The family lived in New Belgrade where young Aleksandar a.k.a Saša was immersed in basketball from an early age.
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His father simultaneously pursued basketball coaching, an activity that would eventually turn into a notable professional career after the summer 1971 marquee appointment as KK Crvena zvezda's head coach and immediate success leading the team to the Yugoslav League title, won in a dramatic neutral-venue, single-game playoff versus Jugoplastika Split that went into overtime. He is the only person that has won medals at the Summer Olympic Games, the FIBA World Cup, and the FIBA EuroBasket, as both a player and as a head coach.īorn in 1967 into a sporting family, both of Aleksandar's parents-retired basketball player father Bratislav a.k.a Bata and mother Milijana-worked as primary school physical education teachers. He hit the game-winning shot of the 1992 EuroLeague Final, and the game-winning shot of the 1997 EuroBasket game between FR Yugoslavia and Croatia. Đorđević is most well-known for two famous game-winning shots that he hit during his playing career. In 2008, Đorđević was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. In 1995, Đorđević received the Golden Badge award for the Best Athlete of FR Yugoslavia, and the Yugoslav Olympic Committee declared him the Sportsman of the Year. He also played in a total of 108 games, while representing the senior national teams of SFR Yugoslavia, and later FR Yugoslavia.Īs a player, he won gold medals at the 1991 EuroBasket, the 1995 EuroBasket, the 1997 EuroBasket, where he was named the Most Valuable Player, and the 1998 FIBA World Championship. He was twice named the Mister Europa Player of the Year, in both 19.
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During his playing career, he was listed as a 1.88 m (6'2") 90 kg (198 lb.) point guard.ĭuring his pro club playing career, Đorđević, along with his teammate Sasha Danilović, helped to lead Partizan Belgrade to its first EuroLeague title in 1992, while he earned an All-Final Four Team selection in the process.
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Liga ACB Free Throw Percentage leader (2002).2× FIBA Korać Cup Finals Top Scorer (1993, 1999).FIBA EuroStar 3 Point Contest Champion (1997).
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