Zdravko "Bato" Govedarica (April 17, 1928 – March 13, 2006) was an Serbian-American professional
basketball player.
Playing career
Govedarica attended
Chicago's
Lane Tech High School
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and
DePaul University. A 5'11" (180 cm)
guard, he was inducted into the
Chicago Basketball Hall of Fame on May 13, 2006.
[Wisby, Gary. "Basketball star at Lane Tech, DePaul". '' Chicago Sun-Times'', March 20, 2006] He played 23 games for the
Syracuse Nationals during the
1953–54 National Basketball Association season.
Personal life
Govedarica was the son of
Serb immigrants Teodor and Ana from
Avtovac, a village near
Gacko in modern-day
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
See also
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List of Serbian Americans
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References
External links
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1928 births
2006 deaths
American men's basketball players
American military personnel of the Korean War
American people of Serbian descent
Basketball players from Chicago
DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
Point guards
Syracuse Nationals draft picks
Syracuse Nationals players
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