Žarko Koprivica (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Копривица; born May 8, 1956) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player.

Žarko Koprivica
Personal information
Born (1956-05-08) 8 May 1956 (age 68)
Prokuplje, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Career information
NBA draft1978: undrafted
Playing career1974–1981
PositionCenter
Number7
Career history
1974–1981Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Championship for Cadets
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Greece U16 Team

Playing career

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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

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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

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AS Basket

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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

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Personal life

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ На данашњи дан: Рођен Жарко Копривица. mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Player Profile, 1975". FIBA. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ "AS Basket - About". ksb.rs. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Nikola Koprivica Profile". wsucougars.com.