Slaviša Koprivica

Serbian basketball player

Slaviša KoprivicaPersonal information

Born|  (1968-06-17) 17 June 1968 (age 56)
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

* EuroLeague champion (1992)
* EuroLeague All-Final Four Team (1992)
* 2× Yugoslav League champion (1987, 1992)
* Yugoslav Cup winner (1992)
* Polish Cup winner (1999)

Medals

Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Under-19 World Cup
| 1987 Italy | Under-19
European Championship for Cadets
| 1985 Bulgaria | Under-16

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.

## Professional career

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While playing with Partizan Belgrade, Koprivica won the EuroLeague championship, in 1992.[1]

## Personal life

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Koprivica'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

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1. ^ "Euroleague Final Four 1992". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
2. ^ "Dominant 7ft1 Balsa Koprivica Flashes Skills! Top 2019 Center". ballislife.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
3. ^ "Koprivica-Pecarski, 30 godina kasnije" (in Serbian). kosmagazin.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

## External links

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* FIBA Europe profile
* Legabasket profile
* Polish League profile

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Partizan 1991–92 FIBA European League champions

* 4 Đorđević
* 5 Danilović (Final Four MVP)
* 6 Lončar
* 7 Perović
* 8 Stevanović
* 9 Mihajlovski
* 10 Šarić
* 11 Rebrača
* 12 Šilobad
* 13 Koprivica
* 14 Dragutinović
* 15 Nakić

* Head coach Obradović
* Assistant coach Gašić

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