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Dražen Dalipagić

File:Dalipagic.JPG Dalipagić in Umag in 2007.
Personal information
Born	(1951-11-27) November 27, 1951 Mostar, FPR Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Nationality	Serbian / Bosnian / Yugoslav
Listed height
Listed weight
Career information
NBA draft	1973 / Undrafted
Pro career	1971–1991
Position	Small forward
Number	14, 15
Career history
As player:
1971–1978 1979–1980	Partizan
1980–1981	Reyer Venezia
1981–1982	Partizan
1982–1983	Real Madrid
1983–1985	A.P.U. Udine
1985–1988	Reyer Venezia
1988–1989	Glaxo Verona
1990–1991	Red Star Belgrade
As coach:
1992–1996	Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia
1997–1998	MZT Skopje
2000–2001	KK Astra Banka
Career highlights and awards
FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1977) The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia (1978) Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year (1978) 2× Mister Europa Player of the Year (1977–1978) Euroscar Player of the Year ( (1980) FIBA World Cup MVP (1978) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) Basketball Hall of Fame (2004) FIBA Hall of Fame (2007) 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors (2008)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals {#REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect. style="width:100%; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #000000;" #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.- |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" class="adr" ! colspan="3" | Competitor for Yugoslavia |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Men's Basketball |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Summer Olympic Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1976 Montreal|| National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1980 Moscow|| National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1984 Los Angeles || National Team |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | FIBA World Cup |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1974 Puerto Rico || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1978 Philippines || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1982 Colombia || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1986 Spain || National Team |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | FIBA EuroBasket |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1973 Spain || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1975 Yugoslavia || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1977 Belgium || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1979 Italy || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1981 Czechoslovakia || National Team |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Mediterranean Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1975 Algiers || National Team #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.} </th></tr></table> Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (born November 27, 1951) is a retired Yugoslav professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugoslavian history. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. Dalipagić was enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, on September 10, 2004. He was enshrined as a player, into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors. Professional career Dalipagić started playing basketball at the age of 19, and one year later he signed his first professional contract with Partizan in 1971. He stayed in Partizan for eight seasons, until 1980. Over that time, he won the European Player of the Year Mr. Europa award twice, in 1977 and 1978, and the European Player of the Year Euroscar award, in 1980. He was declared the best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1978. In 1976, he led Partizan to the Yugoslav League title, and also to the FIBA Korać Cup title in 1978. In 1980–81 season, he went abroad for the first time in his career. That season he played for the Italian team Reyer Venezia. After just one season, he returned to his former club Partizan for one season. In the following seasons, he played for numerous European teams, including: Real Madrid, Reyer Venezia and Glaxo Verona. He finished his professional career in 1990–91 season, playing for Partizan's arch rivals Red Star Belgrade. Yugoslavian national team File:RIAN archive 488310 Basketball. Yugoslavia vs. Italy.jpg Dalipagić (#14) and Željko Jerkov (#8) watch Andro Knego and Renzo Vecchiato go up for a rebound in Yugoslavia's 102-81 blowout against Italy at the 1980 Olympics. Dalipagić debuted for the Yugoslavian national basketball team back in 1973. Since then, he played 243 games between 1973 and 1986, winning the gold medal at the 1978 FIBA World Championship, and the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. As a member of the Yugoslavian national team, he also won three gold medals at the FIBA European Championship. His four medals in the FIBA World Cup (Silver, 1974 FIBA World Championship; Gold, 1978 FIBA World Championship; Bronze, 1982 FIBA World Championship, and 1986 FIBA World Championship) is tied for the all-time international basketball record. A three-time Olympian, Dalipagić was instrumental in the Yugoslavian team's capturing of the gold, at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Personal life Dalipagić finished high school at the Technical School in Mostar, and graduated from the Teachers College in Belgrade. He is married to Sonja Požeg, former Yugoslav tennis player. They have two children, Sanja and Davorin. External links FIBA Hall of Fame page on Dalipagić Fibaeurope.com profile Euroleague.net 50 Greatest Contributors Template:S-sports Awards Preceded by Pierluigi Marzorati Mr. Europa 1977, 1978 Succeeded by Vladimir Tkachenko Preceded by Šaban Sejdi The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia 1978 Succeeded by Miodrag Perunović Preceded by Šaban Sejdi Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year 1978 Succeeded by Bojan Križaj Preceded by Matija Ljubek Flagbearer for Yugoslavia Los Angeles 1984 Succeeded by Matija Ljubek