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1945 Yugoslav First Basketball League
The 1945 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the inaugural season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the top-tier level basketball competition in Yugoslavia. The league launched with 5 teams playing a single-elimination tournament held in Subotica, PR Serbia. Teams participating in the season were selections of three Yugoslav constituent republics ( PR Croatia, PR Macedonia, and PR Serbia), one autonomous province ( AP Vojvodina), as well as the Yugoslav People's Army selection. The tournament concluded with the Yugoslav Army team defeating the Serbia team, 21–18, in the Final. Bracket ''Source'' Rosters The following is a list of players and coached who played in the 1945 season. See also * 1945 Yugoslav Women's Basketball League References {{Yugoslav Army 1945 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions 1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav Army (basketball Team)
Yugoslav Army ( sr, Југословенска армија, Jugoslovenska armija) was a men's basketball selection based in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. It was the basketball section of the Sports Association of the Central House of the Yugoslav Army. The Yugoslav Army later founded KK Partizan and most of the players moved to the new club. 1945 Season Team won the first Yugoslav Basketball League in 1945 against state selections of the Yugoslav states. Roster Matches Trophies *Yugoslav League: (1) **1945 Aftermath The Yugoslav Army established Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ... on 4 October 1945. Marjanović, Kovačević, Munćan, Nikolić, Alagić, Kostić and Vlahović played for Partizan during the 1946 season. References {{D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strahinja Alagić
Strahinja "Braca" Alagić ( sr-cyr, Страхиња "Браца" Алагић; 14 August 1924 – 10 October 2002) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He dedicated his coaching career is the most to women's basketball. With Crvena zvezda he won the FIBA EuroLeague Women in 1979. Alagić was a member of the first managing board of the Crvena zvezda basketball club. Playing career Alagić started playing basketball after the end of World War II as a member of the Yugoslav Army basketball team. The first Yugoslav national championship held in Subotica in 1945 where his team won the title by beating the Serbia selection in the finals. Next year he moved to newly formed basketball club Partizan together with seven teammates such as Aleksandar Nikolić and Mirko Marjanović. After spending a year in Partizan, Alagic moved to Crvena zvezda where he played the longest and where he achieved major successes. In the period from 1947 to 1951 he won five national c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Yugoslav Women's Basketball League ...
The 1945 Yugoslav Women's Basketball League is the 1st season of the Yugoslav Women's Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Yugoslavia for women's. Championships is played in 1945 in Subotica and played two teams. Champion for this season is national team of SR Serbia. Result External links History of league {{DEFAULTSORT:Yugoslav Yugoslav Women's Basketball League seasons Women 1945 in women's basketball basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miodrag Stefanović (basketball)
Miodrag "Mija" Stefanović ( sr-cyr, Миодраг Мија Стефановић; 20 October 1922 – 1 December 1998) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and referee. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Playing career Stefanović played for Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League. With the Zvezda, he won the National Championships in the 1946 season. In the 1946 Zvezda season, Stefanović averaged 3.4 points per game while appearing in all 7 games. National team career Stefanović was a member of the Yugoslavia national team which participated at the 1947 FIBA European Championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He played one game at the tournament and scored 2 points. Coaching career Stefanović coached Partizan during the 1953 season in the Yugoslav First League. National teams Stefanović coached the Austria men's national team at the EuroBasket 1951. Stefanović coached the Yugoslavia women's nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Dimić
Ivan Dimić ( sr-cyr, Иван Димић; 4 July 1921 – 19 October 2004) was a Serbian basketball player. Playing career Dimić took future FIBA Hall of Famer Nebojša Popović to his first training session in Belgrade. Dimić played for a Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League. In the 1946 season, he won the National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi .... In the 1946 Zvezda season, Dimić averaged 0.9 points per game while appearing in all 7 games. References 1921 births 2004 deaths Guards (basketball) KK Crvena zvezda players Serbian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Geneva Yugoslav men's basketball players 1942 Belgrade Basketball Championship players {{Serbia-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilije Stojković
Vasilije "Vasa" Stojković ( sr-Cyrl, Василије Васа Стојковић; January 8, 1923 – June 25, 2008) was a Serbian sports journalist, basketball player and association football executive. Sports journalism career Stojkovic has been engaged in sports journalism for more than 25 years. He started to work as journalist in 1946 and worked in the newspapers and magazines: ''Naš sport'' (1947–1952; sports journalist), ''Sport'' (1952–1962; editor of the football section), ''Eho'' (1962–1963, editor-in-chief) and '' Večernje novosti'' (1963–1971, editor of sports section). During his career, he reported from 45 countries from four continents, with several world championships and Olympic games. Basketball career Crvena zvezda Stojković played for Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League where he won four Yugoslav Championships. National team career Stojković has played 26 games for the Yugoslavia national team. Football exec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebojša Popović
Nebojša Popović ( sr-cyr, Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketball legend of Red Star Belgrade. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor in the FIBA Hall of Fame. Early life Popović lived with his family in Rijeka, where he played water polo as a goalkeeper. He learned about basketball from the Yugoslav water polo and a basketball pioneer Božo Grkinić. Basketball career Crvena zvezda Popović was a co-founder of the Crvena Zvezda basketball club in 1945. He held number 1 membership card. He played for Crvena Zvezda from 1945 to 1951, he also coached men's team at Red Star from 1945 to 1955 and women's Red Star team from 1946 to 1952. In July 1950, he was a member of the Zvezda squad that won an international cup tournament in Milan, Italy. Popović played for the Italian team Gallaratese i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radomir Šaper
Radomir “Raša” Šaper ( sr-cyr, Радомир Шапер; 9 December 1925 – 6 December 1998), was a Serbian professor and Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy of the University of Belgrade, a member of the Yugoslav national basketball team and, later, an official of the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia and President of the Technical Commission of FIBA. He was awarded the FIBA Order of Merit in 1999, and was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2007. Life Radomir Šaper was born to a Greek father, Panagiotis Siaperas, a retailer from the village of Eratyra in northern Greece, and a Serbian mother, Vukosava Mihajlović. In 1919, after World War I, his father moved to Belgrade where he changed his name to Panta Šaper. The couple's first son Svetislav "Sveta" was born in early 1924, Radomir, some twenty months later in the family home in Stevan Sremac's Street in Belgrade. Young Radomir attended the "Vuk Karadžić" primary school and the Second Men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Nikolić
Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Sport and Physical Education. He is often referred to as the Father of Yugoslav Basketball. Nikolić was a mentor of many world-class basketball coaches, such Božidar Maljković, Dušan Ivković, Bogdan Tanjević, Željko Obradović, etc. Nikolić was nicknamed the Professor, the Iron Sergeant. Nikolić was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1998, and into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. Early life Though his parents lived in Brčko, Nikolić was born in Sarajevo, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, due to his pregnant mother, Krista, suddenly going into labour while visiting her sister in Sarajevo. Young Aleksandar enjoyed a privileged upbringin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Božidar Munćan
Božidar "Boža" Munćan was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Playing career Munćan played for Belgrade-based teams Yugoslav Army and Partizan of the Yugoslav First League. During the 1945 season with Yugoslav Army, he won the National Championships. National team career Munćan was a member of the Yugoslavia national team which participated at the 1947 FIBA European Championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Over two tournament games, he averaged 1.0 point per game. Coaching career Munćan coached Partizan for two seasons in the Yugoslav First League where he compiled a 21–15 record. Career achievements and awards * Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Yugoslav Army: 1945). Coaching record Yugoslav First Men's Basketball League See also *List of KK Partizan head coaches KK Partizan is Serbian professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They play in Basketball League of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirko Marjanović (basketball)
Mirko Marjanović ( sr-cyr, Мирко Марјановић; 2 May 1926 – ''unknown'') was the Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Playing career Marjanović played for Belgrade-based teams the Yugoslav Army and Partizan of the Yugoslav First League. In the 1945 season, he won the Yugoslav Championships with the Yugoslav Army. In June 1951, Marjanović played two games for Crvena zvezda at an international cup tournament in Milan, Italy. On 18 June, he recorded 10 points in a 46–35 loss to Borletti Milano. On the following day, he recorded 17 points in a 54–24 win over Ginnastica Roma. National team career Marjanović was a member of the Yugoslavia national basketball team at the 1947 FIBA European Championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Over five tournament games, he averaged 9.2 points per game. At the 1953 FIBA European Championship in Moscow, the Soviet Union, he averaged 6.5 points per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlatko Kovačević
Zlatko ( sr-Cyrl, Златко, ) is a South Slavic masculine given name. The name is derived from the word ''zlato'' meaning gold with hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' common in South Slavic languages. Zlatko is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Zlatko Ćosić, experimental filmmaker and video artist *Zlatko Čajkovski (1923–1998), Croatian and Yugoslavian football (soccer) player and coach *Zlatko Đorić (born 1976), Serbian footballer *Zlatko Škorić (born 1941), former Croatian football player * Zlatko Šugman (1932–2008), one of Slovenia's best known theater, television and film actors *Zlatko Arambašić (born 1969), former Australian football (soccer) player *Zlatko Baloković (1895–1965), Croatian violinist *Zlatko Burić (born 1953), Croat-Danish actor * Zlatko Crnković, several people *Zlatko Dalić (born 1966), Croatian football coach and former player *Zlatko Dedič (born 1984), Slovenian football forward *Zlatko Gall (born 1954), Croatian journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |