Slaviša "Slavko" Koprivica (Serbian Cyrillic: Славиша "Славко" Копривица, born 17 June 1968) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He played at both the power forward and center positions.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 June 1968 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1990: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1985–2003, 2007–2008 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 13 |
| Career history | |
| 1985–1987 | Partizan |
| 1987–1989 | OKK Beograd |
| 1989–1991 | IMT Beograd |
| 1991–1993 | Partizan |
| 1993–1994 | Pagrati |
| 1994–1995 | Brescialat Gorizia |
| 1996–1997 | Beobanka |
| 1997–1998 | Partizan |
| 1998–1999 | Znicz Pruszków |
| 2000–2001 | Szolnoki Olaj |
| 2002 | EvrAz |
| 2002–2003 | Cherno More Varna |
| 2007–2008 | Superfund |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Professional career
editWhile playing with Partizan Belgrade, Koprivica won the EuroLeague championship, in 1992.[1]
Personal life
editKoprivica's son Balša (born 2000), played high school basketball in the United States. Balša won the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and he was considered to be one of the top ten college recruits in the Class of 2019.[2]
Koprivica and Miroslav Pecarski played together on the junior Yugoslav national team, and they won a gold medal at the 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. Thirty years later, their sons Balša Koprivica and Marko Pecarski, played together for Serbia's junior national team;[3] and they won a gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
References
edit- ^ "Euroleague Final Four 1992". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Dominant 7ft1 Balsa Koprivica Flashes Skills! Top 2019 Center". ballislife.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Koprivica-Pecarski, 30 godina kasnije" (in Serbian). kosmagazin.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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