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Kovacevic joined the Bears as a walk-on this season after starring at Laguna Beach High School ... earned league MVP and first-team All-CIF honors as a senior when he averaged 19.2 ppg and 12 rpg ... led his team to a second-place finish in the Pacific Coast League and to the CIF quarterfinals ... selected the PCL's Athlete of the Year ... also played two years of varsity tennis and was chosen an Orange County All-Star during his one season of varsity volleyball ... earned his school's Academic Excellence award as both a junior and senior.
Personal: Ivan Kovacevic ... born Sept. 7, 1987 in Rijeka, Croatia ... parents are Dragan Kovacevic and Veljka Burazer, both graduates of the University of Zagreb ... older brother, Marko, is a student at UC Santa Barbara ... undeclared major.
