Personal
Parents are Branislav and Bojana Matorkic Ivanovic ... has one brother ... father played professional basketball in Serbia and Montenegro and mother played professional handball and was a long jumper ... started playing basketball with his dad when he was 10 years old ... sports hero is Michael Schumacher ... enjoys Formula 1 Racing, chess, ping-pong and playing the piano ... recruited by USC, Pepperdine, Southern Mississippi and Colgate ... genetics and biotechnology major.
Before BYU
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY): Earned All-American Mideast Conference Honorable Mention recognition last season while averaging 8.9 points and five rebounds and shooting 56 percent from the floor ... helped Seton Hill, an NAIA school in Greensburg, Pa., achieve a 20-8 record and 10-4 conference mark and advance to the AMC Championship game in only the program's second year of existence ... career high of 29 points ... named to the Dean's List in 2004.
UROS PREDIC HIGH SCHOOL: Led his team to the state and regional championships his senior year, earning state MVP honors (national championships cancelled due to financial instability) ... received straight A's all four years ... also played for the Red Star national basketball team in Serbia and Montenegro.
Summary
Vuk Ivanovic is a 6-foot-10 forward/center from Pancevo, near Belgrade, Serbia. After redshirting in 2005-06 due to transfer rules, he played in 39 games as a Cougar. A skilled big man, he averaged 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per contest in 24 games on BYU's 2006-07 Mountain West Conference Championship team. He was selected to play on the Serbian National Team during the offseason prior to his senior campaign. In 2007-08, Ivanovic played in 15 games, averaging 3.3 points and 2.4 rebounds, before suffering a season-ending injury just after the first of the year.
Stats
CAREER HIGHSPOINTS: 10 vs. Jackson St. (2008), vs. Western Oregon (2007)FG MADE: 4 at LBSU, vs. Jackson St. (2008), vs. WOU (2007)FG ATT: 9 vs. Portland (2007)FG%: 1.000 (4-4) at LBSU (2008)3FG MADE: --3FG ATT: --3FG%: --FT MADE: 5 vs. LMU (2008)FT ATT: 8 vs. LMU (2008)FT %: .800 (4-5) vs. Louisville (2008)REB: 9 vs. Lamar (2008), Portland (2007)ASSISTS: 2 at Boise St. (2008), at Weber St., at UNLV (2007)STEALS: 1 five times, last vs. SUU (2008)BLOCKS: 4 vs. Seton Hall (2007)MINUTES: 19 vs. Portland (2007)IVANOVIC YEAR-BY-YEAR BYU STATSYear GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct2006-07 24-1 188--7.8 23-56 .411 0-0 .000 7-13 .5832007-08 15-0 115--7.7 16-28 .571 0-0 .000 17-26 .654Total 39-1 303--7.8 39-84 .464 0-0 .000 24-39 .615Year Off-Def-Tot--Avg PF-FO A--Avg TO Blk Stl Pts--Avg2006-07 13-39-52--2.2 30-0 10--0.4 17 7 2 53--2.22007-08 16-20-36--2.4 20-0 6--0.4 15 5 3 49--3.3Total 29-59-88--2.3 50-0 16--0.4 32 12 5 102--2.6