Luka Pavićević

Luka Pavićević
Alvark Tokyo
Position	Head coach
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	17 June 1968 (age 53); Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Montenegrin / Serbian
Career information
College	Utah (1985–1987)
NBA draft	1990 / Undrafted
Playing career	1984–2003
Position	Point guard
Number	5, 6
Coaching career	2003–present
Career history
As player:
1984–1985	Budućnost
1987–1988	Cibona
1988–1991	Jugoplastika / Pop 84
1991–1992	Radnički Belgrade
1992–1994	Ironi Nahariya
1994–1995	Proleter Zrenjanin
1995–1996	Crvena zvezda
1996–1997	FMP Železnik
1997–1998	Beobanka
1998–1999	Crvena zvezda
1999–2000	Soproni Ászok
2000–2001	Espoon Honka
2001	Anwil Włocławek
2001	Rabotnički
2002	Besançon
2002–2003	Crvena zvezda
As coach:
2003–2004	OKK Beograd
2004–2005	Atlas Belgrade
2004–2005	Serbia and Montenegro U-20
2005–2006	Hemofarm
2006–2007	Panionios
2007–2011	Alba Berlin
2011	Serbia University
2011–2014	Chorale Roanne
2012–2014	Montenegro
2015	Iran
2015–2016	Budućnost
2016–2017	Japan (interim)
2017–present	Alvark Tokyo
Career highlights and awards
	As player 3× EuroLeague champion (1989, 1990, 1991); 3× Yugoslav League champion (1989, 1990, 1991); Finnish League champion (2001); 4× Yugoslav Cup winner (1988, 1990, 1991, 1997); Finnish Cup winner (2001); As head coach FIBA Asia Champions Cup champion (2019); German League champion (2008); 2× Japanese League champion (2018, 2019); German Cup winner (2009); Montenegrin Cup winner (2016);
Men's basketball
Representing Yugoslavia
Under-19 World Cup
European Championship for Juniors
European Championship for Cadets
Head Coach for Serbia and Montenegro/ Serbia
U20 European Championship
Universiade

Luka Pavićević (born 17 June 1968) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach^[1] and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Alvark Tokyo of the B.League.

Coaching career[]

Pavićević was named as part of the technical committee of the Japan Basketball Association in November 2016, and was named interim head coach within the month following the end of the tenure of previous head coach Kenji Hasegawa.^[2]^[3]

In June 2017, Pavićević was named as the head coach of Alvark Tokyo of the Japanese B.League.^[4]

Career achievements and awards[]

As player:

European Champions Cup (Euroleague) champion: 3 (with Jugoplastika: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91)
Finnish League champion: 1 (with Espoon Honka: 2000–01)
Yugoslav League champion: 3 (with Jugoplastika: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91)
Yugoslav Cup winner: 4 (with Cibona: 1988, with Jugoplastika: 1990, 1991, with FMP Železnik: 1997)
Finnish Cup winner: 1 (with Espoon Honka: 2001)

As head coach:

Japanese League champion: 2 (with Alvark Tokyo: 2017–18, 2018–19)
FIBA Asia Champions Cup champion: 1 (with Alvark Tokyo: 2019)
German League champion: 1 (with Alba Berlin: 2007–08)
German Cup winner: 1 (with Alba Berlin: 2009)
Montenegrin Cup winner: 1 (with Budućnost: 2016)

Head coaching record[]

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %


Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Alvark Tokyo	2017-18	60	44	16	.733	2nd in Eastern	5	5	0	1.000	Champions
Alvark Tokyo	2018-19	60	44	16	.733	3rd in Eastern	6	5	1	.833	Champions
Alvark Tokyo	2019-20	41	32	9	.780	1st in Eastern	-	-	-	–	-

References[]

^ "Luka Pavićević više nije selektor CG" (in Serbian). Radio Televizija Crne Gore. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (1 December 2016). "Japan Basketball Association dismisses men's national team coach Hasegawa". The Japan Times. The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "Japan launch search for new coach after Hasegawa departure". FIBA. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "Burno u CG - Luka Pavićević u Japanu". sportklub.rs (in Serbian). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

5. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/05/29/basketball/b-league/luka-pavicevics-system-key-alvark-tokyos-title-run/

External links[]

Eurobasket 2013 profile

[1] "Luka Pavićević više nije selektor CG" (in Serbian). Radio Televizija Crne Gore. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

[2] Nagatsuka, Kaz (1 December 2016). "Japan Basketball Association dismisses men's national team coach Hasegawa". The Japan Times. The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[launchsearch-3] "Japan launch search for new coach after Hasegawa departure". FIBA. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[4] "Burno u CG - Luka Pavićević u Japanu". sportklub.rs (in Serbian). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]