Ive Ivanov

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Ive Ivanov
Personal information
Born (1985-11-13) November 13, 1985 (age 39)
Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2003–2023
Position Power forward
Career history
2003–2004 Zadar
2004–2007 Borik Puntamika
2007–2009 Zabok
2009–2010Borik Puntamika
2010–2015Zadar
2015–2016 Krka
2016–2017 GKK Šibenik
2017–2018Zadar
2018–2019 MZT Skopje
2019–2020Zadar
2020–2021 Lions de Genève
2021–2023 Široki
Career highlights and awards

Ive Ivanov (born November 13, 1985) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He played at the power forward position.

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Career

Ivanov grew up in Borik Puntamika, but made his pro debut with Zadar in 2003. After the 2003–04 season in which Zadar came second in the Croatian Championship and Cup, Ivanov was passed back to Borik Puntamika. In his first professional season there the club reached the semifinals of the Croatian Cup, even though playing in the second level of the Croatian basketball league. Next season Borik Puntamika reached the top-level league with Ivanov drawing attention to himself and subsequently being called up for the Croatian All-Star game. After spending another season in his youth career club he moved to KK Zabok, another top-level Croatian club. [1] He spent two seasons there and was traded back to Borik Puntamika in 2009. After spending one more season in Borik Puntamika, coach Danijel Jusup returned him to Zadar in the summer of 2010. [2]

He has spent three seasons in KK Zadar since, playing a major role in his club's Croatian League and Adriatic League performances. In the 2010-11 Adriatic league season he averaged 7.3 points, 3.8 reb, 0.9 assists, in the 2012-13 season 5.0 pts, 2.9 reb, 0.7 ass. [3] In the summer of 2013 he decided to sign another one-year contract with Zadar. [4] Despite injuries that forced him to miss a considerable part of the 2013/14 season, he played one of his best games in the last round, when he scored 17 points and made a decisive contribution to his team beating Union Olimpija and keeping its place in the Adriatic League. [5] In August 2014, he extended his contract, making it his fourth season as captain and fifth as a player of KK Zadar. [6]

In July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the Slovenian club Krka. [7] While playing for Krka he won the Slovenian Cup – his first and only trophy so far. After spending only one season abroad, he followed his coach Vladimir Anzulović from Krka to GKK Šibenik where he signed a two-year contract in July 2016. [8] [9] After one season, he left Šibenik. [10]

On July 25, 2018, Ivanov signed with Macedonian basketball club MZT Skopje. [11]

In July 2019, Ivanov returned to Zadar, signing a one-year deal. [12]

In the 2020 offseason, Ivanov signed with Lions de Genève in Switzerland. He won the Swiss Cup and the SBL Cup with the Lions. In the final of the SBL Cup, Ivanov had 11 points and 8 rebounds and was named the MVP of the competition. [13]

In August 2021, Ivanov signed for Široki of the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and ABA League Second Division. [14] A year later, in August 2022, he signed another one-year deal with Široki. [15]

Personal life

In June 2013 he married his long-time girlfriend Ana with which he had his son Vito a year earlier. [16]

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