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Kosta Perović
	Perović warming up with Valencia in 2009
Personal information
Born	February 19, 1985 (age 39); Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.17 m (7 ft 1 in)
Listed weight	118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2006: 2nd round, 38th overall pick
	Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	2000–2015
Position	Center
Number	7, 13, 17, 19
Career history
2000–2002	Beopetrol
2002–2007	Partizan
2007–2008	Golden State Warriors
2007–2008	→Bakersfield Jam
2008–2010	Valencia
2010–2012	Barcelona
2012–2013	Málaga
2013–2015	Enisey
2015	Partizan
Career highlights and awards
	Eurocup champion (2010); Adriatic League champion (2007); Basketball League of Serbia champion (2007); 4× Serbia and Montenegro League champion (2003–2006); 2× ACB League champion (2011, 2012); Spanish Cup champion (2011); 2× Spanish Supercup champion (2010, 2011);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Representing Serbia
EuroBasket
Representing Yugoslavia
European Championship for Cadets

Kosta Perović (Serbian Cyrillic: Коста Перовић; born February 19, 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. In the 2006 NBA draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft. His game has been compared to that of Slovenian center Radoslav Nesterović.^[1]

Professional career

Europe

Perović was born in Osijek, SR Croatia, in the former Yugoslavia. He played basketball professionally for Partizan Belgrade at the time of his being drafted by the Golden State Warriors.

After being drafted in 2006, Perović did not immediately come to the NBA. Rather, he played the 2006–07 season in the Serbian League.

NBA

On August 3, 2007, Perović was signed to a two-year contract worth about US$3.5 million with a team option for a third season by Golden State. On November 18, 2007, he was assigned to the NBA D-League after going without an appearance in Golden State's first seven games. He played for the Warriors' affiliate team, the Bakersfield Jam until January 6, 2008, when he was recalled to the Warriors' squad after they waived D. J. Mbenga.

Perović played his first minutes in an NBA game with the Warriors on January 19, 2008, against the Milwaukee Bucks, in which he scored 4 points (on 2 of 2 field goal shooting) and 4 grabbed rebounds (2 offensive), as well as blocking a shot.^[2] In 7 games in the NBA, he averaged 1.4 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.

Spanish teams

After being waived by the Warriors on September 12, 2008,^[3]^[4] Perović reportedly signed a three-year deal worth €3.3 million net income with Pamesa Valencia of the Spanish ACB.^[5]^[6] After a mutual termination of the contract with Pamesa Valencia in June 2010, Perović signed with FC Barcelona Bàsquet.^[7] In the 2009–2010 season, he averaged 8.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.

On August 19, 2012, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Russia

In August 2013, Perović signed a one-year deal with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk of Russia.^[11] In July 2014, he extended his contract with Yenisey for one more season.^[12] In December 2014, he got injured and missed the rest of the season.^[13]

Return to Partizan and retirement

On September 29, 2015, he returned to Partizan Belgrade.^[14] Struggling to return to his previous form after few months of absence due to a knee injury, he retired from professional basketball on December 15, 2015.^[15] He appeared in 12 games of the ABA League, averaging 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.

National team career

Perović played for the FR Yugoslavian U16 national team at the 2001 European Championship and won a gold medal. He began his senior national team career at the EuroBasket 2003 when Serbia and Montenegro finished with 6th place. Perović has also been a member of the senior men's Serbian national basketball team. With them he won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2009. In the following year, he was member of team that finished 4th at the World Championship in Turkey. At the EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania, where he was capped, Serbia finished 8th.

Post-playing career

Perović owns and operates a cherry orchard and a plantation of organic ethereal herbs.^[16]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Euroleague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2002–03	Partizan	12	2	13.2	.444	.000	.786	3.3	.5	.3	.9	4.5	1.2
2003–04	Partizan	9	2	22.0	.491	.000	.533	4.0	1.0	.4	.7	6.9	6.2
2004–05	Partizan	12	9	25.9	.432	.000	.623	4.7	.9	1.3	.9	9.1	9.0
2005–06	Partizan	13	13	26.3	.505	.000	.672	4.4	.4	1.8	.6	10.4	11.2
2006–07	Partizan	20	16	26.3	.500	.000	.718	6.3	1.4	1.2	1.1	10.8	15.2
2010–11	FC Barcelona	17	8	12.4	.610	.000	.694	3.0	.3	.4	.5	5.7	6.8
2011–12	FC Barcelona	20	11	13.2	.531	.000	.786	3.3	.5	.3	.9	4.5	6.6
2012–13	Unicaja Málaga	21	2	9.3	.439	.000	.731	2.2	.2	.2	.2	3.3	4.6
Career		124	63	17.5	.495	.000	.683	3.7	.6	.7	.7	6.5	7.8