Stevan Jelovac Explained

Stevan Jelovac
Height M:2.08
Weight Kg:110
Birth Date:8 July 1989
Birth Place:Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Death Place:Novi Sad, Serbia
Nationality:Serbian
Draft Year:2011
Career Position:Power forward / Center
Career Number:8, 13, 31, 89
Career Start:2008
Career End:2021
Years1:2008–2009
Team1:Vizura
Years2:2009–2010
Team2:Mega Vizura
Years3:2010
Team3:Crvena zvezda
Years4:2010–2011
Team4:Mega Vizura
Years5:2011–2012
Team5:Antalya BB
Years6:2012–2013
Team6:JuveCaserta
Years7:2013–2014
Team7:Lietuvos rytas
Years8:2014–2017
Team8:CAI Zaragoza
Years9:2017–2018
Team9:Nizhny Novgorod
Years10:2018–2019
Team10:Brose Bamberg
Years11:2019–2020
Team11:Gaziantep
Years12:2020–2021
Team12:San-en NeoPhoenix
Years13:2021
Team13:AEK Athens
Highlights:

Stevan Jelovac (Serbian: Стеван Јеловац; 8 July 19895 December 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player.

Professional career

Jelovac started his senior career with Vizura. On 25 August 2009, he signed with Mega Vizura.[1] On 7 April 2010, he left Mega and signed with Crvena zvezda for the rest of the season.[2] On 19 July 2010, he re-signed with Zvezda.[3] On 16 November 2010, he parted ways with Zvezda and returned to Mega for the rest of the 2010–11 season.[4]

On 15 June 2011, Jelovac signed with Antalya BŞB for the 2011–12 season.[5]

On 10 July 2012, Jelovac signed a two-year deal with JuveCaserta.[6] After one season, he parted ways with Caserta.[7]

On 31 July 2013, Jelovac signed with Lietuvos rytas for the 2013–14 season.[8]

On 4 July 2014, Jelovac signed a one-year deal with Spanish club CAI Zaragoza.[9] On 13 June 2015, he re-signed with Zaragoza for one more season.[10] In July 2016, he joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[11] On 27 July 2016, he re-signed with Zaragoza for the 2016–17 season.[12]

On 13 July 2017, Jelovac signed with Russian club Nizhny Novgorod for the 2017–18 season.[13]

On 8 July 2018, Jelovac signed with the German club Brose Bamberg.[14]

On 8 February 2019, Jelovac signed with the Turkish club Gaziantep Basketbol.[15]

On 8 June 2020, he signed with San-en NeoPhoenix of the Japanese B.League.[16]

On 23 August 2021, Jelovac signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. On 14 November 2021, during a practice session, he suffered a brain hemorrhage.[17] [18]

In Jelovac's honor, AEK Athens retired his #13 jersey on 14 December 2021.[19]

Death and funeral

Jelovac died in Novi Sad on 5 December 2021 from complications due to a brain hemorrhage, at the age of 32.[20] [21] [22] He was buried at the Novi Sad City Cemetery two days later. After the Holy Liturgy, speech wes given by Aleksandar Jovančević. Funeral service was also attended by numerous sportspeople of Serbia and Greece including Predrag Danilović, Zlatko Bolić, Milenko Tepić, Mlađan Šilobad, Veselin Petrović, Vasa Mijić, and Đorđe Đurić.[23]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| Lietuvos rytas| 10 || 0 || 13.6 || .414 || .192 || .615 || 2.3 || .3 || .6 || .1 || 6.1 || 4.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 10 || 0 || 13.6 || .414 || .192 || .615 || 2.3 || .3 || .6 || .1 || 6.1 || 4.0

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://kosarka.rs/main.asp?dir=news&newsid=435 Jelovac i Balmazović u Mega Vizuri
  2. http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.72.html:269955-Stevan-Jelovac-potpisao-za-Zvezdu Stevan Jelovac potpisao za Zvezdu
  3. http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/adriatic-league/83329/crvena-zvezda-extends-with-four-players.html Crvena Zvezda extends with four players
  4. http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.72.html:307874-Jelovac-napustio-Crvenu-zvezdu Jelovac napustio Crvenu zvezdu
  5. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/86497/stevan-jelovac-moves-to-antalya.html Stevan Jelovac moves to Antalya
  6. http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/93333/juve-caserta-announced-the-signing-of-stevan-jelovac.html Juve Caserta announced the signing of Stevan Jelovac
  7. http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/103338/juvecaserta-misko-raznatovic-said-jelovac-will-not-stay-in-caserta.html Juvecaserta, Misko Raznatovic said Jelovac will NOT stay in Caserta
  8. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/lithuania/104437/lietuvos-rytas-signs-stevan-jelovac.html Lietuvos Rytas signs Stevan Jelovac
  9. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/125736/cai-zaragoza-lands-stevan-jelovac.html CAI Zaragoza lands Stevan Jelovac
  10. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/163872/cai-zaragoza-keeps-stevan-jelovac-one-more-season.html CAI Zaragoza keeps Stevan Jelovac one more season
  11. http://www.mavs.com/2016-mavericks-orlando-summer-league-roster/ 2016 Mavericks Orlando Summer League Roster
  12. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/207786/stevan-jelovac-re-signs-with-cai-zaragoza.html Stevan Jelovac re-signs with CAI Zaragoza
  13. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/russia/241049/nizhny-novgorod-inks-stevan-jelovac.html Nizhny Novgorod inks Stevan Jelovac
  14. https://www.brosebamberg.de/saison/news/nachricht/artikel/brose-bamberg-verpflichtet-stevan-jelovac/ Brose Bamberg verpflichtet Stevan Jelovac
  15. Web site: Stevan Jelovac, Gaziantep Basketbol'da. 8 February 2019. NTVSpor. Turkish. 18 March 2019.
  16. News: Stevan Jelovac inks in Japan with Neophoenix. 19 June 2020. Sportando. En. 22 June 2020. Carchia . Emiliano .
  17. Web site: Jelovac imao moždani udar . b92.net . 16 November 2021.
  18. Web site: Jelovac kolabirao na treningu, hitno prebačen u bolnicu . b92.net . 16 November 2021.
  19. Web site: Suze i aplauz u Atini: AEK povukao dres Stevana Jelovca (VIDEO) . mozzartsport.com . 14 December 2021.
  20. Web site: IN MEMORIAM – Стеван Јеловац (1989-2021). Košarkaški savez Srbije. sr.
  21. Web site: IN MEMORIAM: Stevan Jelovac (1989-2021) . mozzartsport.com . 5 December 2021.
  22. Web site: AEK se oprostio od Jelovca: Tragedija, neobjašnjiv bol! . mozzartsport.com . 5 December 2021.
  23. Web site: JECAJI PARALI GROBNU TIŠINU: Sahranjen košarkaš Stevan Jelovac, govor nad humkom rasplakao sve . novosti.rs . 8 December 2021.