Goran Suton
Goran Suton is a Bosnian-Croat former professional basketball player who last played for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball with the Michigan State Spartans.
Early years
Suton was born on the outskirts of Sarajevo in then-Socialist [Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina], SFR Yugoslavia, to father Miroslav and mother Živana, a Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Serb respectively. During the Bosnian War, he lived with his family in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. He played for the Bosnian U14 side before his family moved to the US, where he attended Everett High School in Lansing, Michigan. There he led the Everett Vikings to a Class A boys basketball title in 2004 as a senior.College career
Suton first rose to notability during his freshman season at Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State], when he notoriously missed a last-second layup in a hotly contested game against Gonzaga in the Maui Invitational. Suton developed into a key player for the Spartans during his career, earning 2008-09 [Big Ten Conference men's basketball season#Conference honors|second team All-Big Ten] marks during his senior season.Suton helped the Spartans to an NCAA Final Four as a senior in 2009 [NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2009]. He was especially effective during the 2009 Final Four run, holding 2008–09 [USC Trojans men's basketball team|USC] star Taj Gibson to three points, and hitting a string of jump shots against 2008–09 [Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville] on his way to scoring 19 points in the game. Suton was named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest regional in 2009. Suton was named to the first team all-tournament.