The Slobodan Piva Ivković Award for Lifetime Achievement () is an
lifetime achievement award
Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions.
Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include:
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honoring the achievements of those
basketball coaches who have made a significant contribution to the game of
basketball
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in
Serbia
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. 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
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Ranko Žeravica
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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 ...
, and
Nebojša Popović. The most recent recipients of the award are
Aleksandar Đorđević and
Marina Maljković.
Marina Maljković in 2023 is the only female coach to have won the award. Her father,
Božidar, won the award in 2005.
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