Rastko Cvetković

Rastko Cvetković
Personal information
Born	June 22, 1970 (age 54); Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	1992: undrafted
Playing career	1988–2002
Position	Center
Number	8, 10, 13
Career history
1988–1993	Crvena zvezda
1993–1994	AEK Athens
1994–1995	Crvena zvezda
1995–1996	Denver Nuggets
1998–1999	Crvena zvezda
1999–2000	Soproni
2000–2001	Espoon Honka
2001	Belenenses
2001–2002	Seixal
Career highlights and awards
	YUBA League champion (1993); Finnish Cup winner (2001);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Representing Yugoslavia
European Championship for Juniors
European Championship for Cadets

Rastko Cvetković (Serbian Cyrillic: Растко Цветковић; born 22 June 1970) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), he played as a center. He is a son of the famous Serbian basketball player Vladimir Cvetković.

Playing career

A center, Cvetković played professionally 14 seasons, from 1988 to 2002. During his playing days, he played for Crvena zvezda, AEK Athens, Denver Nuggets, Soproni, Espoon Honka, Belenenses, and Seixal. In 1993, he won a YUBA League championship with Crvena zvezda. In the 1995–96 NBA season, Cvetković played for the Denver Nuggets, recording 0.7 points and 0.8 rebounds per game.^[1] He retired as a player with Seixal in 2002.^[2]

National team career

In August 1987, Cvetković was a member of the Yugoslavian Cadets that won the gold medal at the European Championship for Cadets in Hungary. Over five tournament games, he averaged 4.8 points per game.^[3] In August 1988, Cvetković was a member of the Yugoslavia junior team that won the gold medal at the European Championship for Juniors in Yugoslavia. Over five tournament games, he averaged 3.2 points per game.^[4]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1995–96	Denver	14	0	3.4	.313	.000	.000	.8	.2	.1	.1	.7

References

^ "Košarkaško osvajanje Amerike: Babić, Cvetković, Ćurčić, Milić, Miličić". strategija.org. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "На данашњи дан: Рођен Растко Цветковић". mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "1987 U16 Yugoslavia #6 - Rastko Cvetkovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "1988 U18 Yugoslavia #10 - Rastko Cvetkovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

External links

Rastko Cvetković at basketball-reference.com

[1] "Košarkaško osvajanje Amerike: Babić, Cvetković, Ćurčić, Milić, Miličić". strategija.org. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[2] "На данашњи дан: Рођен Растко Цветковић". mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[3] "1987 U16 Yugoslavia #6 - Rastko Cvetkovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[4] "1988 U18 Yugoslavia #10 - Rastko Cvetkovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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