Zelimir Stevanovic Class: Senior Hometown: Belgrade, Yugoslavia Last College: Gulf Coast (FL) C.C. Height / Weight: 6-7 / 205 Position: Wing

Junior Season Zelimir Stevanovic provided support off the bench for the Panthers in his first season with the team...played in 27 games, starting 10...averaged 4.7 points...opened the season with back-to-back double-figure scoring games in the first two contests...had 16 points in the opener versus North Carolina A&T State and then 12 against Morris Brown...shot 43.1 percent from 3-point range hitting 25-of-58 shots from behind the arc...had nine points at Penn State after connecting on 3-of-4 3-point attempts...played a role in the upset of then 15th-ranked Seton Hall Jan. 13 when he contributed nine points off the bench in 17 minutes of play...scored eight points in the loss to Syracuse (1/6)...had six points at Syracuse when he hit his two 3-point attempts...both 3-pointers came during an 18-3 Pittsburgh run.

Prior to Pittsburgh Led the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in scoring in 1999-00 with a 30.3 average (757 points in 25 games)...Additionally ranked eighth nationally with an 11.4 rebound average...Rated the "Best Outside Shooter" among the incoming junior college recruits by The Sporting News...A first-team All-Panhandle Conference selection as well as a Florida Community College Athletic Association (FCCAA) All-State honoree while playing under Joe Pons...Tabbed one of the top 10 junior college players in the nation by Slam...Led Gulf Coast with 62 3-pointers, while shooting 50.2 percent from the field overall...Registered 18 double-doubles...As a freshman at Gulf Coast, averaged 19.9 points and 7.8 rebounds to earn all-state and all-conference honors...Began his career at Barton (KS) Community College, but ultimately redshirted.

Personal Zelimir Stevanovic was born Sept. 8, 1977 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia...is the son of Nebojsa and Mirjana Stevanovic.