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2008-2009 Detroit Men's Basketball Roster

21 Nemanja Jokic

21 Nemanja Jokic

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    220
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Sombor, Serbia
  • High School:
    Mechanical School

Summary

Biography

2008-09
Played in 30 games with five starts averaging 3.8 points and 2.7 rebounds per game…Led UDM with 19 3-point field goals on the year…Notched three points and five boards at #10/11 Purdue…Scored nine points at Western Michigan, going 2-of-5 from the field and a career-best 4-for-4 from the free-throw line…Tallied eight points, including two key 3-pointers in UDM’s second-half 32-12 run, to help down EMU, 62-47…Netted eight points on 3-of-4 shooting and handed out three assists at DePaul…Recorded and matched his season-high of 10 points versus Youngstown and Cleveland State…Dished out a career-best five assists against Valparaiso…Had a perfect day from the field at Tennessee State scoring eight points on 3-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe…Pulled down a team-best seven rebounds at Cleveland State in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

2007-08
Turned in a solid sophomore campaign, appearing in all 30 games with five starts…Averaged 4.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per contest, both improvements on his freshman numbers… Once again showcased his skills as a big man who can hit from the outside, connecting on 34 percent from the field, 35 percent from behind the arc and 77 percent from the free-throw line… Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds at Butler… Recorded a career-high 12 points to go with five rebounds at Cleveland State… Totaled 11 points and seven rebounds at Valparaiso… Netted seven points and six rebounds against DePaul… Tallied seven points, five rebounds an assist and a block in 18 minutes of court time against Chicago State… Tied what was then a career-high with seven rebounds, while adding nine points and two assists in Detroit’s season-opening victory over Kent State…

AS A TITAN
Played in 29 of the Titans’ 30 games as a freshman… Started the season-opener against Maine, scoring three points and grabbing five rebounds, then came off the bench the rest of the way… Scored at least five points on five occasions, reaching double figures for the first time as a college player with 10 markers at Chicago State… Also grabbed a season-best seven rebounds in that game… Later matched that total with seven boards against Horizon League foe Youngstown State… Showed the ability to move the ball within the UDM offense, totaling 32 assists… Had a season-high of four feeds against Youngstown State…
 
PERSONAL
Played four years of high school basketball in Europe and showed the ability to put the ball in the basket with a 20-point average… From the same nation which produced, among others, former Detroit Piston big man Darko Milicic, who now plays with the Memphis Grizzles… Enjoys fishing in his spare time… Lists his biggest thrill in sports to date the opportunity to come to the United States and play college basketball…Enjoys the “warm-hearted” atmosphere provided on the UDM campus by his teammates, coaches and University faculty… His goal is to play professional basketball after college… Majoring in Business Administration… A member of the 2007 Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll… Born in his native Serbia Aug. 26, 1984...
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