 Rakočević playing withCrvena zvezda in 2013. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1978-03-29)29 March 1978 (age 47) |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2000: 2nd round, 51st overall pick |
| Drafted by | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Playing career | 1994–2013 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 6, 7, 8, 11, 36 |
| Career history | |
| 1994–2000 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2000–2002 | Budućnost |
| 2002–2003 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2003–2004 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2004–2005 | Valencia |
| 2005–2006 | Real Madrid |
| 2006–2009 | TAU Cerámica |
| 2009–2011 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2011–2012 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2012–2013 | Crvena zvezda |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Igor Rakočević (Serbian Cyrillic:Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professionalbasketball executive and former player.
At a height of 1.94 m (6'41⁄2") tall,[1] he played at both thepoint guard andshooting guard positions, but he spent the vast majority of his career playing as a shooting guard. During his playing career, Rakočević was a two-timeAll-EuroLeague Team member, and a three-timeAlphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy winner. He was also a member of the seniorFR Yugoslavian national team, which was eventually renamed the Serbian and Montenegrin national team. With FR Yugoslavia, he won gold medals at both the2001 FIBA EuroBasket and the2002 FIBA World Championship.
Rakočević played withCrvena zvezda andBudućnost before going to theNBA. With Crvena zvezda, he won theYUBA League championship in the 1997–98 season, and finished second in theFIBA Korać Cup in thesame season.
In 2000, after getting drafted in the NBA, he signed a three-year contract with KK Budućnost, with an NBA exit clause along with a set transfer fee should he decide to exercise the clause.
Rakočević was selected by theMinnesota Timberwolves, in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the2000 NBA draft.[2] He did not play in theNBA, until the2002–03 NBA season, in which he totaled 244 minutes of playing time, in 42 games played, and averaged 1.9 points, 0.8 assists, and 0.4 rebounds per game. He was released after the season, and signed by theSan Antonio Spurs, who also released him shortly after. The 2002 - 2003 season ended up being his only season in the NBA, with his final game being a 97–78 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on April 6, 2003. In his final game, Rakočević played for 1 minute and recorded 1 assist and no other stats.
In October 2003, Rakočević returned to Europe, and signed with Crvena zvezda,[3] where he wasthe top scorer of the Adriatic League. He was thecaptain and best player of Crvena zvezda in that 2003–04 season.
He continued his career in Spain, where he played withPamesa Valencia,Real Madrid andTau Cerámica. In theEuroLeague 2006–07 season, he won theAlphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy.[4] He was also selected to theAll-EuroLeague Second Team of that year's competition.[5] With TAU Cerámica, Rakočević won theSpanish Supercup title in 2006, 2007, and 2008, theSpanish King's Cup title in2009, and theSpanish ACB League championship in 2008. He also won another Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy with TAU, in 2009.
In June 2009, he signed a three-year contract with theTurkish Super League clubEfes Pilsen.[6][7] While playing with Efes, he also won the 2011 Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy.[8][9] In June 2011, he left Efes.[10]
In October 2011, Rakočević signed with theItalian League clubMontepaschi Siena, for the 2011–12 season.[11]
On 9 August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Crvena zvezda, which began his third stint with that team.[12][13] In July 2013, Rakočević decided not to play for Crvena zvezda in the following season, and he made the statement that he would play abroad for one more season, or would retire, and become thesports director of the team.[14][15]
Rakočević made his debut with the seniorFR Yugoslavian national team at the2000 Summer Olympic Games. After that, he played at the2001 EuroBasket, in Turkey (where he won a gold medal), and at the2005 EuroBasket, inSerbia and Montenegro. He was a member of the FR Yugoslavia team that became theFIBA World Champions inIndianapolis, at the2002 FIBA World Championship, and he was thecaptain of theSerbia and Montenegro national team in Japan, at the2006 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games.
In February 2015, Rakočević was elected as the vice-president of theBasketball Federation of Serbia, and put in charge of men's basketball.[16] In December 2020, he was not sought for re-election.[17]
Rakočević was elected on 5-yearterm as a member of the Assembly of theKK Crvena zvezda on 27 December 2021.[18][19]
Rakočević is the son of former Serbian basketball playerGoran Rakočević, who played at thepoint guard position withCrvena zvezda.[20]
Since retiring from professional basketball, Rakočević has taken upBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu and in December 2021 was promoted to black belt in the art after a little over nine years of training.[21]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Minnesota | 42 | 0 | 5.8 | .379 | .417 | .806 | .4 | .8 | .1 | .0 | 1.9 |
| Career | 42 | 0 | 5.8 | .379 | .417 | .806 | .4 | .8 | .1 | .0 | 1.9 | |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Budućnost | 11 | 10 | 29.8 | .417 | .222 | .653 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | — | 12.9 | 9.8 |
| 2001–02 | 14 | 12 | 29.6 | .480 | .345 | .655 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | — | 17.7 | 14.8 | |
| 2005–06 | Real Madrid | 20 | 9 | 27.2 | .443 | .402 | .893 | 2.9 | 3.0 | .8 | — | 14.8 | 14.2 |
| 2006–07 | Baskonia | 22 | 20 | 27.2 | .492 | .475 | .843 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .1 | 16.2* | 14.4 |
| 2007–08 | 22 | 22 | 27.8 | .465 | .396 | .837 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .7 | .0 | 14.9 | 12.7 | |
| 2008–09 | 21 | 21* | 26.5 | .460 | .398 | .895 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .8 | — | 18.0* | 16.8 | |
| 2009–10 | Efes | 16 | 5 | 20.1 | .353 | .286 | .833 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .4 | — | 10.0 | 9.1 |
| 2010–11 | 14 | 14 | 29.9 | .457 | .435 | .877 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .7 | — | 17.2* | 15.0 | |
| 2011–12 | Mens Sana | 19 | 5 | 19.6 | .399 | .256 | .780 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 9.4 | 7.0 |
| Career | 159 | 119 | 26.4 | .449 | .384 | .816 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .8 | .0 | 14.6 | 12.8 | |
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