LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 10: Chimezie Metu #4 and Nikola Jovanovic #32 of the USC Trojans talk on the court during a quarterfinal game of the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament against the Utah Utes at MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 10, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Utah won 80-72. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has requested waivers on forward Nikola Jovanovic. He saw action in one preseason game (at Philadelphia on 10/15) with Detroit.
Jovanovic, who was signed as a free agent on September 26, played three years at the University of Southern California and averaged 10.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 98 games for the Trojans. He averaged 12-plus points and 7.0 rebounds in both his sophomore and junior years and shot better than 50% from the field in all three of his collegiate years. A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Jovanovic became the 36th player in USC history to record 1,000-plus points.
