Igor Rakočević

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Igor Rakočević
Siena
2012–2013Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
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Medals
Men's basketball
Representing
FR Yugoslavia
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Indianapolis
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2001 Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Bari
'22 & under' World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Australia
Under-21 Team
'22 & under' European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Italy Under-20 Team
European Championship for Juniors
Bronze medal – third place 1996 France Under-18 Team

Igor Rakočević (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player.

At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 1⁄2") tall,

2001 FIBA EuroBasket and the 2002 FIBA World Championship
.

Professional career

Early years

Rakočević played with

NBA. With Crvena zvezda, he won the YUBA League championship in the 1997–98 season, and finished second in the FIBA Korać Cup in the same season
.

In 2000, after getting drafted in the NBA, he signed a three-year contract with KK Budućnost, with an NBA exit clause along with a set transfer fee should he decide to exercise the clause.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Rakočević was selected by the

NBA, until the 2002–03 NBA season, in which he totaled 244 minutes of playing time, in 42 games played, and averaged 1.9 points, 0.8 assists, and 0.4 rebounds per game. He was released after the season, and signed by the San Antonio Spurs
, who also released him shortly after. The 2002 - 2003 season ended up being his only season in the NBA, with his final game being a 97–78 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on April 6, 2003. In his final game, Rakočević played for 1 minute and recorded 1 assist and no other stats.

Back to Europe

In October 2003, Rakočević returned to Europe, and signed with Crvena zvezda,

the top scorer of the Adriatic League. He was the captain
and best player of Crvena zvezda in that 2003–04 season.

He continued his career in Spain, where he played with

Spanish ACB League
championship in 2008. He also won another Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy with TAU, in 2009.

In June 2009, he signed a three-year contract with the

Efes Pilsen.[6][7] While playing with Efes, he also won the 2011 Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy.[8][9] In June 2011, he left Efes.[10]

In October 2011, Rakočević signed with the

Montepaschi Siena, for the 2011–12 season.[11]

On 9 August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Crvena zvezda, which began his third stint with that team.[12][13] In July 2013, Rakočević decided not to play for Crvena zvezda in the following season, and he made the statement that he would play abroad for one more season, or would retire, and become the sports director of the team.[14][15]

National team career

Rakočević made his debut with the senior

Serbia and Montenegro national team in Japan, at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games
.

Post-playing career

In February 2015, Rakočević was elected as the vice-president of the Basketball Federation of Serbia, and put in charge of men's basketball.[16] In December 2020, he was not sought for re-election.[17]

Rakočević was elected on 5-year term as a member of the Assembly of the KK Crvena zvezda on 27 December 2021.[18][19]

Personal life

Rakočević is the son of former Serbian basketball player Goran Rakočević, who played at the point guard position with Crvena zvezda.[20]

Since retiring from professional basketball, Rakočević has taken up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and in December 2021 was promoted to black belt in the art after a little over nine years of training.[21]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
Led the league

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2000–01
Budućnost
 11 10 29.8 .417 .222 .653 2.7 1.8 1.4 .0 12.9 9.8
2001–02 14 12 29.6 .480 .345 .655 1.6 2.1 1.3 .0 17.7 14.8
2005–06 Real Madrid 20 9 27.2 .443 .402 .893 2.9 3.0 .8 .0 14.8 14.2
2006–07
TAU Cerámica
 22 20 27.2 .492 .475 .843 2.4 1.7 1.4 .1 16.2 14.4
2007–08 22 22 27.8 .465 .396 .837 2.3 1.7 .7 .0 14.9 12.7
2008–09 21 21 26.5 .460 .398 .895 2.3 2.0 .8 .0 18.0 16.8
2009–10
Efes Pilsen
 16 5 20.1 .353 .286 .833 1.7 2.3 .4 .0 10.0 9.1
2010–11 14 14 29.9 .457 .435 .877 2.3 1.7 .7 .0 17.2 15.0
2011–12
Montepaschi
 19 5 19.7 .399 .455 .780 1.9 1.6 .3 .1 9.4 7.0
Career 159 118 26.3 .449 .384 .816 2.3 2.0 .8 .0 14.6 12.8

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Minnesota 42 0 5.8 .379 .417 .806 .4 .8 .1 .0 1.9
Career 42 0 5.8 .379 .417 .806 .4 .8 .1 .0 1.9

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Crvena zvezda Belgrade
Budućnost Podgorica
Valencia Basket
  • Valencian League
    (1): 2005
Real Madrid
TAU Cerámica
  • Spanish League (1): 2008
  • Spanish Cup
    (1): 2009
  • Spanish Supercup
    (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
Efes Istanbul
  • Turkish Super Cup
    (2): 2009, 2010
Montepaschi Siena

Individual

FR Yugoslavian junior national team

FR Yugoslavian senior national team

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Igor Rakočević". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011.
  2. ^ NBA Draft history: 2000 Draft
  3. ^ Rakočević potpisao ugovor sa Crvenom zvezdom (Serbian)
  4. ^ Tau's Rakocevic wins race for Alphonso Ford Trophy
  5. ^ All-Euroleague team, MVP announced
  6. ^ B92.net Rakočević u Efesu! (Serbian)
  7. ^ Euroleague.net Top scorer Rakocevic joins Turkish champs.
  8. ^ Rakocevic is Ford Trophy winner again.
  9. ^ Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy: Igor Rakocevic, Efes Pilsen
  10. ^ Igor Rakocevic leaves Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
  11. ^ Montepaschi Siena bags scoring champ Rakocevic.
  12. ^ Carchia, E. "Red Star brings Igor Rakocevic back home". Sportando. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  13. ^ Vunulović, B. "Rakočević u Zvezdi po treći put, ugovor potpisan na dve godine". Blic Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Igor Rakocevic won't play for Red Star next season". Sportando. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  15. ^ "CZ bez Rakočevića naredne sezone". B92.net (in Serbian). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Igor Rakočević novi potpredsednik KSS-a: Velika čast i odgovornost". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  17. ^ ""POSAO SAM RADIO POŠTENO, SAVESNO I POSVEĆENO" Igor Rakočević napustio KSS, a evo KO DOLAZI na njegovo mesto". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Čović još pet godina na čelu Zvezde, najveći saziv Skupštine u istoriji kluba". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Čoviću novi mandat, u Skupštini Vučević, Miličić, sportisti, glumci..." b92.net. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  20. ^ Euroleague - Vladimir Stanković: The excitement starts here.
  21. ^ "NBA Player Igor Rakocevic Promoted to BJJ Black Belt". 15 December 2021.

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