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Junior Season Zelimir Stevanovic provided support off the bench for the Panthers in his first season with the team...played in 27 games, starting 10...averaged 4.7 points...opened the season with back-to-back double-figure scoring games in the first two contests...had 16 points in the opener versus North Carolina A&T State and then 12 against Morris Brown...shot 43.1 percent from 3-point range hitting 25-of-58 shots from behind the arc...had nine points at Penn State after connecting on 3-of-4 3-point attempts...played a role in the upset of then 15th-ranked Seton Hall Jan. 13 when he contributed nine points off the bench in 17 minutes of play...scored eight points in the loss to Syracuse (1/6)...had six points at Syracuse when he hit his two 3-point attempts...both 3-pointers came during an 18-3 Pittsburgh run. Prior to Pittsburgh Led the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in scoring in 1999-00 with a 30.3 average (757 points in 25 games)...Additionally ranked eighth nationally with an 11.4 rebound average...Rated the "Best Outside Shooter" among the incoming junior college recruits by The Sporting News...A first-team All-Panhandle Conference selection as well as a Florida Community College Athletic Association (FCCAA) All-State honoree while playing under Joe Pons...Tabbed one of the top 10 junior college players in the nation by Slam...Led Gulf Coast with 62 3-pointers, while shooting 50.2 percent from the field overall...Registered 18 double-doubles...As a freshman at Gulf Coast, averaged 19.9 points and 7.8 rebounds to earn all-state and all-conference honors...Began his career at Barton (KS) Community College, but ultimately redshirted. Personal Zelimir Stevanovic was born Sept. 8, 1977 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia...is the son of Nebojsa and Mirjana Stevanovic. |
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