Stefan Jović ( sr-cyr, Стефан Јовић, born November 3, 1990) is a Serbian professional

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player for

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of the Liga ACB. He represents the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position.

Club career

Jović played in the

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of Ergonom from his hometown

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. From 2010 to 2012 he played with Sloga. In July 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Radnički.

Crvena zvezda (2014–2017)

On September 21, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with

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. In the 2014–15 season, his first with the club, Crvena zvezda won the

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championship, the

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championship and the

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. He also appeared in 19 games in the EuroLeague, averaging 2.9 points, 2.8 assists and 2.1 rebounds. On November 12, 2015, in a road game against Bayern Munich, he set the Euroleague record for the most assists in a single game – 19. In May 2016, he was named MVP of the

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. On September 8, 2016, he re-signed with the team until the end of the 2017–18 season. On October 3, 2016, in a home game against

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, he recorded 16 assists in 24 minutes.

Bayern Munich (2017–2019)

On July 14, 2017, Jović signed a two-year deal with German team Bayern Munich. In his first season with the team, Jović with Bayern lifted the 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga championship trophy by defeating Alba Berlin with 3–2 in the final series. Over 40 games league games, he averaged 7.4 points and 5.3 assists, while shooting 54.7% from the field goal. In EuroCup, he appeared in 15 games and averaged 5.3 points and 5.6 assists per game. In 2018–19 season, Jović appeared in 35 games of the Bundesliga and averaged 6.3 points and 4.8 assists, while shooting 44.4% from the field goal. Bayern eventually defended the championship trophy by defeating Alba Berlin with 3–0 in the final series of

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. In the EuroLeague, he averaged 8.3 points and 4.6 assists over 23 games played.

Khimki (2019–2021)

On July 17, 2019, Jović signed a contract with the Russian team

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. On October 3, 2019, Jović left the court with back pain in a game against

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. During the 2019-2020 season with Khimki, Jović averaged 7.6 points, 4.2 assists and 1.3 steals per contest in a total of 23 EuroLeague games. In the following season, he appeared in only 8 EuroLeague contests due to personal injuries and the club's dire financial situation, with a stat line of 4.4 points, 3.8 assists and 2 rebounds per game.

Panathinaikos (2022)

On January 7, 2022, Jović signed a contract with Panathinaikos of the

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and the EuroLeague for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, with the option for an additional season. In 5

games, he averaged 3.4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2 assists, playing around 13 minutes per contest. Additionally, in 4 EuroLeague games, he averaged 3.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists, playing around 21 minutes per contest. His season as a whole was heavily plagued with various injuries and he never fully entered the team's rotation.

Basket Zaragoza (2022–present)

On December 12, 2022, he signed with

of the Liga ACB.

National team career

In the youth category, Jović was a member of the squad that won the silver medal at the

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and bronze medal at the 2013 University Games. He was also a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won silver medals at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. Jović also represented Serbia at the

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where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to

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. Over 9 tournament games, he averaged 6.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy, but was eventually upset in the

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. With wins over the United States and

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, it finished in fifth place. With yet another absence of team's captain Teodosić due to injury, Jović emerged as the starting point guard of the team and averaged 7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.

Career achievements and awards

; Club *

champion: 3 (with

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17) * German League champion: 2 (with Bayern Munich: 2017–18, 2018–19) * Serbian Radivoj Korać Cup winner: 2 (with

: 2014–15, 2016–17) *

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champion: 3 (with

: 2015, 2015–16, 2016–17) ;Individual * ABA League Finals MVP: (

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) * All-ABA League Team: (2017) * 2×

Sportsperson of the Year: 2014, 2016.

Personal life

Jović plays the

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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