Mileta Lisica

Mileta Lisica
Personal information
Born(1966-10-07)7 October 1966
Priboj, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Died11 November 2020(2020-11-11) (aged 54)
Novi Sad, Serbia
NationalitySerbian / Slovenian
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Career information
NBA draft1988: undrafted
Playing career1989–2008
PositionPower forward / center
Number7, 12, 14
Career history
1989–1991Poliester Priboj
1991–1992Sloboda Tuzla
1992–1994Crvena zvezda
1994–1995Borovica Ruma
1995–1996Crvena zvezda
1996–2001Pivovarna Laško
2001–2002Le Mans
2002–2003Limoges CSP
2003–2004Lavovi 063
2005–2007Novi Sad
2007–2008Rudar Trbovlje
Career highlights and awards

Mileta Lisica (Serbian Cyrillic: Милета Лисица; 7 October 1966 – 11 November 2020) was a Serbian-Slovenian professional basketball player.[1]

Playing career

Lisica had played for the Poliester from Priboj and the Sloboda from Tuzla before he came to the Crvena zvezda. With the Zvezda he won two YUBA League titles (1993 and 1994). He spent one season at the Borovica from Ruma and with them, he reached the YUBA League Playoffs Final in 1995. After that, he returned to the Zvezda and spent another season with them.[2]

In 1996, Lisica went to play for the Pivovarna Laško of the Slovenian Premier League. He played six seasons there and has been one of the team's best players. He participated at three Slovenian League All-Star Games. After leaving Slovenia, he played two seasons in the France LNB Pro A League. He played there for the Le Mans and the Limoges CSP.[3]

In November 2003, he returned to Serbia and played one season for the Lavovi 063[4] and two seasons for the Novi Sad. Lisica finished his playing career at the Slovenian team Rudar Trbovlje after the 2007–08 season.[5]

Personal life

In 2002, Lisica got Slovenian citizenship.[6]

He had two sons Rade (born 1997) and Đorđe (born 1999), both became basketball players.[7] Rade played for Vojvodina of the Basketball League of Serbia in 2019. Đorđe played for Zlatorog Laško.[8]

On 11 November 2020, Lisica died after a long and severe illness.[9][10]

Career achievements and awards

Club

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "Umrl je košarkar Mileta Lisica, ki je igral tudi za Pivovarno Laško" [Basketball player Mileta Lisica, who also played for Pivovarna Laško, has died]. Večer (in Slovenian). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ "The famous basketball player of Zvezda, Mile Lisic, has passed away at the age of 55". tekdeeps.com. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ LNB Profile - Mileta Lisica
  4. ^ Mileta Lisica u Lavovima 063
  5. ^ "IN MEMORIAM: Mileta Lisica (1966-2020)". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. ^ MILETA LISICA DOBIO SLOVENACKO DRZAVLJANSTVO
  7. ^ Se ga spomnite? Oba sinova je pripeljal v Slovenijo
  8. ^ Zlatorog U19 team
  9. ^ "The legendary basketball player who left a huge mark in Slovenia has died". time24story.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Preminuo legendarni Mileta Lisica". sportklub.rs. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.