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Jovana Popovic is a Husky!


Jovana Popovic (PG) from Serbia. She participated in the last Nike Hoop Summit and turned 18 last month. Last summer, she had a good European U18 championship. Attached are her contact details and the quarterfinal game against Spain, the team that won the tournament. She is a combative player, a bit like Nika, but she is more focused on offense.
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Jovana Popovic - Serbia - Player Profile - FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket 2025 | FIBA Basketball

All detailed statistics, points, assists and rebounds of Popovic - Serbia from FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket 2025
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Her stats are insane

Averaging 26.6 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 7.2 APG, and 3.4 SPG

Shooting 49.2% on 2s, 53.8% on 3s (14-26), and 91.2% at the line (31-34)

A couple of months ago she had
44 points (14/26 FG | 9/18 FG2 | 5/8 FG 3 | 11/13 FT)
4 rebounds
1 assist
2 steal
 
Hawk said:
Her stats are insane

Averaging 26.6 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 7.2 APG, and 3.4 SPG

Shooting 49.2% on 2s, 53.8% on 3s (14-26), and 91.2% at the line (31-34)

A couple of months ago she had
44 points (14/26 FG | 9/18 FG2 | 5/8 FG 3 | 11/13 FT)
4 rebounds
1 assist
2 steal
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Her season stats to date are pretty incredible. Looking at the link provided on the other thread about her that showed her season stats, she was averaging more than 2 points per field goal attempt. That almost seems like an impossible stat, but it isn't if you take a high numbers of threes hitting over 50%, and get fouled very often and make over 90% of those.

Pretty much all the numbers are impressive. A lot of assists like a PG, incredible scoring and shooting like a shooting guard, enough rebounds to be impressive as a 3, lots of steals, not many fouls. Blocked shots so so and maybe slightly high on turnovers are the only stats that are not excellent.

Have no idea about the level of competition, but her stats suggest a well rounded game, and the potential to perhaps be a three position player at 1-3 despite her size.
 
In the regular thread, people were questioning her defense. This season on her professional team, she is averaging 3.4 steals per game as a 17 year old. Last year as a 16 year old she averaged 2.8 (I think that is correct) on her professional team and they won the championship and she was the MVP. Her defense on her European teams seems to be very good based solely on stats.
 
KCD said:
In the regular thread, people were questioning her defense. This season on her professional team, she is averaging 3.4 steals per game as a 17 year old. Last year as a 16 year old she averaged 2.8
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I don’t think people were questioning her defense. At least I wasn’t. I merely said I hadn’t seen videos that showed her defense. I guess that’s not surprising since highlights reels tend to feature offensive accomplishments. But it’s good to hear about excellent defensive stats. Thanks.
 
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KCD said:
In the regular thread, people were questioning her defense. This season on her professional team, she is averaging 3.4 steals per game as a 17 year old. Last year as a 16 year old she averaged 2.8 (I think that is correct) on her professional team and they won the championship and she was the MVP. Her defense on her European teams seems to be very good based solely on stats.
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After watching a couple of full game videos this is what I've seen. Her hands and feet are very quick with good anticipation which accounts for the good steal numbers. Her on ball positioning and effort is also good. The area for improvement is probably in her physicality. Mainly because of her size she doesn't body/detour her man or attempt to block shots or challenge bigs when caught in a switch. Smart decisions because she and her coach probably recognize the value of her staying on the court out of foul trouble. Auriemma may require a more physical commitment similar to Arnold and Heckel but overall she's very capable defensively. And her offensive ceiling is high.
 
The Serbian women's basketball league is not recognized as a top league in Europe. This is in contrast to the Italian league, where Blanca has been playing for the past few seasons. The leagues in Spain, Turkey, France, and Italy are top leagues, as far as I know. Russia is currently excluded from EuroCup and EuroLeague competitions, which is why it is not currently included in the leagues mentioned. However, this does not mean that the caliber of play is not interesting.

The Serbian league consists of 12 teams with a 22-game regular season schedule. The schedule runs from late September to late March. I couldn't find any information about the playoff system. The schedules of the various European leagues are somewhat similar across the continent. The reason there are so few games over such a long period is to allow teams participating in the two most competitive competitions to do so.

The EuroLeague and EuroCup are the two competitions in question. No Serbian team plays in the EuroLeague, which is the highest competition, and only one plays in the EuroCup: Crvena Zvezda. There is another competition in this part of Europe, the WABA (Women's Basketball Adriatic League), which consists almost entirely of teams from the republics of the former Yugoslavia. With the exception of Bulgaria, the teams come from Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Croatia, with seven teams participating. Partizan is the team representing Serbia.

Attached is the Top 100 ranking in Europe. You can click on the different teams to see their ranking in their league and other competitions, as well as all relevant information.

Jovana's team, Mega Mis, is ranked 40th. The scoring system used for the rankings can be found at the bottom. It seems obvious that since the team is not participating in other competitions, their ranking will be difficult to maintain. Points earned in the EuroCup and especially in the EuroLeague are more generous.

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From Canada said:
The Serbian women's basketball league is not recognized as a top league in Europe. This is in contrast to the Italian league, where Blanca has been playing for the past few seasons. The leagues in Spain, Turkey, France, and Italy are top leagues, as far as I know. Russia is currently excluded from EuroCup and EuroLeague competitions, which is why it is not currently included in the leagues mentioned. However, this does not mean that the caliber of play is not interesting.

The Serbian league consists of 12 teams with a 22-game regular season schedule. The schedule runs from late September to late March. I couldn't find any information about the playoff system. The schedules of the various European leagues are somewhat similar across the continent. The reason there are so few games over such a long period is to allow teams participating in the two most competitive competitions to do so.

The EuroLeague and EuroCup are the two competitions in question. No Serbian team plays in the EuroLeague, which is the highest competition, and only one plays in the EuroCup: Crvena Zvezda. There is another competition in this part of Europe, the WABA (Women's Basketball Adriatic League), which consists almost entirely of teams from the republics of the former Yugoslavia. With the exception of Bulgaria, the teams come from Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Croatia, with seven teams participating. Partizan is the team representing Serbia.

Attached is the Top 100 ranking in Europe. You can click on the different teams to see their ranking in their league and other competitions, as well as all relevant information.

Jovana's team, Mega Mis, is ranked 40th. The scoring system used for the rankings can be found at the bottom. It seems obvious that since the team is not participating in other competitions, their ranking will be difficult to maintain. Points earned in the EuroCup and especially in the EuroLeague are more generous.

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Cancel that scholarship!! ☺️
 
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Just one caveat: judging from this latest video, the level of competition isn't very good. I mean, Jovana seems to be head and shoulders above everyone else on that court. ... and I don't mean in height.

Also, she can finish with either hand, as we see here. But she seems to have a strong preference for the right hand.
 
Bone Dog said:
Just one caveat: judging from this latest video, the level of competition isn't very good. I mean, Jovana seems to be head and shoulders above everyone else on that court. ... and I don't mean in height.

Also, she can finish with either hand, as we see here. But she seems to have a strong preference for the right hand.
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As I mentioned earlier, Serbia's women's basketball league is not considered to be one of the top leagues in Europe. It is difficult for me to make a comparison, as the team only has three players aged between 22 and 26, with the rest being younger.

Mega Mis has no international players (outside Europe); the best international players play in the Euroleague or Eurocup. Attached is the European top 100 ranking, with Jovana's Mega Mis team in 57th place, but the ranking is based on a points system and can be misleading.

In my opinion, the best leagues in Europe can be recognized first and foremost by the number of qualified teams that play in parallel in the EuroLeague, which is the strongest competition, followed by the EuroCup, which is the second strongest. No team from the Serbian league plays in the EuroLeague and only one plays in the EuroCup.

The leagues in Turkey, France, and Spain each have three teams in the EuroLeague, while Italy has two. In the Eurocup, Spain has five teams, France and Italy have three, and Turkey has two. The Czech Republic has one team in the EuroLeague and four in the EuroCup, but things are looking grim for the bottom teams in this league, which have suffered seven defeats, with the team playing in the EuroLeague scoring more than 110 points against them. Jovana is still having a great season, though.


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