Ivan Radenovic
Encyclopedia
Ivan Radenović is a Serbia
n professional basketball player, formerly of college basketball
's Arizona Wildcats
. He currently plays with Ukrainian
pro club BC Donetsk
.
, Socialist Republic of Serbia
, in the former Yugoslavia
, and began playing basketball in the junior teams for Partizan Belgrade
. His talent came to prominence during the 2002 Albert Schweitzer Games in Germany where he played for a Serbian youth team, averaging 7.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from the floor.
team and their legendary head coach Lute Olson
, where he had one of the most successful debuts in Wildcats history, scoring 17 points against Liberty University
on December 28, 2003. That very same season, Radenović earned Honorable Mention Pac 10 All Freshman honors. He was a great addition to the Wildcats' team that needed help at the big man position. That season Radenović averaged 5.8 points per game, 2.9 rebounds per game, and shoot 25.7% from the 3-point line, 39.7% in field goals, and 76.7% from the free throw line.
During the 2004-05 season, Radenović's game improved a lot. He was a key man on a Wildcats team
that lost to the Illinois Fighting Illini
in the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Elite Eight
game. During the season Radenović averaged 8.6 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, and posted four double doubles and six double figure rebounding games. A notable performance was his Pac 10 game at UCLA
where he scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. The same season Radenović was voted the most improved player of them by his teammates.
In the 2005-06 season, Radenović was a key player on an Arizona Wildcats
' college team plagued by off-court problems. He was named the team's co-MVP by his teammates. That same season he averaged 12.5 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game, and managed a team-leading four double-doubles during the season.
His senior season of 2006-07 was his year as a leader on a team filled with talent. The absence of Kirk Walters' rebounding throughout the season damaged the Wildcats' game plan. The Wildcats were forced to rely on the younger members on the roster like Chase Budinger
and Marcus Williams and eventually lost to Purdue in the first round of the 2007 March Madness Tournament
. For the 2006-07 season Radenović averaged 15.1 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, 2.1 assist per game, and shoot 50.7% from the field. His highlight of the season was a 37-point, 9-rebound and 7-assist performance in an 85-80 overtime win over Stanford on March 3, 2007. This included 11 of 11 free throws. He was guarded by lottery pick Brook Lopez, now starting for the New Jersey Nets, and also by Brook's twin brother, Robin Lopez who is now the backup center for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA.
into the NBA after entering his name in the 2007 NBA Draft
, which was followed by a failed attempt to make it onto the Los Angeles Clippers
' roster during their Las Vegas Summer League
. He only played in three out of the five Clippers' Summer League games.
Radenović moved to Europe
and signed a two year contract with the Spanish ACB League club Akasvayu Girona in 2007. After one season with his Spanish team, Radenović moved to Athens
and signed with the Greek League
club Panellinios BC on a one year contract. After a season in Greece, Redenović moved to the Russian Superleague A and signed a one year contract with CSKA Moscow
in September 2009, but at the end of December his contract was terminated. He ended the 2009/10 season at the Spanish team Cajasol Sevilla in the ACB League. In August 2010 he moved to Menorca Bàsquet. In July 2011 he signed a two-year contract with BC Donetsk
.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n professional basketball player, formerly of college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
's Arizona Wildcats
Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
The Arizona Wildcats basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I. They are currently coached by Sean Miller.Arizona has a long and rich...
. He currently plays with Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
pro club BC Donetsk
BC Donetsk
BC Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club, that is based in Donetsk. The mascot of the team is a tiger, which also appears on their symbol, and the "Tigers" is also the nickname of the team.-History:...
.
Early life
Radenović was born in BelgradeBelgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Socialist Republic of Serbia
Socialist Republic of Serbia
Socialist Republic of Serbia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It is a predecessor of modern day Serbia, which served as the biggest republic in the Yugoslav federation and held the largest population of all the Yugoslav...
, in the former Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, and began playing basketball in the junior teams for Partizan Belgrade
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....
. His talent came to prominence during the 2002 Albert Schweitzer Games in Germany where he played for a Serbian youth team, averaging 7.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from the floor.
College career
Mid-way through the 2003-04 season, Radenović joined the Arizona Wildcats men's basketballArizona Wildcats men's basketball
The Arizona Wildcats basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I. They are currently coached by Sean Miller.Arizona has a long and rich...
team and their legendary head coach Lute Olson
Lute Olson
Robert Luther "Lute" Olson is a retired American men's basketball coach. He was most recently head coach at the University of Arizona for a period of 25 years. He was also head coach at the University of Iowa for 9 years and California State University, Long Beach for one season...
, where he had one of the most successful debuts in Wildcats history, scoring 17 points against Liberty University
Liberty University
Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...
on December 28, 2003. That very same season, Radenović earned Honorable Mention Pac 10 All Freshman honors. He was a great addition to the Wildcats' team that needed help at the big man position. That season Radenović averaged 5.8 points per game, 2.9 rebounds per game, and shoot 25.7% from the 3-point line, 39.7% in field goals, and 76.7% from the free throw line.
During the 2004-05 season, Radenović's game improved a lot. He was a key man on a Wildcats team
Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
The Arizona Wildcats basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I. They are currently coached by Sean Miller.Arizona has a long and rich...
that lost to the Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign....
in the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St...
Elite Eight
Elite Eight
The term Elite Eight, or less commonly called "Great Eight", refers to the final eight teams in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship or the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship; and, thus, represents the national quarterfinals. In Division I, the Elite Eight consists of the...
game. During the season Radenović averaged 8.6 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, and posted four double doubles and six double figure rebounding games. A notable performance was his Pac 10 game at UCLA
UCLA Bruins men's basketball
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 Division I NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 national titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967,...
where he scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. The same season Radenović was voted the most improved player of them by his teammates.
In the 2005-06 season, Radenović was a key player on an Arizona Wildcats
Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
The Arizona Wildcats basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I. They are currently coached by Sean Miller.Arizona has a long and rich...
' college team plagued by off-court problems. He was named the team's co-MVP by his teammates. That same season he averaged 12.5 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game, and managed a team-leading four double-doubles during the season.
His senior season of 2006-07 was his year as a leader on a team filled with talent. The absence of Kirk Walters' rebounding throughout the season damaged the Wildcats' game plan. The Wildcats were forced to rely on the younger members on the roster like Chase Budinger
Chase Budinger
Chase Andrew Budinger is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
and Marcus Williams and eventually lost to Purdue in the first round of the 2007 March Madness Tournament
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...
. For the 2006-07 season Radenović averaged 15.1 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, 2.1 assist per game, and shoot 50.7% from the field. His highlight of the season was a 37-point, 9-rebound and 7-assist performance in an 85-80 overtime win over Stanford on March 3, 2007. This included 11 of 11 free throws. He was guarded by lottery pick Brook Lopez, now starting for the New Jersey Nets, and also by Brook's twin brother, Robin Lopez who is now the backup center for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA.
Professional career
Radenović went undraftedUndrafted
An undrafted sportsperson or undrafted free agent is specific type of sportsperson who plays, or attempts to play, in a professional sports league without first being selected in a draft....
into the NBA after entering his name in the 2007 NBA Draft
2007 NBA Draft
The 2007 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2007 at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. It was broadcast on television in 115 countries. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...
, which was followed by a failed attempt to make it onto the Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
' roster during their Las Vegas Summer League
NBA Summer League
The NBA Summer League is a period during which NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season line-ups. Typically, there is a mix of rookies and some of the younger bench players to see how well some players work with others...
. He only played in three out of the five Clippers' Summer League games.
Radenović moved to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and signed a two year contract with the Spanish ACB League club Akasvayu Girona in 2007. After one season with his Spanish team, Radenović moved to Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and signed with the Greek League
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
club Panellinios BC on a one year contract. After a season in Greece, Redenović moved to the Russian Superleague A and signed a one year contract with CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
in September 2009, but at the end of December his contract was terminated. He ended the 2009/10 season at the Spanish team Cajasol Sevilla in the ACB League. In August 2010 he moved to Menorca Bàsquet. In July 2011 he signed a two-year contract with BC Donetsk
BC Donetsk
BC Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club, that is based in Donetsk. The mascot of the team is a tiger, which also appears on their symbol, and the "Tigers" is also the nickname of the team.-History:...
.
External links
- Eurocup Profile
- Basketpedya.com Profile
- Ivan Radenovic Biography – Arizona Wildcats Official Site