Danko Cvjetićanin
Danko Cvjetićanin (often credited as Cvjetičanin; born 16 October 1963) is a Croatian basketball scout and former player.
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| Position | Scout | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 October 1963 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1985 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1980–1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1980–1985 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1992 | Cibona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Estudiantes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Rijeka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Reggio Emilia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Zrinjevac | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cvjetićanin won two silver medals at the Olympic Games, one with Yugoslavia (1988) and the other with Croatia (1992). Cvjetićanin, who started his career with Partizan, won the European Club Championship with Cibona in 1986. He also played professionally in Spain and Italy.
Early life
Born in Zagreb, six-year-old Cvjetićanin moved to Belgrade along with his parents and sister[1] when his sociology professor father took a management position at Ivo Lola Ribar, a state-owned factory in the Belgrade suburb of Železnik.[2]
Growing up during the 1970s in Belgrade, Cvjetićanin attended Drinka Pavlović primary school.[2] Being a tall yet mobile kid, he soon took up basketball in the youth categories of OKK Beograd before transferring to KK Partizan.[2] While playing youth basketball in the late 1970s, teenage Cvjetićanin idolized two Yugoslav basketball stars with body type and skill set similar to his — Dragan Kićanović and Mirza Delibašić.[2]
Club playing career
KK Partizan
Cvjetićanin began his basketball career with KK Partizan.
KK Cibona
In 1985, right before his 22nd birthday, Cvjetićanin moved to KK Cibona, reigning European Champions Cup and Yugoslav League champion. His transfer was precipitated by his parents moving back to Zagreb.[1]
Post-playing career
After playing career, Cvjetićanin worked as the European scouting coordinator for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers from 1998 to 2010.[3][4] He has been performing the same position for the New Jersey Nets since 2010.
Personal life
Cvjetićanin's son Filip (born 1993) played college basketball for the Florida Gulf Coast University.[5]
References
- Miljuš, Predrag (Fall 1985). "Danko Cvjetićanin, skroman momak - a nesvakidašnji talenat: Zašto je prešao iz Partizana u Cibonu?". Tempo. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- Radojević, Srđan (27 February 2017). "Give & Go podcast sa Dankom Cvjetićaninom". Sport Klub Srbija. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Introducing Edin Bavcic". NBA.com. June 30, 2006. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- "Cvjetićanin: Ovo finale je već za povijest" (in Croatian). Jutarnji.hr. June 2, 2008. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
- "Sin Danka Cvjetičanina zablistao na floridskom koledžu" (in Croatian). Index.hr. January 13, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
External links
- Danko Cvjetićanin at ACB.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Danko Cvjetićanin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-06.