Bato Zdravko Govedarica (April 17, 1928 – March 13, 2006) was a Serbian-American professional basketball player.
Playing career Govedarica attended Chicago's Lane Tech High School and DePaul University. A guard, he was inducted into the Chicago Basketball Hall of Fame on May 13, 2006.Wisby, Gary. "Basketball star at Lane Tech, DePaul". Chicago Sun-Times, March 20, 2006 He played 23 games for the Syracuse Nationals during the 1953–54 National Basketball Association season.
Personal life Govedarica was the son of Serb immigrants Teodor and Ana from Avtovac, a village near Gacko in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.
NBA career statistics
Regular season YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG 1953–54 Syracuse 23 11.3 .316 .676 .8 1.0 3.3
See also List of Serbian Americans
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