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Lazar Lečić
Lazar "Grk" Lečić (; 30 January 1939 – 13 August 2024) was a Yugoslav and later Macedonian professional basketball coach and player. He is considered the founder of Macedonian basketball, who had a huge role in the exit of Macedonian basketball clubs in Europe in the 1970s and 1980s. Lečić was also responsible for founding and organising the youth basketball schools in both North Macedonia and Greece. In his lifelong odyssey he has won many prestigious awards such as "Giant" of the Macedonian Olympic Committee (2002), "Giant" of the Basketball Federation of Macedonia, " 11th of October, 13th of November, 8 September, Zlatna Bubamara among many others. Lazar Lečić died on 13 August 2024, at the age of 85. Early life Lečić was born on 30 January 1939 in Skopje. He finished middle school in Skopje, while he gained his higher education in Belgrade in 1963. Professional career Lazar Lečić started his professional career in Rabotnički in 1957 and stayed in the cl ...
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Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country. As of the 2021 North Macedonia census, 2021 census, the city had a population of 526,502. Skopje covers 571.46 km² and includes both urban and rural areas, bordered by several Municipalities of North Macedonia, municipalities and close to the borders of Kosovo and Serbia. The area of Skopje has been continuously inhabited since at least the Chalcolithic period. The city — known as ''Scupi'' at the time — was founded in the late 1st century during the rule of Domitian, and abandoned in 518 after an earthquake destroyed the city. It was rebuilt under Justinian I. It became a significant settlement under the First Bulgarian Empire, the Serbian Empire (when it served briefly as a capital), and later under the Otto ...
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Golden Ladybug Of Popularity
Golden Ladybug of Popularity (, transliteration: ) also often abbreviated as Zlatna bubamara, is a Macedonian popular culture awards show. It is organized by Radio Buba Mara and held annually in Skopje. Since its establishment in 1997, the awards show recognizes the biggest achievements of the year in the field of Macedonian culture and features awards for several categories, including music, films, sports, theater and TV shows among others. The 23rd show, held at the Boris Trajkovski Stadium in February 2020 was watched by 55% of the Macedonian population with which it became one of the most watched shows in the country. History and background The first ceremony and inauguration of the show was held in 1997 by organizer Ranko Petrovic. The awards show is held annually in the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje. Presenters of the show usually use satire to discuss the socio-political situation in the country and other everyday events. Additionally, performances by music artists and ...
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Basketball At The Mediterranean Games
Basketball at the Mediterranean Games has been played consistently since 1951 for men, and 1987 for women. The Yugoslavia national team, which disbanded in 1992, was the most successful men's team, while the Croatia women's national team has been the most successful in the women's competition. Since 2018, the Mediterranean Games has exclusively featured 3x3 basketball. Men's tournaments Men's medal table Women's tournaments Women's medal table All-time medal table ''Updated with 2013 results.'' See also * 3x3 basketball at the Mediterranean Games *Basketball at the Summer Olympics *Basketball at the Summer Universiade References External linksHellenic Basketball Federation Men's Mediterranean Games medals table
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EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation. The competition was first held in EuroBasket 1935, 1935. The former Soviet Union men's national basketball team, Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain men's national basketball team, Spain, who won the EuroBasket 2022, 2022 title. History Beginning The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in EuroBasket 1935, 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicate ...
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1970 FIBA World Championship
The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Croatia, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from 10 to 24 May 1970. It was the first FIBA World Championship hosted outside of South America. Competing nations Venues Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Classification round Final round Final standings All-Tournament Team * Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia) * Sergei Belov - (FIBA World Cup MVP, MVP) (Soviet Union) * Modestas Paulauskas (Soviet Union) * Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (Brazil) * Kenny Washington (basketball), Kenny Washington (U.S.) Top scorers (ppg) # Shin Dong-Pa (South Korea) 32.6 # Omar Arrestia (Uruguay) 19.7 # Pedro Rivas (Panama) 18.8 # Davis Peralta (Panama) 18.8 # Jiri Zidek Sr. (Czechoslovakia) 18.6 # Pe ...
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Yugoslavia National Basketball Team
The Yugoslavia men's national basketball team ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije, Кошаркашка репрезентација Југославије; ; ) represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1943 until 1992 in international basketball, and was controlled by the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia. After World War II, the team steadily improved their rankings and came to be one of the dominant forces of world basketball in the 1970s and the 1980s, along with the United States and Soviet Union, capturing five Olympic medals and eight World Cups, thirteen medals in total, along with another thirteen on the continental level at EuroBasket. Twelve FIBA Hall of Fame members emerged from the Yugoslav national team: Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Dalipagić, Ivo Daneu, Mirza Delibašić, Vlade Divac, Dragan Kićanović, Radivoj Korać, Toni Kukoč, Dražen Petrović, Zoran Slavnić, Jure Zdovc and Dino Rađa. ...
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Lazar Lecic Coaching
Lazar may refer to: * Lazar (name), any of various persons with this name * Lazar BVT, Serbian armoured personnel carriers * Lazar 2, Serbian multi-role armoured personnel carrier * Lazar 3, Serbian multi-role armoured personnel carrier * Lazăr, a tributary of the river Jiul de Vest in Hunedoara County, Romania See also *Lazar house, former term for leper colony *Knights of St Lazarus *Lazarus (other) *Lăzărești (other) *Lazard (other) *Laser (other) *Lazer (other) * Lazare (other) *LazarBeam Lannan Neville Eacott (born 14 December 1994), better known as LazarBeam, is an Australian YouTuber, professional gamer and Internet personality, known primarily for his video game commentary videos, "comedic riffs" and memes. Eacott began ...
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Korać Cup
Korać is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Dušan Korać (other), multiple people * Milorad Korać (born 1969), Serbian football player and manager * Radivoj Korać (1938–1969), Serbian basketball player * Vitomir Korać (1877–1941), Croatian Serb politician * Vojislav Korać (1924–2010), Serbian historian * Žarko Korać (born 1947), Serbian psychologist and politician * Žarko Korać (footballer) (born 1987), Montenegrin football player See also * {{surname Surnames of Serbian origin ...
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Macedonian Basketball Cup
The Basketball Cup of Macedonia (), is an elimination basketball tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in Macedonian basketball after the Macedonian First League. Currently, MZT Skopje holds the record for most titles won - 13. Past champions Performance by club References External linksBasketball Federation of North MacedoniaКУП НА МАКЕДОНИЈАMacedonian Cup at Flashscore
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Greek Basket League
The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Basketball Association (abbreviated as HEBA; ), under the legal authority of the Hellenic Basketball Federation (abbreviated as HBF; ). Over the years, the league has previously been known by several different names, which have included: the Panhellenic Basketball Championship or Greek Basketball Championship, the Panhellenic Basketball First Category Championship (1st) (A) or Greek Basketball First Category Championship (1st) (A), the Greek Alpha National Basketball Category Championship (A), the Greek Alpha1 National Basketball Category Championship (A1), the HEBA Alpha1 (A1), and most recently, the Greek Basket League. The league's current official main sponsor is Stoiximan. The GBL is the highest-tier level of the Greek baske ...
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EuroLeague
The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given long-term licences and wild cards, making the league a semi-closed league. The league was first organized by FIBA in 1958, subsequently by ULEB in 2000 and then solely by Euroleague Basketball. The competition was introduced in 1958 as the FIBA European Champions Cup (renamed the FIBA EuroLeague in 1996), which operated under FIBA's umbrella until Euroleague Basketball was created for the 2000–01 season. The FIBA European Champions Cup and the EuroLeague are considered to be the same competition, with the change of name being simply a re-branding. Since 2010, it has been sponsored by Turkish Airlines. The EuroLeague is one of the most popular indoor sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 10,383 for league matches in ...
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Yugoslav Basketball Cup
The Yugoslav Basketball Cup ( / ) was the men's national basketball cup of Yugoslavia between its inauguration in 1959 and the breakup of Yugoslavia. Title holders * 1959 ŽKK Ljubljana * 1960 OKK Beograd * 1961 ''Not held'' * 1962 OKK Beograd * 1962–68 ''Not held'' * 1968–69 Lokomotiva * 1969–70 Zadar * 1970–71 Crvena zvezda * 1971–72 Jugoplastika * 1972–73 Crvena zvezda * 1973–74 Jugoplastika * 1974–75 Crvena zvezda * 1975–76 Radnički Belgrade * 1976–77 Jugoplastika * 1977–78 Bosna * 1978–79 Partizan * 1979–80 Cibona * 1980–81 Cibona * 1981–82 Cibona * 1982–83 Cibona * 1983–84 Bosna * 1984–85 Cibona * 1985–86 Cibona * 1986–87 IMT * 1987–88 Cibona * 1988–89 Partizan * 1989–90 Jugoplastika * 1990–91 POP 84 * 1991–92 Partizan The finals Performance by club See also * Yugoslav First Basketball League * Yugoslav 1. B Federal Basketball League * Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Basketball Cup * Adriat ...
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