Mirko Novosel

Croatian basketball player and coach (1938–2023)

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Mirko NovoselCibona

Position| Honorary president
League| HT Premijer liga
ABA League
Personal information
Born| (1938-06-30)30 June 1938
Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died| 20 July 2023(2023-07-20) (aged 85)
Nationality| Croatian
Career information
Playing career| 1952–1966
Coaching career| 1967–1993
Career history
As a player:
1952–1966| Lokomotiva
As a coach:
1967–1971| Lokomotiva
1976–1985| Cibona
1986–1988| Cibona
1988–1990| Napoli
Career highlights
As head coach

* 2× EuroLeague champion (1985, 1986)
* European Coach of the Year (1985)
* 2× FIBA European Selection (1995)
* 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1982, 1987)
* 2× Yugoslav League champion (1982, 1984)
* 7× Yugoslav Cup winner (1969, 1980–1983, 1985, 1988)

Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame

Medals

Men's basketball
Head Coach for  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
| 1976 Montreal |
| 1984 Los Angeles |
FIBA World Cup
| 1974 Puerto Rico |
EuroBasket
| 1973 Spain |
| 1975 Yugoslavia |
Head Coach for  Croatia
| 1993 Germany |

Mirko Novosel (30 June 1938 – 20 July 2023) was a Croatian professional basketball coach and player.

Novosel coached some of the greatest players in former Yugoslavia and Croatia, such as Croatian Hall of Fame players Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Petrović. He was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a coach, on 7 September 2007. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a coach, in 2010.

## Playing career

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Novosel played club basketball, from 1952 to 1966, with Lokomotiva Zagreb.

## Coaching career

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Novosel coached Cibona to two Yugoslav League titles, seven Yugoslav Cups, and the two European Champions Cup titles in 1985 and 1986, when he was named the European Coach of the Year.

## National team coaching career

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As the head coach, Novosel led the senior men's Yugoslav national team to the gold medals at the 1973 FIBA European Championship and the 1975 FIBA European Championship, the silver medal at the 1974 FIBA World Championship, the silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

Novosel was also the head coach of the senior men's Croatia national team, leading them to the bronze medal at the 1993 European Championship.

## Death

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Mirko Novosel died on 20 July 2023, at the age of 85.[1]

## Career achievements

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### Club career

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* FIBA European Champions Cup: 1 (with Cibona: 1984–85)
* FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (Saporta Cup): 2 (with Cibona: 1981–82, 1986–87)
* FIBA European Champions Cup – top 6 (with Cibona: 1982–83)
* FIBA Korać Cup – finalist (with Cibona: 1979–80, 1987–88)
* Yugoslav League: 2 (with Cibona: 1981–82, 1983–84)
* Yugoslav Cup: 7 (with Cibona: 1968–69 (under the name Lokomotiva), 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88)

## See also

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* List of FIBA EuroBasket winning head coaches
* List of EuroLeague-winning head coaches

## References

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1. ^ Preminuo Mirko Novosel (in Croatian)

## External links

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* Basketball Hall of Fame page on Novosel
* FIBA Hall of Fame Profile

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Yugoslavia squad – EuroBasket 1973 – Gold medal

* 4 Tvrdić
* 5 Kićanović
* 6 Jelovac
* 7 Knežević
* 8 Jerkov
* 9 Ivković
* 10 Slavnić
* 11 Ćosić
* 12 Šolman
* 13 Plećaš
* 14 Dalipagić
* 15 Marović
* Coach: Novosel

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Yugoslavia squad – 1974 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal

* 4 Tvrdić
* 5 Kićanović (MVP)
* 6 Jelovac
* 7 Knežević
* 8 Jerkov
* 9 Kapičić
* 10 Slavnić
* 11 Ćosić
* 12 Šolman
* 13 Plećaš
* 14 Dalipagić
* 15 Marović
* Coach: Novosel

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Yugoslavia squad – EuroBasket 1975 – Gold medal

* 4 Tvrdić
* 5 Kićanović
* 6 Jelovac
* 7 Žižić
* 8 Jerkov
* 9 Kapičić
* 10 Slavnić
* 11 Ćosić (MVP)
* 12 Šolman
* 13 Plećaš
* 14 Dalipagić
* 15 Delibašić
* Coach: Novosel

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Yugoslavia men's basketball squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

* 4 Georgievski
* 5 Kićanović
* 6 Jelovac
* 7 Žižić
* 8 Jerkov
* 9 Knego
* 10 Slavnić
* 11 Ćosić
* 12 Šolman
* 13 Varajić
* 14 Dalipagić
* 15 Delibašić
* Coach: Novosel

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Yugoslavia men's basketball squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

* 4 D. Petrović
* 5 A. Petrović
* 6 Zorkić
* 7 Žižić
* 8 Sunara
* 9 Mutapčić
* 10 Hadžić
* 11 Knego
* 12 Radovanović
* 13 Nakić
* 14 Dalipagić
* 15 Vukićević
* Coach: Novosel

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Croatia squad – EuroBasket 1993 – Bronze medal

* 4 Perasović
* 5 Rađa
* 6 S. Vranković
* 7 Tabak
* 8 Komazec
* 9 Cvjetićanin
* 10 Arapović
* 11 Alanović
* 12 Kovačić
* 13 Mršić
* 14 Žurić
* 15 Gregov
* Coach: Novosel

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Cibona 1981–82 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champions

* Ćosić
* Petrović
* Knego
* Čutura
* Nakić
* Ušić
* Pavličević
* Bečić
* Gospodnetić
* Cetinja
* Bevanda
* Savović
* Coach Novosel

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Cibona 1984–85 FIBA European Champions Cup champions

* 4 M. Nakić
* 5 A. Petrović
* 6 Bečić
* 7 Čutura
* 10 D. Petrović
* 11 Knego
* 12 Vukićević
* 13 Ušić
* 14 I. Nakić
* 15 Arapović
* Coach Novosel

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Cibona 1986–87 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champions

* D. Petrović
* A. Petrović
* Cvjetićanin
* Knego
* Čutura
* Nakić
* Arapović
* Ušić
* Vukićević
* Bečić
* Razić
* Coach Drvarič / Novosel

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2007

Coaches|

* Van Chancellor
* Pedro Ferrándiz
* Phil Jackson
* Mirko Novosel
* Roy Williams

Referees|

* Mendy Rudolph

Teams|

* 1965–66 Texas Western Miners

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Coaches|

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* A. McGuire
* F. McGuire
* McLendon
* Meanwell
* Meyer
* Miller
* Moore
* Mulkey
* Nelson
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* Novosel
* Olson
* Pitino
* Popovich
* Ramsay
* Redin
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* Riley
* Rubini
* Rupp
* Rush
* B. Russell
* Ryan
* Sachs
* Self
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* Shelton
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* C. Smith
* D. Smith
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* J. Thompson
* Tomjanovich
* VanDerveer
* Wade
* Watts
* Wilkens
* G. Williams
* R. Williams
* Wooden
* Woolpert
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* Wright
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Contributors|

* Abbott
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* Arison
* Attles
* Barksdale
* Baumann
* Bee
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* W. Brown
* Bunn
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* Morgan
* Morgenweck
* Naismith
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* Newton
* J. O'Brien
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* Olsen
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* Stagg
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* Steitz
* Stern
* Taylor
* Thorn
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* Trester
* Valvano
* Vitale
* Wells
* Welts
* West
* Wilke
* Winter
* Zollner

Referees|

* Bavetta
* D. Crawford
* Enright
* Evans
* Garretson
* Hepbron
* Hoyt
* Kennedy
* Leith
* Mihalik
* Nichols
* Nucatola
* Quigley
* Rudolph
* Shirley
* Strom
* Tobey
* Walsh

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* 1948–1982 Wayland Baptist women's teams
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* 1957–58 Tennessee A&I State men's team
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* 1960 United States men's Olympic team
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* 1976 United States women's Olympic team
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* 2008 United States men's Olympic team
* All-American Red Heads
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* The First Team
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* New York Renaissance
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* FIBA
* Members

Players|

* Amaury
* Arcain
* A. Belov
* S. Belov
* Berkovich
* Bilić
* Bira
* Cameron
* Chazalon
* Ćosić
* Cruz
* Dalipagić
* Daneu
* Delibašić
* Divac
* Donovan
* Dydek
* Edwards
* Epi
* Fasoulas
* Faye
* Fijalkowski
* Furlong
* Galis
* A. Gaze
* Giannakis
* Golomeev
* González
* Herrera
* Horáková
* Jean-Jacques
* Jordan
* Łopatka
* Kićanović
* Korać
* Kropilák
* Kukoč
* Lijie
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* Martín
* Marzorati
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* Meyers
* C. Miller
* R. Miller
* Moglia
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* Nash
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* Ortiz
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* Robertson
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* Ronchetti
* Russell
* Sabonis
* Sako
* Sato
* Schmidt
* Schrempf
* Semjonova
* Slavnić
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* Stojaković
* Stoyanova
* Tarakanov
* Timms
* Tkachenko
* Valters
* Volkov
* Voynova
* Warda
* Zassoulskaya
* Zdovc
* Zheng
* Zídek

Coaches|

* Alekseyeva
* Canavesi
* Daly
* Díaz-Miguel
* Donohue
* Ferrándiz
* L. Gaze
* A. Gomelsky
* E. Gomelsky
* Hejková
* Iba
* Ivković
* Kanela
* Kondrashin
* Magnano
* Maher
* Messina
* Newell
* Nikolić
* Novosel
* Pešić
* Peterson
* Primo
* Rubini
* Smith
* Stirling
* Summitt
* Tanjević
* VanDerveer
* Vasojević
* Yow
* Zuoyun
* Žeravica

Contributors|

* Founding Federations: Argentine
* Czechoslovakian
* Greek
* Italian
* Latvian
* Portuguese
* Romanian
* Swiss

* Airaldi Rivarola
* Ashry
* Atakol
* Bouffard
* Busnel
* Calvo
* Carneiro
* Dos Reis
* Greim
* Hepp
* Jones
* Killian
* Klieger
* Kozłowski
* López
* Martín
* Naismith
* Otto
* Pitzl
* Popović
* Ramsay
* Samaranch
* Šaper
* Saporta
* Scuri
* Seguro de Luna
* Semashko
* Sèye Moreau
* Stanković
* Steitz
* Stern
* Ueda
* Vitale
* Wahby
* Yoon

Technical officials|

* Arabadjian
* Bain
* Belošević
* Blanchard
* Dimou
* Hopenhaym
* Kassai
* Kostin
* Lazarov
* Pfeuti
* Rae
* Reverberi
* Rigas
* Righetto

Teams|

* 1992 USA Men's "Dream Team"

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Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport - Life Achievement

1990s|

* Mirko Novosel (1991)
* Franjo Frntić (1992)
* Miljenko Finderle (1993)
* Herman Vukušić (1994)
* Rudolf Carek, Nikola Turk (1995)
* Milan Blašković, Marijan Malović (1996)
* Filip Ćurković, Zdravko Kovačević (1997)
* Josip Marić, Boris Volščanšek (1998)
* Vladimir Findak, Katica Ileš (1999)

2000s|

* Miloš Marković, Matija Ljubek (2000)
* Zlatko Šimenc, Slavko Podgorelec (2001)
* Žarko Dolinar, Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Petrović (2002)
* Milan Antolković, Vicko Lučić (2003)
* Miro Mihovilović, Antun Vrdoljak (2004)
* Irislav Dolenec, Vicko Šoljan (2005)
* Nikola Jurković, Stjepan Korbar, Veljko Rogošić (2006)
* Miroslav Blažević, Ante Pavlović, Žarko Susić (2007)
* Ivo Cipci, Željko Mataja, Josip Modrić (2008)
* Zdravko Baršnik, Ivan Janjić, Renato Vučetić (2009)

2010s|

* Josip Čorak, Darko Dujmović, Velimir Kljaić (2010)
* Ivan Fattorini, Dragan Milanović, Vinko Tomljanović (2011)
* Ivan Ivančić, Marinko Mikulandra, Ratko Rudić (2012)
* Jozo Alebić, Erna Hawelka Rađenović, Fredi Kramer (2013)
* Vinko Bajrović, Anto Ćavar, Giuseppe Giergia (2014)
* Gojko Arneri, Đurđica Bjedov, Janko Goleš (2015)
* Ivo Vidović*, Jelica Pavličić-Štefančić, Luciano Sušanj (2016)
* Zdenko Zorko, Zdravko Hebel*, Zina Urlić (2017)
* Vladimir Janković, Milka Babović, Mate Parlov* (2018)
* Zdenko Kobeščak, Duško Antunović*, Zdravko Malić (2019)

2020s|

* Ante Kostelić, Petar Skansi, Ivo Trumbić (2020)
* Željko Klarić, Mihovil Nakić, Đurđa Fočić-Šourek (2021)
* Nikola Plećaš, Boško Lozica, Edo Pezzi (2022)

* – posthumously

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