Darko Rajaković

Darko Rajaković
Oklahoma City Thunder
Position Assistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1979-02-22) February 22, 1979
Čačak, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Career information
College Belgrade Basketball Academy
Karić Brothers University
Coaching career 1996–present
Career history
As coach:
1996–1999 Borac Čačak (youth)
1999–2007 Crvena zvezda (youth)
2009–2012 Espacio Torrelodones
2012–2014 Tulsa 66ers
2014–present Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As assistant coach:

Darko Rajaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Рајаковић; born 22 February 1979) is a Serbian basketball coach, currently working as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Rajaković was the head coach of the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League for two seasons[1] and the first head coach in NBA D-League history born outside of North America.[1]

Coaching career

Rajaković began his coaching career at 16 years old with the Borac Čačak in Čačak, Serbia.[2] Following his three-year stint in Čačak, Rajaković was named the head coach of the U-20 and U-18 teams of the Crvena zvezda in Belgrade. During his eight years in Belgrade, Rajaković led the Crvena zvezda to two Serbian Youth championships.[3]

Espacio Torrelodones (2009–2012)

In 2009, Rajaković become the head coach of the Espacio Torrelodones of the Spanish EBA League (level 4). In his first season, Rajaković led the Torrelodones to the Primera Division – Community of Madrid Group (level 5) title, promoting the team to the Liga EBA.[3] In 2010–11 Liga EBA season, the Torrelodones finished 7th in Group B with 16–14 record. In next season and his last as their coach, the Torrelodones finished 8th in Group B with same record as for season before.

Tulsa 66ers (2012–2014)

In 2012, Rajaković become the head coach of the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League. Rajaković led Tulsa to a combined 51-49 record over two seasons, including a 27-23 record and NBA D-League Semifinals appearance in 2012–13. During his time with the 66ers, Tulsa was assigned seven players from Oklahoma City a total of 50 times (the most in the league during that stretch), including Oklahoma City players such as Reggie Jackson, Perry Jones, Jeremy Lamb and André Roberson. Rajaković witnessed five of his Tulsa players receive call-ups to the NBA, including four to the Oklahoma City (Grant Jerrett, Daniel Orton, Mustafa Shakur and Reggie Williams). He coached 11 Tulsa players over the two years who were on an NBA roster in the 2013-14 season.[3]

Oklahoma City Thunder

On 5 July 2014, Rajaković was named assistant coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder.[1]

Head coaching record

NBA Development League

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Post season 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
Tulsa 2012–13 502723.5403rd in Central523.400 Lost Semifinals
Tulsa 2013–14 502426.4805th in Central– Missed Playoffs
Career 1005149.510523.400

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rajakovic joins Thunder Coaching Staff
  2. ↑ "Vice Meets Darko Rajakovic". video.vice.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Thunder's Developmental League coach Darko Rajakovic joins Thunder coaching staff
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