Auburn’s offseason’s first domino has fallen. After a successful run in the NIT, Tigers center is expected to enter the transfer portal, according to several reports on Tuesday.
He came to collegiate basketball from KK Mega Basket in Serbia and played for The Plains for just one season. Despite being a gifted offensive player, Jovic found it difficult to cope with the SEC’s roughness. Jovic averaged 6.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game throughout the season.
According to the post above, He is six feet nine inches tall, although that doesn’t seem to be entirely correct. He is most likely a better fit as a 4, a position that Keyshawn Hall and Sebastian Williams-Adams filled this season. He played a significant role as Auburn’s center in part due of this.
Jovic put up some pretty outstanding offensive rebounding stats despite being undersized for this position; according to KenPom, he has one of the top 100 offensive rebounding percentages in the nation (12.7%).
Jovic hit 65% of his shots within the 3-point arc, but really struggled at the free throw line, where he was a dismal 54% despite drawing a lot of fouls. But while he found himself at the line a lot, he also sent players to the free throw line at an alarming rate, averaging 5.3 fouls per 40 minutes.
