The Slobodan Piva Ivković Award for Lifetime Achievement ( sr, Награда за животно дело "Слободан Пива Ивковић", Nagrada za životno delo "Slobodan Piva Ivković") is an
lifetime achievement award honoring the achievements of those
basketball coaches
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who have made a significant contribution to the game of
basketball in
Serbia. It was first awarded in 1995. The awards are presented by the Serbian Association of Basketball Coaches and its named in honor of coach
Slobodan Ivković who was the founder and the first president of the Association. All coaches with Serbian citizenship, regardless of where they coached in the world, qualify for the award. The inaugural Awards for Lifetime Achievement were presented to five recipients: Slobodan Ivković,
Borislav Stanković,
Ranko Žeravica,
Aleksandar Nikolić, and
Nebojša Popović. The most recent recipients of the award are
Duško Vujošević and
Zoran Kovačić.
Recipients
See also
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List of lifetime achievement awards
References
External links
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Awards established in 1995
Basketball awards in Serbia
Lifetime achievement awards
European basketball awards
Serbian sports trophies and awards
1995 establishments in Serbia