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Jovana Popovic is a Husky!
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UConn Signs Jovana Popovic to 2026 Freshman Class
UConn Signs Jovana Popovic to 2026 Freshman Class - University of Connecticut Athletics
STORRS, Conn. – UConn women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma announced the signing of Jovana Popovic to the Class of 2026 Thursday.
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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.
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
Yes, Geno's lol
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Certainly not mine! But I'm excited about her.
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
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
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.
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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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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.
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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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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.