2022-23 Demon Basketball Roster

Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

15 Jovan Zelenbaba

15 Jovan Zelenbaba

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-4 / 200
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Kfar Blum, Israel
  • Highschool:
    Combine Academy

Summary

Biography

Career Honors:
2022 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
2021-22 Southland Conference Men's Basketball All-Academic Second Team
2021-22 Southland Conference All-Academic Second Team
2020-21 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll


2022-23: 
Saw his most extensive playing time of the season, scoring four points, grabbing two rebounds and scoring four points in 17 minutes of a Jan. 7 win against Nicholls.

2021-2022 Season (COVID-19 Sophomore): Zelenbaba averaged five points and two rebounds in 31 appearances and six starts … Southland Conference All-Academic Second Team … reached double figures twice, including a season-high 13 vs. UIW … other came against TAMU-CC (10 points) … did have eight or more points in nine games, including nine at LSU … made 24 3-pointers, known to make key 3-pointers at critical junctures … season-high six rebounds vs. Southwestern Adventist, one of six games with four or more rebounds … career-high five assists twice (SWAU and McNeese) … had 39 assists to 54 turnovers … added 18 steals.

2020-21 Season (Sophomore): Appeared in 27 games, starting one ... finished the season strong, tallying a career-high 20 points in the Southland Conference Tournament semifinal loss to Nicholls ... had three of his five double-figure scoring games in the final seven games of the season ... hit 11 of 18 3-pointers in a five-game stretch from Feb. 24-March 6, making multiple 3s in three of the five games ... knocked down 12 of his final 22 3-point attempts of the season, a 54.5 success rate ... had 16 points and a career-high seven rebounds against Stephen F. Austin ... swiped a career-high three steals in a Feb. 22 win against Houston Baptist that clinched an SLC Tournament berth ... tied for the team lead with 13 points in a win at McNeese ... hit all four of his 3-point tries at No. 1 Gonzaga on Dec. 22, tying a then-career high with 14 points ... averaged 10.5 points per game in the back-to-back set with Gonzaga ... hit 

2019-20 Season (Freshman): Worked his way into the regular rotation in 30 appearances and nine starts … averaged 15 minutes per game with 4.4 points and 2.3 rebounds … made 14 of his 18 3-pointers in conference play, shot 37 percent from deep in league action and 31 percent overall … six of his nine starts came in league play … career-high 14 points and three assists vs. Southeastern, including four 3-pointers … scored at least seven points five other times … career-high six rebounds vs. Texas A&M … eight points and five rebounds vs. HBU … started the season 2-16 from 3-point range, made seven of his next eight 3-point attempts … shot 16-40 (.400) from deep after the rough start.

High School: Enters as a 22-year old freshman after two years of compulsory service in the Israeli military ... played this past season at Combine Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina ... averaged 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists at Combine Academy ... shot 54 percent overall and 41 percent from 3-point range ... Combine topped No. 7 IMG Academy as part of a successful season.
 

Personal: Son of Andrej and Ariela ... dad played for NSU head coach McConathy at Bossier Parish Community College ... dad woks for an electrical company and mom works at a supermarket ... younger brothers Yarden and twins Michael and Lee (sister) ... aims to play professional basketball or find a good job in the business world ... ambition is to win a championship at NSU.
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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2019-20Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 180 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 177 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 200 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 200 lbs
    15