Bato Govedarica | |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 185 |
Birth Date: | 17 April 1928 |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
Death Place: | Hinsdale, Illinois |
Nationality: | Serbian-American |
High School: | Lane Tech (Chicago, Illinois) |
College: | DePaul (1947–1951) |
Draft Year: | 1951 |
Draft Round: | 3 |
Draft Pick: | 24 |
Draft Team: | Syracuse Nationals |
Career Start: | 1953 |
Career End: | 1954 |
Career Number: | 14 |
Career Position: | Point guard |
Team1: | Syracuse Nationals |
Bbr: | govedba01 |
Zdravko "Bato" Govedarica (April 17, 1928 - March 13, 2006) was a Serbian-American professional basketball player.
Govedarica attended Chicago's Lane Tech High School and DePaul University. A 5'11" (180 cm) guard, he was inducted into the Chicago Basketball Hall of Fame on May 13, 2006.[1] He played 23 games for the Syracuse Nationals during the 1953–54 National Basketball Association season.
Govedarica was the son of Serb immigrants Teodor and Ana from Avtovac, a village near Gacko in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]