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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 by	Aleksandar Bakočević
Succeeded by	Philip Zepter
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office 31 July 1991 – 24 September 1992
Prime Minister	Dragutin Zelenović Radoman Božović
Preceded by	Goran Trivan
Succeeded by	Vladimir Cvetković
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-17) 17 August 1953 (age 69) Čačak, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Political party	Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)
Occupation	Basketball player cabinet minister sports administrator diplomat businessman
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1975 / Undrafted
Playing career	1971–1984
Position	Shooting guard
Number	5
Career history
1971–1972	Borac Čačak
1972–1981	Partizan
1981–1983	Scavolini Pesaro
1983–1984	Paris 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 Yugoslavia Under-18 European Championship for Cadets 1971 Italy Under-16

A 1.92m (6 ft 33⁄4 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 one–two back-court guard duo, as the club's new head coach.

See also

• Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League career stats leaders

References

External links

• FIBA.com Hall of Fame Profile
• Dragan Kicanovic at FIBA
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Italian League Profile (in Italian)
• Database Olympics Player Profile
• Dragan Kićanović at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Feljton Kića 1-7
• Mr. Europa Winners
• Euroscar Winners
• Dragan Kicanovic, the Cacak genius.
• Dragan Kićanović at the International Olympic Committee

На других языках

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[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.

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- [en] Dragan Kićanović

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[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.

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[fr] Dragan Kicanović

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

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[it] Dragan Kićanović

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

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[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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