Slobodan "Boban" Savović (born November 27, 1979) is a Montenegrin professional

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coach and former player. He is currently working as an

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for

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Early career

Raised in

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, Savović came to the

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in 1994 and played at East Side High School in

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. In 1996, Savović represented Serbia and Montenegro in the FIBA European Championship for Junior Men. After a standout career there, he was signed by

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. During his freshman year, he was one of the top contributors off the bench in the Buckeyes' run to the 1999 Final Four. He missed most of the 1999–2000 season due to ankle and leg injuries, but was a starter the next two years. A deadly three-point shooter, he left Ohio State fifth all-time in career three-pointers with 125.

Scandal at Ohio State

Two years after Savović left Ohio State, he played a role in a scandal that ended the career of Buckeyes coach Jim O'Brien. In June 2004, Kathleen Salyers, a nanny from the Columbus suburb of Gahanna, sued Ohio State boosters Dan and Kim Roslovic. Salyers claimed that the Roslovics agreed to pay Salyers $1,000 per month plus expenses to care for Savović. Salyers claimed the Roslovics reneged on that agreement. Savović couldn't live with the Roslovics due to their status as Ohio State boosters. Salyers also alleged that O'Brien not only knew about these arrangements, but also knew Savović was receiving improper payments and that she did much of Savović's homework for three years because of his difficulties with English. O'Brien had been fired due to a separate revelation by Salyers that he'd given $6,000 to one-time recruit Aleksandar Radojević. However, the revelations about Savović led to a separate

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investigation. Ultimately, Ohio State was placed on three years' probation and forced to vacate every game in which Savović played (including the 1999 Final Four).

Professional career

After going

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in the

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, he played professionally for four years in

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and

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Personal life

He is the younger brother of former

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player

Predrag Savović Predrag Savović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Савовић; born 21 May 1976) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Among many teams in his professional career he played for KK Partizan, KK Partizan Belgrade, the Nati ...

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