| Ivan Salaj | |
| Height M: | 2.04 |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1961[1] |
| Birth Place: | Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Death Place: | Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia |
| Nationality: | Serbian |
| Draft Year: | 1983 |
| Career Position: | Power forward / center |
| Career Number: | 12, 13 |
| Career Start: | 1977 |
| Career End: | 1999 |
| Years1: | 1977–1978 |
| Team1: | 25. Maj |
| Years2: | 1978–1983 |
| Team2: | Crvena zvezda |
| Years3: | 1983–1990 |
| Team3: | Borovo |
| Years4: | 1990–1997 |
| Team4: | 25. Maj / Srem |
| Years5: | 1997–1999 |
| Team5: | Mitrovčani |
Ivan Salaj (Serbian: Иван Салај; 10 May 1961 – 6 January 2020) was a Serbian professional basketball player.
A power forward, Salaj played 22 seasons in Yugoslavia from 1977 to 1999. During his playing days, he played for KK 25. Maj (Srem from the 1990s) on two occasions, Crvena zvezda, Borovo, and Mitrovčani. He retired as a player with his hometown club Mitrovčani in 1999.[2] [3] [4]
During his tenure with Crvena zveda of the Yugoslav Federal League from 1978 to 1983, he was a part of the talented cast along with Slobodan Nikolić, Predrag Bogosavljev, Zufer Avdija, Boban Janković, Stevan Karadžić, and Branko Kovačević. Over 119 games in 5 seasons with the Zvezda, he averaged 2.4 points per game.[5]