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Dragan Kićanović (Serbian: Драган Кићановић; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player.

Dragan Kićanović
Драган Кићановић
President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro (OKSCG)
In office
1996–2005
Preceded byAleksandar Bakočević
Succeeded byPhilip Zepter
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
31 July 1991  24 September 1992
Prime MinisterDragutin Zelenović
Radoman Božović
Preceded byGoran Trivan
Succeeded byVladimir Cvetković
Personal details
Born (1953-08-17) 17 August 1953 (age 69)
Čačak, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Political partySocialist Party of Serbia (SPS)
Occupation
  • Basketball player
  • cabinet minister
  • sports administrator
  • diplomat
  • businessman
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1975 / Undrafted
Playing career1971–1984
PositionShooting guard
Number5
Career history
1971–1972Borac Čačak
1972–1981Partizan
1981–1983Scavolini Pesaro
1983–1984Paris Basket Racing
Career highlights and awards
  • Best Basketball Player of Yugoslavia in the 20th Century
  • FIBA World Cup MVP (1974)
  • FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (1982)
  • 2× Mr. Europa (1981, 1982)
  • 2× Euroscar (1981, 1982)
  • Best Athlete of Yugoslavia (1982)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • 3× FIBA European Selection (1976, 1978, 1981)
  • FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1983)
  • FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1983)
  • 2× FIBA Korać Cup champion (1978, 1979)
  • FIBA Korać Cup Finals Top Scorer (1979)
  • 3× Yugoslav League champion (1976, 1979, 1981)
  • Yugoslav Cup winner (1979)
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Summer Olympic Games
1980 Moscow
1976 Montreal
World Cup
1982 Colombia
1978 Philippines
1974 Puerto Rico
EuroBasket
1981 Czechoslovakia
1979 Italy
1977 Belgium
1975 Yugoslavia
1973 Spain
Mediterranean Games
1975 Algiers
1971 İzmir
European Championship for Juniors
1972 YugoslaviaUnder-18
European Championship for Cadets
1971 ItalyUnder-16

A 1.92m (6 ft 334 in) tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers of all time, having won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar European Player of the Year awards in 1981 and 1982. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. On 20 August 2010, Kićanović became a FIBA Hall of Fame player, in recognition of his play in international competitions.[1] He was named the Best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1982, and he was also named the Best Basketball Player of Yugoslavia in the 20th century.[2]

Since September 2013, he's been performing the role of consul general at the Serbian consulate in Trieste.[3]


Club career


During the 1970s, Kićanović played club basketball alongside Dražen Dalipagić, and together they created an accomplished duo as members of Partizan Belgrade. In international club competition, Kićanović won two consecutive European-wide 3rd-tier level FIBA Korać Cup championships, with Partizan Belgrade (1977–78 and 1978–79). He scored 33 points in the 1977–78 Finals (behind only Dalipagić's 48 points), and 41 points in the 1978–79 Finals.

Furthermore, he also won a European-wide 2nd-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup) title with Scavolini Pesaro, in the 1982–83 season. In which, he again dominated in the competition's final, as he scored 31 points and handed out eight assists.[4] With Partizan Belgrade, Kićanović also won three Yugoslavian First Federal League championships (1976, 1979, and 1981), and a Yugoslavian Cup title in 1979. He was a three-time member of the FIBA European Selection Team (1976, 1978, and 1981).


National team career


Kićanović played with the senior Yugoslavian national basketball team from 1973 to 1983, and he competed at all the major international FIBA competitions: the FIBA EuroBasket, the FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games. He won the FIBA EuroBasket three times (1973, 1975, and 1977). He was twice named to the EuroBasket All-Tournament Team (1979 and 1981).

At the Summer Olympic Games, Kićanović won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games and the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games.[5] At the FIBA World Cup, he won the silver medal at the 1974 FIBA World Championship, and he was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. He also won the gold medal at the 1978 FIBA World Championship, and the bronze medal at the 1982 FIBA World Championship. He was the top scorer in total points scored, of the 1982 World Championship, as he scored a total of 190 points. He was also named to the All-Tournament Teams of both the 1978 and 1982 tournaments. He is one of the leading scorers of all-time, in the history of the FIBA World Cup, having scored a total of 491 points at the tournament.


Administrative career



KK Partizan


Shortly after retiring from playing basketball, Kićanović was named vice-president at Partizan Belgrade, under the club presidency of Tomislav Jeremić. With the division of tasks, Jeremić was mostly involved on the business end, while Kićanović ran the squad, making decisions on everything from player personnel to coaching acquisitions. He immediately brought in Zoran Slavnić, his former teammate from the Yugoslav national team, where the two were part of the famous onetwo back-court guard duo, as the club's new head coach.


See also



References


  1. "FIBA announces 2010 Hall of Fame Class". FIBA. 2010-08-20. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19.
  2. Playing Legends Dragan Kicanovic.
  3. Kića novi konzul;Vecernje novosti, 19 September 2013
  4. "Player Nominees". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  5. "Dragan Kićanović". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-09-18.



На других языках


[de] Dragan Kićanović

Dragan Kićanović (serbisch-kyrillisch Драган Кићановић; * 17. August 1953 in Čačak, SR Serbien) ist ein ehemaliger serbischer Basketballspieler. Mit der Jugoslawischen Basketballnationalmannschaft wurde Kićanović 1980 Olympiasieger und 1978 Weltmeister sowie dreimal Europameister. Zudem gewann er mit seinen jeweiligen Vereinen zweimal den Korać-Cup sowie einmal den Saporta Cup. Nach seiner Karriere wurde Kićanović in die FIBA Hall of Fame aufgenommen.
- [en] Dragan Kićanović

[es] Dragan Kićanović

Dragan Kićanović (en serbio, Драган Кићановић; nacido el 17 de agosto de 1954 en Čačak, Serbia, cuando todavía existía la antigua Yugoslavia) es un exjugador profesional de baloncesto serbio que durante las décadas de los 70 y los 80 fue uno de los más destacados jugadores europeos como lo demuestra el hecho de que fuera galardonado con los premios de Mr. Europa: Jugador europeo del año y el Euroscar: Jugador europeo del año, en 1981[1] y 1982[2] respectivamente.

[fr] Dragan Kicanović

Dragan Kicanovic, né le 17 août 1953 à Čačak, est un joueur serbe de basket-ball yougoslave

[it] Dragan Kićanović

Dragan Kićanović (in serbo: Драган Кићановић?; Čačak, 17 agosto 1953) è un ex cestista jugoslavo, ora diplomatico serbo.

[ru] Кичанович, Драган

Дра́ган Кича́нович (сербохорв. Dragan Kićanović / Драган Кићановић; 17 августа 1953, Чачак) — югославский баскетболист, один из лучших игроков Европы и мира своего времени. Играл на позиции атакующего защитника. Наиболее известен по выступлениям за «Партизан», с которым дважды (в 1978 и 1979 годах) выигрывал Кубок Корача.



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