1990 |
| Team2: | Crvena zvezda |
| Years3: | 1990–1991 |
| Team3: | AEK Athens |
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Ivo Petović (Иво Петовић; born 26 September 1963) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player.
Petović was born in 1963 to a Montenegrin Croat family from Muo at the Bay of Kotor.
During his playing days, Petović played for domestic teams Budućnost and Crvena zvezda, and the Greek team AEK Athens. Afterward, he played in Luxembourg, Sweden, Portugal, Slovakia, Russia, Tunisia, Macedonia, Switzerland, and Romania.[1] He retired as a player in 1999.
Petović was a member of the Yugoslavia cadet team at the 1981 European Championship for Cadets in Greece.[2] Over seven tournament games, he averaged 6.7 points per game.[3]
Petović was a member of the Yugoslavia junior (under-18) team that won the silver medal at the 1982 European Championship for Juniors in Bulgaria. Over six tournament games, he averaged 5.2 points per game.[4] He also was a member of the Junior (under-19) national team at the 1983 World Championship for Juniors in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 7 points per game.[5]
In 2000, Petović established KK Stars, a youth academy based in his hometown, where he coaches youth.[1]