Basketball Star Stevan Jelovac Died at the Young Age of 32


We are sad to announce that the Serbian national basketball team member Stevan Jelovac’s death news has been released. He was AEK’s first team player who fainted during individual practice on November 14, died on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the young age of 32. AEK announced itself a few days after the stroke, noting that the condition of the Serbian player is stable but still critical. Unfortunately, the situation became even more complicated, which resulted in a tragic epilogue. A few days ago, he was transferred to Serbia, at the request of his family.
After an ankle injury forcing him to the sidelines the previous two weeks, he had continued workouts aiming to return to action.Jelovac arrived at AEK this summer after a season spent in Japan. In his career, he also played for Mega Mozzart, Red Star, Antalya, Caserta, Ritas, Zaragoza, Nizhny, Bamberg, Gaziantep.He played in Germany, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Lithuania, Italy, and Japan after opting to extend his career beyond his home country, Serbia, before joining the AEK. He went from Mega and Crvena Zvezda to Antalya, Caserta, Rytas, Zaragoza, Nizhny Novgorod, Brose Bamberg, and Gaziantep, and from Europe to Japan and NeoPhoenix.He made his debut for the Serbian national team at the age of 28 and had a very notable role in the qualifications for the 2019 World Cup.His career featured 41 appearances in the 7DAYS EuroCup, 28 in the Basketball Champions League, 13 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, and 16 in the FIBA Europe Cup. He was also capped at the superior level with Serbia during the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.As a member of AEK, Stevan averaged 12.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 0.7 steals per game over seven games played between the BCL and Greek League.