Borac Mozzart add experienced guard Jovan Novak

Borac Mozzart have strengthened their roster ahead of the new AdmiralBet ABA League season by signing experienced Serbian point guard Jovan Novak on a one-year contract.

The 31-year-old arrives in Čačak after spending the previous campaign with Polish side Wilki Morskie Szczecin, adding another stop to a professional career that has included clubs across Serbia, Spain, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, China and Belarus.

Novak began his senior career with Vršac before going on to represent Radnički Kragujevac, Vojvodina, Tsmoki-Minsk, Metalac, Mega, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Mitteldeutscher BC, Fuenlabrada, Shenzhen and FMP, among others. He is also well acquainted with the AdmiralBet ABA League, having made several appearances in the regional competition during his time with Mega and FMP.

In addition to his club career, Novak has represented the Serbian national team. He made his senior international debut in 2021 and was recently included in the national team squad for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers, contributing in games against Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Novak becomes Borac Mozzart's fourth new addition of the offseason, following the arrivals of Ranko Simović, Balša Živanović and Aleks Stin, while Marko Jošilo has also agreed to remain with the club for the upcoming campaign.

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Jovan Novak (31, 188) novi je košarkaš Borca Mozzart. Klub iz grada na Moravi i iskusni igrač ugovorili su saradnju koja će na obostrano zadovoljstvo potrajati u narednih godinu dana.

Nema mesta sumnji, reč je o izuzetno prekaljenom sportisti, koji je u svojoj profesionalnoj karijeri nosio dresove brojnih renomiranih ekipa, tako da je tabor trenera Saše Ocokoljića dobio zaista vredno pojačanje. 

Seniorsku košarku zaigrao je u Vršcu 2012. godine, da bi se potom ređali Radnički iz Kragujevca, Vojvodina, Turov, Metalac, Mega, Dombrova, Miteldojčer, ponovo Mega, onda Fuenlabrada, još jednom Mega, pa opet Fuenlabrada, Šendžen, FMP, da bi poslednji angažman imao u ekipi Vilki Morskije Ščećin iz Poljske.

Jovan Novak može da se pohvali da je u tokom svoje karijere oblačio dres nacionalnog tima. Deo seniorske reprezentacije postao je prvi put 2021. godine, a dobro je istaći da je nedavno bio među igračima koji su dobili poziv selektora Dušana Alimpijevića, pa je čak imao veoma zapažene uloge u mečevima protiv Švajcarske i Bosne i Hercegovine.

Nije zgoreg pomenuti da je Jovan Novak četvrto pojačanje Borca Mozzart ovog leta. Pre njega, u redove crveno-belih iz Čačka stigli su Ranko Simović, Balša Živanović i Aleks Stin, dok je Marko Jošilo produžio saradnju sa klubom.