Đorđe Konjović

Đorđe Konjović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Коњовић; born 2 January 1931) is a Serbian retired basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

Đorđe Konjović

Personal information
Born	(1931-01-02) 2 January 1931 (age 94) Senta, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
NBA draft	1953: undrafted
Playing career	1949–1958
Position	Center
Number	8, 3
Career history
1949–1952	Senta
1953–1957	Crvena zvezda
1958	Partizan
Career highlights
As player: 3× Yugoslav League champion (1953–1955)

Playing career

During his playing career in the 1950s, Konjović was on Belgrade-based teams Crvena zvezda and Partizan of the Yugoslav Federal League and two of the biggest and most popular clubs in Serbia. He is one of eight players who recorded at least 30 points in the Crvena zvezda–Partizan derbies for both teams.^[1]

Konjović won three Yugoslav Championships with the Zvezda team coached by Nebojša Popović. During this stint he played with Milan Bjegojević, Đorđe Andrijašević, Ladislav Demšar, Srđan Kalember, and Borislav Ćurčić.^[2][3]

National team career

Konjović was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that participated at the 1954 FIBA World Championship. Over four tournament games, he averaged 1.7 points per game.^[4] In the next year, he was a member of the team that participated at the 1955 European Championship. Over eleven tournament games, he averaged 5.6 points per game.^[5]

Konjović was the first player taller than 2 m (6 ft 7 in) who played for Yugoslavia.^[6]

Career achievements and awards

• Yugoslav League champion: 3 (with Crvena zvezda: 1953, 1954, 1955).

Personal life

Konjović is related to painter Milan Konjović, composer Petar Konjović, industrialist Dimitrije Konjović, and Brigitte Konjovic [fr], a French beauty pageant and Miss France 1978.