Jasmina Perazić

Jasmina Perazić
Georgian Court Lions
Position	Head coach
League	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Personal information
Born	6 December 1960 (age 61); Novi Sad, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian / American
Listed height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Career information
College	Maryland (1979–1983)
Playing career	1974–2000
Position	Guard / Forward
Number	4
Coaching career	2005–Present
Career history
As player:
1974–1976	Vojvodina
1976–1979	Eintracht, Frankfurt
1984	Voždovac
1997	New York Liberty
As coach:
2006–2010	Elizabeth Seton HS
2010–2014	Monmouth (assistant)
2014–present	Georgian Court
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Women's basketball
Representing Yugoslavia
EuroBasket
Universiade

Jasmina Perazić (born 6 December 1960) is a Serbian-American basketball coach and a former basketball player. Perazić was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014. She is the current head coach of Division II Georgian Court University, a member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC).

Career[]

Perazić competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1] In 2014, she was inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.^[2]

Currently, Perazic is the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Georgian Court University, an NCAA Division II University in Lakewood, NJ. After guiding the Lions to a perfect regular season (7-0) and a CACC regular season title during the COVID-19 shortened 2020–2021 season, Perazic was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year. The Lions earned the No. 1 seed in the CACC Tournament and advanced to the CACC Finals, their first finals appearance since becoming a Division II member in 2002–2003. GCU earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II National Tournament and on March 12, 2021, won the program's first ever game at the East Regional, downing divisional foe Concordia College in the Regional Quarterfinals.

Personal life[]

Perazić has a daughter, Deanna Gipe (married Marello). Deanna and her wife Erica reside in New Jersey.

Achievements[]

2014 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
2008 ACC Tournament Legend
2002 University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame
1986 MVP Balkan Championships
1985 Best Five of Europe
1984 MVP Pre-Olympic Tournament
1983 MVP European Championships
1983 Most Popular Player at the World Championships, 2nd Leading Scorer of the Tournament
1983 WBCA Kodak All American
1983 ACC Tournament MVP
1982 NCAA West Region All Tournament Team (Inaugural NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament)

Coaching Awards and Accomplishments[]

2009 WBCA National Coach of the Year (District III)
2010 WCAC Coach of the Year
2010 Gazette Newspaper Coach of the Year
2020-2021 CACC Coach of the Year

With Yugoslav National Basketball Team[]

1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Russia Bronze Medal
1983 World Championships São Paulo, Brazil Placed 8th 2nd leading scorer with 17.6PPG Voted Most Popular Player of the Tournament
1983 World University Games Edmonton, Canada Bronze Medal
1984 Pre-Olympic Tournament Havana, Cuba MVP
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States of America Placed 6th
1986 Balkan Championships Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Gold Medal
1987 European Championships Cadiz, Spain Silver Medal
1987 World University Games Zagreb Croatia Gold Medal
MVP 1986 Balkan Championships Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina
MVP 1984 Pre Olympic Tournament Havana, Cuba
Best Five of Europe and #1 Player in Europe 1983 Hungary, 1985 Italy
Winner 1984 with , Serbia (formerly Yugoslavian Women's Basketball League)
1997 New York Liberty, WNBA

References[]

University of Maryland Archives, FiBA Archives, FIBA.com ACC Tournament Legends, NCAA.com NCAA All Americans

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jasmina Perazić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
^ "Former Terps star Jasmina Perazic inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". the diamondbacl. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

External links[]

Hall of Fame profile at wbhof.com
WNBA statistics at basketball-reference.com
Georgian Court University profile at gculions.com

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[sref-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jasmina Perazić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

[terrapin-2] "Former Terps star Jasmina Perazic inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". the diamondbacl. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

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