Zdravko "Bato" Govedarica (April 17, 1928 – March 13, 2006) was a Serbian-American professional basketball player.
Playing career
Govedarica attended Chicago's Lane Tech High School and DePaul University. A 5'11" (180 cm) guard, he was inducted into the Chicago Basketball Hall of Fame on May 13, 2006. He played 23 games for the Syracuse Nationals during the 1953–54 National Basketball Association season.
Personal life
Govedarica was the son of Serb immigrants Teodor and Ana from Avtovac, a village near Gacko in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
See also
- List of Serbian Americans
References
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
