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2011 Playoffs Statistics
Born:
Jun 9, 1977
Height:
6-10 / 2.08
Weight:
229 lbs. / 103.9 kg.
From:
Belgrade, Serbia
Years Pro:
12
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Full name is Predrag Stojakovic (PRAY-drog stoy-AK-o-vich)...nickname is “Peja”…son of Miodrag and Branka Stojakovic...has a wife, Alexandra, a son, Andrej, and a daughter, Mila…spends off-season in Greece...became a Greek citizen in 1993 because teams from his native Yugoslavia were not allowed to play in European Cup games...won the NBA Community Assist Award for the month of December of 2008…founded the Stojakovic Children’s Foundation in 2003, with the focus of assisting local youth as well as those living in Balkan countries who suffer from displacement and a poor quality of life…the foundation’s efforts have been extended throughout the countries of Serbia, Montenegro and Greece...hosts an annual summer youth basketball camp in Folsom with former teammate Vlade Divac…worked as a counselor and coach during the summer in 2002 and 2003 at the Basketball Without Borders camp in Istanbul...co-hosted a 1999 Christmas Toy Drive in Sacramento with Vlade Divac, which resulted in the collection of 10,000 gifts that were shipped to Serbia for Christmas...filmed a commercial in his native Serbian and Greek languages in 2000 for the NBA, speaking out against the use of violence and advising children of the dangers of smoking...raised $60,000 at his second annual Charitabowl for the Peja Stojakovic Children’s Foundation (www.peja16.com) in December 2008 proceeds will benefit Peja’s “Courts for Kids” project….has dedicated four basketball/volleyball courts in economically disadvantaged areas around the world… helped with a Feed the Children drop in Cut-Off, La….hosted a court unveiling at Iberville Boys & Girls Club in New Orleans…visited patients in the Oschner Hospital pediatrics floor with teammate Hilton Armstrong…provides tickets to underprivileged youth with his player ticket group, the “Peja’s 3-Point Club.” |
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