Vlado Janković Explained

Vlado Janković
Height M:2.02
Weight Kg:104
Team:Free agent
Nationality:Serbian / Greek
Birth Date:March 3, 1990
Birth Place:Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2007
Years1:2007–2013
Team1:Panionios
Years2:2008–2009
Team2:Mega Vizura
Years3:2013–2016
Team3:Panathinaikos
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:Valencia
Years5:2016–2017
Team5:Aris Thessaloniki
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:Andorra
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Holargos
Years8:2019–2021
Team8:AEK Athens
Years9:2021–2022
Team9:PAOK Thessaloniki
Years10:2023
Team10:AEK Athens
Years11:2023–2024
Team11:Karditsa
Highlights:

Vladimir "Vlado" Janković[1] (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 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

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| Panathinaikos| 17 || 1 || 3.6 || .250 || .250 || .500 || .6 || .2 || .2 || .1 || .6 || .4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| Panathinaikos| 27 || 27 || 26.3 || .370 || .333 || .741 || 3.7|| 2.1 || 1.1 || .2 || 8.3 || 8.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Panathinaikos| 22 || 7 || 15.7 || .528 || .400 || .536 || 2.5 || 1.4 || .5 || .1 || 5.7 || 6.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:left;"| Career| style="text-align:left;"|| 66 || 35 || 16.9 || .412 || .347 || .663 || 2.5 || 1.4 || .7 || .1 || 5.4 || 5.7

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Vladimir%20GIANKOVITS/pid/57905/_//players.html Vlado JANKOVIC (GRE) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/sports/basketball/vlado-jankovic-is-star-for-panionios-in-greece.html?_r=0 NYTimes.com Greek Basketball's Adopted Son Ponders Major Goodbye.
  3. Web site: newsroom . sport-fm . Δεκαπέντε χρόνια χωρίς τον Μπόμπαν Γιάνκοβιτς . 2022-08-23 . sport-fm.gr . el.
  4. http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/114404/8177 Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS adds young guns Pappas, Jankovic.
  5. http://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/pelicans-announce-2016-samsung-nba-summer-league-roster-and-mini-camp-schedule/ PELICANS 2016 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER 55 Vladimir Jankovic F 6-8 222 3/3/90 Greece Panathinaikos (Greece).
  6. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/208559/valencia-signs-vladimir-jankovic.html Valencia signs Vladimir Jankovic.
  7. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/216036/vladimir-jankovic-joins-aris-bc-on-loan-until-the-end-of-the-season.html Vladimir Jankovic joins Aris BC on loan until the end of the season.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20170722130831/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7ykc9ns33cedtxjj Andorra signs small forward Jankovic.
  9. News: Vlado Jankovic signs contract extension with AEK Athens . Sportando . August 3, 2020 . August 3, 2020. Carchia . Emiliano .
  10. News: PAOK announces signing of Vlado Jankovic . Sportando . July 23, 2021 . July 23, 2021. Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .