Žarko Koprivica
Žarko Koprivica (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Копривица; born May 8, 1956) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1956 Prokuplje, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1978 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1974–1981 | |||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1981 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
Medals
| ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Playing career
Koprivica played for the Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav Federal League. Over 181 games he averaged 14.9 points per game.[1] He won one Yugoslav Cup in his first senior season. In 1978–79 season, he averaged 29.3 points per game.
National team
Koprivica was a member of the Yugoslav national U16 team that won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Championship for Cadets.[2]
Post-playing career
Koprivica is a founder and the president of the AS Basket, a basketball club for youth based in Belgrade. The club is founded in 1997.[3] Players who played for the youth team of AS Basket are: Marko Kešelj, Aleksandar Cvetković, Ivan Marinković, Brano Đukanović and many others.
Career achievements
- Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1974–75).
- 1975 European Championship for Cadets:
Personal life
Žarko Koprivica is married to Marija (born 1957). They have two sons: Jovan (born 1982) and Nikola (born 1988). Both sons were professional basketball players. Jovan played for Crvena zvezda, Panellinios, Politekhnika-Halychyna, Kryvbas and OKK Beograd. Nikola played college basketball for the Washington State[4], and for the Superfund and Iraklis.
References
- На данашњи дан: Рођен Жарко Копривица. mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "Player Profile, 1975". FIBA. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "AS Basket - About". ksb.rs. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "Nikola Koprivica Profile". wsucougars.com.