Veselin Matić ( sr-cyrl, Веселин Матић; born July 21, 1960) also known by his nickname Toza, is a

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coach, who last served as the head coach of India men's national basketball team.

Personal life

His son, Andrija Matić, is also a basketball player, who played for

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from 2015–2017 and for

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from 2017–2019.

Coaching career

Work with NBA players

Matić has had worked with multiple NBA players in his career.

Coaching clinics and camps

Matić held coaching clinics in a number of countries in the world. Matić worked in multiple basketball camps around the world. When he was younger he worked in the

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Eurocamp (1996–99), but has been part of FIBA's YUBAC, where he has been the Camp head coach since 2004. At YUBAC he has helped out in multiple Areas including Pro Camp, Shooting Camp and Basic Camp.

Work with FIBA (2012–present)

Matić attended the U17 FIBA World Championship in Kaunas (2012), Lithuania, the U19 FIBA World Championship in Prague (2013), Czech Republic, the U17 FIBA World Championship in Dubai (2014), UAE, the U19 FIBA World Championship in Heraklion (2015), Greece, the U17 FIBA World Championship in Saragossa (2016), Spain and the FIBA Senior World Championship in Saragossa (2016).

National team highlights

* World Champion (1998, Scout) * European Champion (2001, Assistant) * World Champion (2002, Assistant)

References

External links

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