2025-26 - FRESHMAN
(Through Games on Mar. 25)
Games Played/Started: 35/7…Averaging 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in 17.5 minutes of action…Has six double-figure scoring games (18 vs. Jackson State, 13 vs. No. 7 Michigan, 10 at No. 23 Georgia, 23 vs. South Carolina, 12 vs. Seattle, and 18 vs. Nevada)…Had nine points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Merrimack…Tallied his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in his first career SEC game at Georgia…Had career high of 23 points in a career high 30 minutes against South Carolina...Added eight points and had five offensive rebounds (7 in total) against Tennessee…Had five points and a career-high three steals against Kentucky…Contributed seven points, eight rebounds, three assists, two steals against Oklahoma…Added five points and five rebounds vs. Ole Miss…Tallied 12 points and five rebounds in his start vs. Seattle in the NIT second round…Had 18 points and nine rebounds in the Nit quarterfinal round against Nevada…Shooting 63.6 percent from the floor (77-of-121)... Shooting 69.1 percent from the floor in SEC play (38-of-55).
PRIOR TO AUBURN
Played in Serbia’s top-tier basketball league (Adriatic Basketball Association) for KK Mega Basket, which has produced several NBA players, including Nikola Jokic … Last season, Jović averaged 12.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game … He also shot 57.1 percent from the field and recorded 16 points and seven rebounds versus NBA G League United in exhibition play … Prior to Mega, Jović played for OKK Beograd (2022-23) and OKK Spars Ilidza (2021-22) … He was a cadet representative of Serbia averaging 12 points and 4.2 rebounds at the U17 World Championship in 2022 and 14.8 points at the U20 European Championship in 2024 … Jović’s international honors include selection to the Belgrade (NIJT) All-Tournament Team in 2023, while playing for the U18 Next Generation Select Team and Next Generation Team Belgrade.
PERSONAL
Son of Zoran Jovic and Veliborka Jovanovic … Three siblings, Marko, Ognejen and Antela Jovic … Born on February 1, 2005 ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.
CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 23 vs. South Carolina (1/17/26)
Field Goals Made: 9 vs. South Carolina (1/17/26), vs. Nevada (3/25/26)
Field Goals Attempted: 12 vs. South Carolina (1/17/26), vs. Nevada (3/25/26)
3-Point Field Goals Made: None
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 1 (three times)
Free Throws Made: 6 vs. Seattle (3/22/26)
Free Throws Attempted: 11 vs. Michigan (11/25/25)
Rebounds: 10 vs. Merrimack (11/6/25), at Georgia (1/3/26)
Assists: 3 at Oklahoma (2/24/26)
Blocks: 2 vs. Jackson State (11/19/25), vs. NC State (12/3/25)
Steals: 3 vs. Kentucky (2/21/26)
Minutes Played: 29 vs. South Carolina (1/17/26)
20-Point Games: 1
10-Rebound Games: 2
Double-Doubles: 1