Ivo Simović (Serbian Cyrillic: Иво Симовић; born January 5, 1979) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| Toronto Raptors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 5, 1979 Gornji Milanovac, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Coaching career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2001–2007 | Crvena zvezda (youth) |
| 2015–2017 | Hartford (assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Charlotte (assistant) |
| 2018–2022 | Loyola (Maryland) (assistant) |
| 2022–2023 | UCLA (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As assistant coach: | |
Coaching career
editSimović began his coaching career in 2001 with the Crvena zvezda youth system in Belgrade. During his time at the Zvezda, they won the 2004 National Championship and were runner-up in his final season in 2007.[1][2]
Simović spent two summers working as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs during 2013 NBA Summer League and 2014 NBA Summer League season.[3][4] He earned an NBA Championship ring from the team after the Spurs won the 2014 title.[1]
NCAA assistant coach (2015–2023)
editSimović joined the Hartford Hawks coaching staff prior to the 2015–16 season as an assistant coach. He was promoted to associate head coach in November 2016.[4]
On June 5, 2017, Simović was named an assistant coach for the Charlotte 49ers of the Conference USA.[1][2]
On June 10, 2022, Simović was named an assistant coach for UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference, under head coach Mick Cronin, for the 2022–23 season.[5][6][7]
NBA assistant coach (2023–present)
editIn June 2023, Simović was named assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors, under Darko Rajaković.[8]
Executive career
editSimović served as the sports director for CB Espacio Torrelodones of the Spanish EBA League (level 4) from 2007 to 2015, where he landed some of the top players in Madrid throughout his time there.[4] They were the runner-up in the Primera Division – Community of Madrid Group during the 2011–12 season and were the fifth-best program in all of Spain in his final season. The club showed tremendous technical growth under Simović, and he mentored such coaches as Darko Rajaković.
Personal life
editSimović and his wife, Jelena, have two children, Ema and Marko.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "49ers Hire Ivo Simovic As Assistant Coach". charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b "49ers Hire Ivo Simovic As Assistant Coach". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Simović, srpski trener koji je bio član Sparsa tokom leta: Čast mi je što učim od najboljih". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "2015-16 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff - Ivo Simovic". hartfordhawks.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "UCLA Men's Basketball Hires Ivo Simovic As Assistant Coach". si.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "UCLA Hires Ivo Simovic as Assistant Basketball Coach". 247sports.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "UCLA's Mick Cronin hires Ivo Simovic in move that could boost international recruiting". latimes.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Ivo Simovic set to join forces with Darko Rajakovic in Toronto". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "49ers hope coach with European experience helps expand basketball team's recruiting base". charlotteobserver.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
External links
edit- Ivo Simović on Twitter
- Coach Profile at usbasket.com
- Coach Profile at realgm.com