Vlado Janković
Janković with AEK BC in 2019
No. 33 – ASK Karditsas
PositionSmall forward
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1990-03-03) March 3, 1990
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Greek
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2013Panionios
2008–2009→ Mega Vizura
2013–2016Panathinaikos
2016–2017Valencia
2016–2017→ Aris Thessaloniki
2017–2018Andorra
2018–2019Holargos
2019–2021AEK Athens
2021–2022PAOK Thessaloniki
2023AEK Athens
2023–presentKarditsa
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place2009 GreeceU-20 Team
Silver medal – second place2010 CroatiaU-20 Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 New Zealand U-19 Team
Albert Schweitzer Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2008 Germany U-18 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Greece U-18 Team

Vladimir "Vlado" Janković[1] (Greek: Βλαδίμηρος "Βλάντο" Γιάνκοβιτς, Vladimiros "Vlando" Yankovits, Serbian: Владимир "Владо" Јанковић; born March 3, 1990) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in), he plays as a small forward. He is the son of the late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković.

Early life

Janković was born March 3, 1990, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He is the son of the famous late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković, who was tragically paralyzed during a Greek Basket League playoff game between Panionios and Panathinaikos in 1993.[2]

Janković moved to Nea Smyrni, Greece[3] with his family at the age of two, when his father, Boban, joined the Greek club Panionios for the 1992–93 season.

Professional career

Janković began his professional career with the Greek Basket League club Panionios in 2007. In 2008, he moved to the Serbian club Mega, on loan from Panionios. He then returned to Panionios in 2009.

On 20 June 2013, Janković joined the Greek club Panathinaikos. He was announced as a new player of Panathinaikos, for the following three years, along with his Panionios teammate Nikos Pappas.[4] During his second season at the club, he switched his jersey number from 16 to 8.

Janković played in the 2016 NBA Summer League, with the Summer League squad of the New Orleans Pelicans.[5]

On August 3, 2016, Janković signed with the Spanish Liga ACB club Valencia.[6] On October 31, 2016, he was loaned to the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki, for the rest of the season.[7] On July 20, 2017, Janković signed with Andorra.[8]

He spent the entire Greek League 2018–19 season with Holargos, averaging a career-high 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

On November 11, 2019, Janković signed a seven-month contract with AEK Athens. He signed a two-year extension with the team on August 3, 2020.[9]

On July 23, 2021, Janković moved back to Thessaloniki for PAOK.[10] In 23 games, he averaged 8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists, playing around 25 minutes per contest.

On January 20, 2023, Janković signed back with AEK Athens for the rest of the season. In 12 league games, he averaged 9.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 21 minutes per contest.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Janković won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, while playing with the junior Greek national basketball team. Janković also won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup and the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with Greece's junior national team.

Greek senior national team

Janković became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2013, when he was invited to train with the team during its preparation phase before the EuroBasket 2013.

Personal life

Janković speaks Greek, Serbian, and English fluently. In September 2012, Jankovic began dating former Greek model Elena Papadopoulou and on July 21, 2018 they married in Paros. On September 7, 2019, Papadopoulou gave birth to their first child, a son Maximo Jankovic.

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
2013–14 Panathinaikos 1713.6.250.250.500.6.2.2.1.6.4
2014–15 Panathinaikos 272726.3.370.333.741 3.72.11.1.28.3 8.6
2015–16 Panathinaikos 22715.7.528.400.5362.51.4.5.15.76.2
Career 663516.9.412.347.6632.51.4.7.15.45.7

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

References

  1. ↑ Vlado JANKOVIC (GRE) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
  2. ↑ NYTimes.com Greek Basketball's Adopted Son Ponders Major Goodbye.
  3. ↑ newsroom, sport-fm. "Δεκαπέντε χρόνια χωρίς τον Μπόμπαν Γιάνκοβιτς". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  4. ↑ Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS adds young guns Pappas, Jankovic.
  5. ↑ PELICANS 2016 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER 55 Vladimir Jankovic F 6-8 222 3/3/90 Greece Panathinaikos (Greece).
  6. ↑ Valencia signs Vladimir Jankovic.
  7. ↑ Vladimir Jankovic joins Aris BC on loan until the end of the season.
  8. ↑ Andorra signs small forward Jankovic.
  9. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (August 3, 2020). "Vlado Jankovic signs contract extension with AEK Athens". Sportando. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  10. ↑ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 23, 2021). "PAOK announces signing of Vlado Jankovic". Sportando. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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