Friday, October 24, 2008

BC Kyiv announced Stanojevic


BC Kyiv announced the rumored transfer of Jovo Stanojevic(2.07-C) that will strengthen the front line of the team for the upcoming EuroCup games and the Ukrainian league. The rumors were actually true and it remains to be seen if this will development will show the way out for Ryan Stack who doesn't get much playing time with BC Kyiv anymore.

Stanojevic arrived from Besiktas where he only managed to play one game in the regular season. He also played for Prokom Trefl, which he helped win the Polish League championship last season.

Before that he spent five seasons with Alba Berlin, during which he won one German League championships, two German Cups and was named to the all-star team three times. He has also played for Vojvodina Novi Sad, Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade in his native Serbia, as well as for Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana in Israel. As a member of the Yugoslavian national team, Stanojevic won the bronze medal at the 1999 European Championship. He averaged 9 points and 4.6 rebounds over 20 minutes per game in 10 Euroleague games and 10.3 points and 4.4 rebounds in 18 minutes in the Polish League with Prokom.




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