Stevan Jelovac
Jelovac with Lietuvos rytas in 2014
Personal information
Born(1989-07-08)8 July 1989
Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Died5 December 2021(2021-12-05) (aged 32)
Novi Sad, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2008–2021
PositionPower forward / Center
Number8, 13, 31, 89
Career history
2008–2009Vizura
2009–2010Mega Vizura
2010Crvena zvezda
2010–2011Mega Vizura
2011–2012Antalya BB
2012–2013JuveCaserta
2013–2014Lietuvos rytas
2014–2017CAI Zaragoza
2017–2018Nizhny Novgorod
2018–2019Brose Bamberg
2019–2020Gaziantep
2020–2021San-en NeoPhoenix
2021AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards

Stevan Jelovac (Serbian: Стеван Јеловац; 8 July 1989 – 5 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

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

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Lietuvos rytas 10013.6.414.192.6152.3.3.6.16.14.0
Career 10013.6.414.192.6152.3.3.6.16.14.0

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jelovac i Balmazović u Mega Vizuri (Serbian)
  2. ↑ Stevan Jelovac potpisao za Zvezdu (Serbian)
  3. ↑ Crvena Zvezda extends with four players
  4. ↑ Jelovac napustio Crvenu zvezdu (Serbian)
  5. ↑ Stevan Jelovac moves to Antalya
  6. ↑ Juve Caserta announced the signing of Stevan Jelovac
  7. ↑ Juvecaserta, Misko Raznatovic said Jelovac will NOT stay in Caserta
  8. ↑ Lietuvos Rytas signs Stevan Jelovac
  9. ↑ CAI Zaragoza lands Stevan Jelovac
  10. ↑ CAI Zaragoza keeps Stevan Jelovac one more season
  11. ↑ 2016 Mavericks Orlando Summer League Roster
  12. ↑ Stevan Jelovac re-signs with CAI Zaragoza
  13. ↑ Nizhny Novgorod inks Stevan Jelovac
  14. ↑ Brose Bamberg verpflichtet Stevan Jelovac
  15. ↑ "Stevan Jelovac, Gaziantep Basketbol'da" (in Turkish). NTVSpor. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  16. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (19 June 2020). "Stevan Jelovac inks in Japan with Neophoenix". Sportando. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  17. ↑ "Jelovac imao moždani udar". b92.net. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  18. ↑ "Jelovac kolabirao na treningu, hitno prebačen u bolnicu". b92.net. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "Suze i aplauz u Atini: AEK povukao dres Stevana Jelovca (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "IN MEMORIAM – Стеван Јеловац (1989-2021)". Košarkaški savez Srbije (in Serbian).
  21. ↑ "IN MEMORIAM: Stevan Jelovac (1989-2021)". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "AEK se oprostio od Jelovca: Tragedija, neobjašnjiv bol!". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "JECAJI PARALI GROBNU TIŠINU: Sahranjen košarkaš Stevan Jelovac, govor nad humkom rasplakao sve". novosti.rs. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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