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Nebojša Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was Serbian and Yugoslav basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketball legend of Red Star Belgrade. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor in the FIBA Hall of Fame.[1]

For the handball player, see Nebojša Popović (handballer).
Nebojša Popović
Personal information
Born(1923-02-08)8 February 1923
Irig, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died20 October 2001(2001-10-20) (aged 78)
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
NationalityYugoslav
Career information
Playing career1945–1952
Number8, 16
Coaching career1945–1955
Career history
As player:
1945–1951Crvena zvezda
1951–1952Gallaratese
As coach:
1945–1955Crvena zvezda Men
1946–1952Crvena zvezda Women
1950–1953Yugoslavia
Career highlights and awards
As a player:
  • 6× Yugoslav League champion (1946–1951)

As a coach:

  • 10× Yugoslav Men's League champion (1946–1955)
  • 7× Yugoslav Women's League champion (1946–1952)
  • Piva Ivković Award for Lifetime Achievement
  • FIBA Order of Merit (1997)
Career Yugoslav League statistics
Points518 (8.9 ppg)
FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Balkan and Central Europe Games
1947 AlbaniaTeam
1946 RomaniaTeam

Early life


Popović lived with his family in Rijeka, where he played water polo as a goalkeeper. He learned about basketball from the Yugoslav water polo and a basketball pioneer Božo Grkinić.


Basketball career



Crvena zvezda


Popović was a co-founder of the Crvena Zvezda basketball club in 1945. He held number 1 membership card.[1] He played for Crvena Zvezda from 1945 to 1951, he also coached men's team at Red Star from 1945 to 1955 and women's Red Star team from 1946 to 1952.[1] In July 1950, he was a member of the Zvezda squad that won an international cup tournament in Milan, Italy.[2]

Popović played for the Italian team Gallaratese in 1951–1952.[1]


Yugoslavia national team


As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Popović participated in 1950 World Championship and 1947 European Championship.[3] He scored first point in history of World Championships as player of Yugoslavia.[1]

He coached Yugoslavia national basketball team at the 1950 World Championship and 1953 European Championship.


Administrator


Popović served as the president of the Yugoslav Basketball Federation (1985–1987) and president of the Commission for International Competition of FIBA.


Journalism


Popović also worked as a journalist, contributing to La Gazzetta dello Sport for four decades.[1]

He was the executive of Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT), the Yugoslav national TV channel. He covered four Summer Olympic Games with JRT.[1]


Career achievements and awards





Coaching record


Legend
 W  Wins  L  Losses  D  Draws  W%  Winning percentage

Yugoslav First Men's Basketball League


Season Team Games W D L W % Result
1946 Crvena zvezda 7601.857Champions
1947 Crvena zvezda 44001.000Champions
1948 Crvena zvezda 5401.800Champions
1949 Crvena zvezda 181701.944Champions
1950 Crvena zvezda 181602.889Champions
1951 Crvena zvezda 221822.818Champions
1952 Crvena zvezda 44001.000Champions
1953 Crvena zvezda 6510.833Champions
1954 Crvena zvezda 221606.727Champions
1955 Crvena zvezda 181413.778Champions
Career124104416.839

Yugoslav Women's Basketball League


Season Team Games W D L W % Result
1946 Crvena zvezda 33001.000Champions
1947 Crvena zvezda 44001.000Champions
1948 Crvena zvezda 55001.000Champions
1949 Crvena zvezda 44001.000Champions
1950 Crvena zvezda 55001.000Champions
1951 Crvena zvezda 10910.900Champions
1952 Crvena zvezda 33001.000Champions
Career343310.971

National team


Tournament Team Games W L W % Result
1950 World Championship Yugoslavia 505.00010th place
1953 EuroBasket Yugoslavia 1165.5456th place
Career16610.375

See also



References


  1. FIBA Hall of Fame page on Popović
  2. "Daba: Kad je Zvezda osvajala Milano…". kosmagazin.com. September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Nebojsa Popovic's profile | 1947 European Championship for Men | ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-11-21.
  4. Full Cast & Crew of We Will Be the World Champions


Sporting positions
Preceded by
Petar Breznik
 President of the
Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia
1987–1989		 Succeeded by
Miodrag Babić

На других языках

- [en] Nebojša Popović

[es] Nebojša Popović

Nebojša Popović (en serbio Небојша Поповић, (nacido el 8 de febrero de 1923 en Vojvodina, Serbia; fallecido el 20 de octubre de 2001 en Belgrado, Serbia) fue un jugador, entrenador y dirigente de baloncesto que llegó a jugar y a dirigir desde los banquillos primero y posteriormente desde los despachos, en la selección de baloncesto de Yugoslavia.


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