Igor Rakočević

Igor Rakočević
	Rakočević playing with Crvena zvezda in 2013.
Personal information
Born	29 March 1978; Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2000: 2nd round, 51st overall pick
	Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	1994–2013
Position	Shooting guard
Number	6, 7, 8, 11, 36
Career history
1994–2000	Crvena zvezda
2000–2002	Budućnost
2002–2003	Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2004	Crvena zvezda
2004–2005	Valencia
2005–2006	Real Madrid
2006–2009	TAU Cerámica
2009–2011	Efes Pilsen
2011–2012	Siena
2012–2013	Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
	No. 8 retired by Crvena Zvezda; No. 8 retired by Baskonia; 3× Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy (2007, 2009, 2011); All-EuroLeague First Team (2009); All-EuroLeague Second Team (2007); Liga ACB champion (2008); Spanish Cup winner (2009); 3× Spanish Supercup winner (2006–2008); Liga ACB Top Scorer (2009); All-Liga ACB First Team (2009); Liga ACB 3 Point Shootout champion (2008); LBA champion (2012); Italian Cup winner (2012); 2× Turkish Super Cup winner (2009, 2010); ABA League Top Scorer (2004); 2× FR Yugoslav League champion (1998, 2001); FR Yugoslav Cup winner (2001); FR Yugoslav League Most Improved Player (1998); 2× Serbian Cup winner (2004, 2013); FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP (1998);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing FR Yugoslavia
World Cup
EuroBasket
Mediterranean Games
'22 & under' World Championship
'22 & under' European Championship
European Championship for Juniors

Igor Rakočević (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player.

At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 1⁄2") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but he spent the vast majority of his career playing as a shooting guard. During his playing career, Rakočević was a two-time All-EuroLeague Team member, and a three-time Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy winner. He was also a member of the senior FR Yugoslavian national team, which was eventually renamed the Serbian and Montenegrin national team. With FR Yugoslavia, he won gold medals at both the 2001 FIBA EuroBasket and the 2002 FIBA World Championship.

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