Goran Suton (born 11 August 1985) is a Bosnian-Croat former professional basketball player who last played for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball with the Michigan State Spartans.
Personal information | |
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Born | Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | 11 August 1985
Nationality | Bosnian / Croatian / American |
Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Listed weight | 111 kg (245 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Everett (Lansing, Michigan) |
College | Michigan State (2005–2009) |
NBA draft | 2009: 2nd round, 50th overall pick |
Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
Playing career | 2009–2019 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
2009–2010 | Spartak St. Petersburg |
2010–2011 | Angelico Biella |
2011–2012 | Cibona |
2012–2014 | Cedevita |
2014–2016 | Joventut Badalona |
2016–2019 | Estudiantes |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Suton was born on the outskirts of Sarajevo in then-Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, to father Miroslav and mother Živana,[1] a Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Serb respectively. During the Bosnian War, he lived with his family in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia.[2] He played for the Bosnian U14 side before his family moved to the US, where he attended Everett High School in Lansing, Michigan. There he led the Everett Vikings to a Class A boys basketball title in 2004 as a senior.
Suton first rose to notability during his freshman season at Michigan State, when he notoriously missed a last-second layup in a hotly contested game against Gonzaga in the Maui Invitational.[3] Suton developed into a key player for the Spartans during his career, earning second team All-Big Ten marks during his senior season.[4]
Suton helped the Spartans to an NCAA Final Four as a senior in 2009. He was especially effective during the 2009 Final Four run, holding USC star Taj Gibson to three points, and hitting a string of jump shots against Louisville on his way to scoring 19 points in the game.[5][6] Suton was named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest regional in 2009. Suton was named to the first team all-tournament.
Suton was chosen 50th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2009 NBA draft. Jazz coach Jerry Sloan cut Suton during the preseason on 21 October 2009. Suton signed a contract with Spartak St. Petersburg of the Russian Basketball Super League on 2 November 2009. For the 2010–2011 season he played with Angelico Biella of Italy. In July 2011 he signed with Cibona Zagreb and won Croatian championship with them.[7] In August 2012 Suton joined Cibona's city rivals KK Cedevita. In August 2014, he moved to Spain and signed with Joventut Badalona.[8] On 5 August 2015, Suton signed a new deal with Joventut Badalona for one more season after averaged 10.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in his first season in Liga ACB.[9] On 2 August 2016, he signed with Estudiantes.[10]
Suton became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 2006.[11]
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