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Stefan Jović

Stefan Jović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Јовић, born November 3, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Serbian national team in international competition. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays at the point guard position.

Jović played in the youth system of Ergonom from his hometown Niš. From 2010 to 2012 he played with Sloga. In July 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Radnički.

On September 21, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Crvena zvezda. In the 2014–15 season, his first with the club, Crvena zvezda won the ABA League championship, the Serbian League championship and the Serbian Cup. 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 2015–16 ABA League Finals.

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 Cedevita, he recorded 16 assists in 24 minutes.

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 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga. In the EuroLeague, he averaged 8.3 points and 4.6 assists over 23 games played.

On July 17, 2019, Jović signed a contract with the Russian team Khimki. On October 3, 2019, Jović left the court with back pain in a game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. 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.

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