Zlatko Savović

Zlatko Savović
Personal information
Born	September 20, 1980 (age 44); Banja Luka, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian / American
Listed height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
High school	Everett High School; (Everett, Washington)
College	Lehigh (1999–2003)
NBA draft	2003: undrafted
Playing career	2003–2004, 2010
Position	Point guard
Number	10
Career history
2003–2004	Ventspils
2004	Crvena zvezda
2010	Tacoma Thunder
Career highlights and awards
	All-Patriot League First-Team (2003);

Zlatko Savović (born September 20, 1980) is a Bosnian-American former professional basketball player.

Early life

Born in Banja Luka, Yugoslavia to a Bosnian Serb father Božidar and a Bosniak mother Behrija. In 1993, he moved to Everett, Washington with his parents. There he attended Everett High School.^[1]^[2]

A point guard, Savović played four seasons of college basketball at the Lehigh University from 1999 to 2003.^[3]^[1]^[2] In his senior year, he recorded 14.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.5 steals per game and was named to the All-Patriot League First-Team in the 2002–03 season.^[4]^[5]^[6]

He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University.

After went undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft, Savović moved to Europe where played professionally for Ventspils (Latvia) and Crvena zvezda (ABA League).^[7]

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^ ^a ^b "Former Everett basketball star knows real meaning of adversity". seattletimes.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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