Slaviša Koprivica
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Born | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 17 June 1968|||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1990 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1985–2003, 2007–2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1987 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | OKK Beograd | |||||||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | IMT Beograd | |||||||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Pagrati | |||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Brescialat Gorizia | |||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Beobanka | |||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Znicz Pruszków | |||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Szolnoki Olaj | |||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Ural Yekaterinburg | |||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Cherno More Varna | |||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Superfund | |||||||||||||||||||
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Slaviša "Slavko" Koprivica (Serbian Cyrillic: Славиша "Славко" Копривица, born 17 June 1968) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He played at both the power forward and center positions.
Professional career[]
While playing with Partizan Belgrade, Koprivica won the EuroLeague championship, in 1992.[1]
Personal life[]
Koprivica's son Balša (born 2000), played high school basketball in the United States. Balša won the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and he was considered to be one of the top ten college recruits in the Class of 2019.[2]
Koprivica and Miroslav Pecarski played together on the junior Yugoslav national team, and they won a gold medal at the 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. Thirty years later, their sons Balša Koprivica and Marko Pecarski, played together for Serbia's junior national team;[3] and they won a gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
References[]
- ^ "Euroleague Final Four 1992". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Dominant 7ft1 Balsa Koprivica Flashes Skills! Top 2019 Center". ballislife.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Koprivica-Pecarski, 30 godina kasnije" (in Serbian). kosmagazin.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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- Pagrati B.C. players
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