Mirko Pavlović ( sr-cyr, Мирко Павловић; born April 21, 1971) is a Serbian professional

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executive and former player. He currently serves as the sports director for Dynamic Belgrade and a director of the

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. He played college basketball for the

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Early life

Pavlović was born in

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, to

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and Olga Pavlović. His father was a basketball player who played for

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during 1960s and early 1970s.

College career

Pavlović played

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for

from 1990 to 1994. He appeared in all 29 games in his senior season, 1993–94, season and averaged 11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

Professional career

Pavlović grew up with the Crvena zvezda Juniors. He began his professional career with the Zvezda in the 1989–90 season. In 1990, Pavlović moved to the

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to play college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis. After going undrafted in the

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, Pavlović moved back to Belgrade and signed with Crvena zvezda for three more seasons. He was the team captain in the 1996–97 season.

National team career

Pavlović was a member of the Yugoslavia national cadets team that won the gold medal at the 1987 European Championship for Cadets in

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. Over six tournament games, he averaged 3.0 points per game. Pavlović was a member of the Yugoslavia national junior team that won the gold medal at the

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in Yugoslavia. Over three tournament games, he averaged 4.3 points per game. Also, he was a team member of the Junior team that finished 5th at the

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in the

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. Over three tournament games, Pavlović averaged 8.0 points per game.

Basketball executive career

Crvena zvezda (2002–2017)

In February 2002, Pavlović was named as the coordinator of the youth teams for

. In August 2007, he got promoted to the deputy sports director. Also, he was a team manager from August 2007 to December 2008. In March 2010, Pavlović became a general manager for Crvena zvezda. In October 2015, Davor Ristović succeeded him on that position, while he was named as a sports director. In August 2017, Pavlović left the sports director post.

Olimpija Ljubljana

In November 2018, Pavlović was named as an assistant of general manager and senior advisor of basketball operations for Slovenian team Petrol Olimpija. He parted ways with Olimpija in March 2019.

Dynamic Belgrade

On May 29, 2019, Pavlović was named as a

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for Serbian team Dynamic Belgrade.

References

External links

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Player profile
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlovic, Mirko 1971 births Living people Basketball players from Belgrade KK Crvena Zvezda executives KK Crvena zvezda players Power forwards (basketball) Serbian basketball executives and administrators Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia Serbian expatriate basketball people in the United States Serbian men's basketball players Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball players