Žarko Koprivica Explained

Žarko Koprivica
Birth Date:1956 5, df=y
Birth Place:Prokuplje, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Draft Year:1978
Career Position:Center
Career Number:7
Career Start:1974
Career End:1981
Years1:1974–1981
Team1:Crvena zvezda
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Žarko Koprivica (Serbian: Жарко Копривица; born May 8, 1956) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player.

Playing career

Koprivica played for 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 the 1978–79 season, he averaged 29.3 points per game.

National team career

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

AS Basket

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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: sr:На данашњи дан: Рођен Жарко Копривица. http://www.mojacrvenazvezda.net/90836/2014/05/08/na-danasnji-dan-rodjen-zarko-koprivica/. mojacrvenazvezda.net. 7 May 2014 . 1 September 2017. sr.
  2. Web site: Player Profile, 1975. FIBA. 1 September 2017.
  3. Web site: AS Basket - About. ksb.rs. 1 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Nikola Koprivica Profile. wsucougars.com.