Boban Savović

Infobox NBA Player
name = Boban Savović


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position = Shooting guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lbs = 230
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birth_date = November 27 1979
birth_place = Montenegro, Yugoslavia
nationality = flagicon|Montenegro Montenegrin
highschool = East Side High School, Newark, New Jersey
college = Ohio State University
draft = Not drafted
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career_start = 2002
career_end = 2006
former_teams = KK Partizan (2002-03)
JL Bourg-en-Bresse (2003-06)
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Slobodan Savović, usually known as Boban Savović (born November 27 1979) is a retired Montenegrin professional basketball player.

Savović came to the United States in 1994 and played at East Side High School in Newark, New Jersey. After a standout career there, he was signed by Ohio State. During his freshman year, he was one of the top contributors off the bench in the Buckeyes' run to the 1999 Final Four. He missed most of the 1999-2000 season due to ankle and leg injuries, but was a starter the next two years. A deadly three-point shooter, he left Ohio State fifth all-time in career three-pointers with 125.

Savović's name wasn't called in the 2002 NBA Draft, but he played professionally for four years in Serbia and France.

He is the younger brother of Denver Nuggets player Predrag Savović.

candal at Ohio State

Two years after Savović left Ohio State, he played a role in a scandal that ended the career of Buckeyes coach Jim O'Brien. In June 2004, Kathleen Salyers, a nanny from the Columbus suburb of Gahanna, sued Ohio State boosters Dan and Kim Roslovic. Salyers claimed the Roslovics reneged on an agreement to pay her $1,000 per month plus expenses to care for Savović. Savović couldn't live with the Roslovics due to their status as Ohio State boosters. [ [http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040620/SPORTS16/406200450/-1/SPORTS toledoblade.com - Nanny sparked firestorm that engulfed OSU coach ] ] Salyers also alleged that O'Brien not only knew about these arrangements, but also knew Savovic was receiving improper payments and that she did much of Savović's homework for three years because of his difficulties with English. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/2004-06-09-ohio-state-boosters-lawsuit_x.htm USATODAY.com - Lawsuit contends O'Brien, assistant knew of aid to player ] ]

O'Brien had been fired due to a separate revelation by Salyers that he'd given $6,000 to one-time recruit Aleksandar Radojevic. However, the revelations about Savović led to a separate NCAA investigation. Ultimately, Ohio State was placed on three years' probation and forced to vacate every game in which Savović played (including the 1999 Final Four).

References

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/draft2002/profiles/slobodan_savovic.html 2002 NBA draft profile]
* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=13568&idioma=3 Player profile at Basketpedya]