Nebojša Popović

Nebojša Popović
Personal information
Born(1923-02-08)8 February 1923
Irig, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died20 October 2001(2001-10-20) (aged 78)
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
NationalityYugoslav
Career information
Playing career1945–1952
Number8, 16
Coaching career1945–1955
Career history
As a player:
1945–1951Crvena zvezda
1951–1952Gallaratese
As a coach:
1945–1955Crvena zvezda Men
1946–1952Crvena zvezda Women
1950–1953Yugoslavia
Career highlights
As a player:

As a coach:

Career Yugoslav League statistics
Points518 (8.9 ppg)
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Balkan and Central Europe Games
1947 AlbaniaTeam
1946 RomaniaTeam

Nebojša Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketball legend of Red Star Belgrade. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor in the FIBA Hall of Fame.