Branko Radović ( sr-cyr, Бранко Радовић; December 5, 1933 – November 18, 1993) was a Yugoslav

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player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national team internationally. He is a member of Split Sports Hall of Fame under the name ''Father of Split's basketball''.

Playing career

Radović started and finished his career with the

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of the

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. In between, he played for the Montažno in

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as well as for the Partizan and the

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. In 1959 season he was a top scorer with 31 points per game, more than

Radivoj Korać Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known for holding t ...

. In a game with

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he scored a record high 64 points.

Yugoslavia national team

As a player for the

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Radović played 32 games between 1957–1959. He participated at two

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( 1957 in Bulgaria and

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) He won a gold medal at the

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Coaching career

After retiring from his playing career in 1964, Radović became a head coach of the

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. He won the first national championship title for Split in 1970–71 season and led them to the 1972 European Champions Cup Finals, where he lost to the

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team

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led by

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 S ...

.Champions Cup 1971–72 Line-ups and Stats
/ref> He spent his entire coaching career with team from Split and retired after the 1971–72 season. During that time players of Jugoplastika included

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and

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Career achievements

* Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with

: 1970–71). *

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winner: 2 (with

: 1972). ;Individual * Yugoslav League top scorer: 1 (with

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)

References

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Playing career

Yugoslavia national team

Coaching career

Career achievements

See also

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