Aris BSA 2003 has agreed terms with the 22-year-old Serb guard Ivan Paunic, who has signed a contract for the remainder of season 2009-2010. Paunic, who won the silver medal at the Eurobasket 2009 as a member of the Serbian team, will cover the vacant place of an EU-passport holder. He is expected to arrive in Thessaloniki within the following days.

WHO IS WHO

Name: Ivan Paunic

Date of birth: 27 January 1987

Place of birth: Belgrade

Nationality: Serbian

Height: 1.94 m

Position: Guard

Previous clubs: Partizan Belgrade (Serbia, 2004-2005), Mega Basket Belgrade (Serbia, 2005-2006 1st leg), Mornar Bar (Montenegro, 2005-2006 2nd leg), Vojvodina (Serbia, 2006-2007 and2007-2008), Oostende (Belgium, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010)

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

-Champion of the Serbian Superleague in 2005 with Partizan Belgrade

-Silver medalist at the Eurobasket 2009 with Serbia

-European U20 champion with Serbian national team in 2006 and 2007

-European U18 champion with Serbian national team in 2005

-Gold medalist at the Universiade in 2007 and 2009

PERSONAL STATS:

2009-2010 /Oostende(Belgium):

Belgian League: 10.7 points (68.2% 1p., 64.2% 2p., 36.5% 3p.), 3.0 r., 1.3 as. in 10 games

2008-2009 / Oostende (Belgium):

Belgian League: 9.1 points (65.8% 1p., 55.5% 2p., 44.4% 3p.), 2.6 r., 1.1 as., 1.4 st. in 32 games

EuroCup qualifiers: 10.8 points, 2.3 r., 1.0 as., 1.4 st. in 4 games

EuroChallenge : 3.8 points and 1.3 r. in 6 games

2007-2008 / Vojvodina (Serbia):

SerbianSuperleague: 10.3 points(78% 1p., 66% 2p., 38% 3p.,), 2.0 r., 0.6 as., 2.2 st. in14 games

AdriaticLeague: 8.6 points(71.4% 1p., 56% 2p., 32% 3p.,), 1.8 r., 1.8 st. in 25 games

2006-2007 /Vojvodina(Serbia):

Serbian Superleague: 3.9 points (69% 1p., 38% 2p., 32% 3p.), 1.2 r. in 14 games

EuroCup: 4.7 points (100% 1p., 69% 2p., 43% 3p.) in6 games

2005-2006 / MornarBar(Montenegro):

Serbia & Montenegro League: 8.6 points (67% 1p., 64% 2p., 29% 3p.), 1.4 r., 1.2 st. in 10 games

2005-2006 / Mega Basket Belgrade (Serbia):

Serbia & Montenegro League: 9.5 points (69% 1p., 64% 2p., 34% 3p.), 2.2 r., 1.2 as. in 21 games

2004-2005 / PartizanBelgrade(Serbia):

AdriaticLeague: 1.7 points (50% 1p., 66,7% 2p.), 1.3 st. in 3 games