Igor Rakočević

Igor Rakočević

Rakočević with Crvena zvezda
Personal information
Born	(1978-03-29) March 29, 1978 (age 38) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51st overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	1995–2013
Position	Guard
Number	6, 7, 8, 11, 36
Career history
1995–2000	Crvena zvezda
2000–2002	Budućnost Podgorica
2002–2003	Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2004	Crvena zvezda
2004–2005	Pamesa Valencia
2005–2006	Real Madrid
2006–2009	TAU Cerámica
2009–2011	Efes Pilsen
2011–2012	Montepaschi Siena
2012–2013	Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Spanish League Top Scorer (2009) 3× Alphonso Ford Trophy (2007, 2009, 2011) All-Euroleague First Team (2009) All-Euroleague Second Team (2007) ACB 3 Point Shootout champion (2008) Yugoslavian League Most Improved Player (1998) FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP (1998)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Yugoslavia World Championship 2002 Indianapolis Team EuroBasket 2001 Turkey Team '22 & under' European Championship 1998 Italy Team '22 & under' World Championship 1997 Australia Team Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari Team competition European Championship for Juniors 1996 France Team

Igor Rakočević (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Ракочевић; born March 29, 1978) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) tall. A two-time All-Euroleague Team member and three-time Alphonso Ford Trophy winner, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but spent the vast majority of his career playing as a shooting guard. He is the son of Serbian former basketball player Goran Rakočević, who played as a point guard for Crvena zvezda. Since February 2015, he has been a vice-president of the Basketball Federation of Serbia, in charge of men’s basketball.

Rakočević played with Crvena zvezda and Budućnost before going to the NBA. With Crvena zvezda, he won the YUBA League championship in the 1997–98 season, and finished second in the Korać Cup in the same season.

Rakočević was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. He did not play until the 2002–03 NBA season, in which he amounted 244 minutes in 42 games and averaged 1.9 points, 0.8 assists, and 0.4 rebounds per game. He was released after the season and signed by the San Antonio Spurs, who also released him shortly after.

In October 2003, Rakočević returned to Europe and signed with Crvena zvezda, where he was the top scorer of the Adriatic League Final Four. He was the captain and best player of Crvena zvezda in that season.