Jadran Vujačić

Jadran Vujačić
Personal information
Born (1959-12-27) 27 December 1959 (age 65)
Titograd, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin
Listed height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
NBA draft1981: undrafted
Playing career1977–1998
PositionCenter
Number5, 8, 14
Coaching career1998–present
Career history
As player:
1977–1980Partizan
Budućnost
Olimpija
1988–1989Partizan
1989–1991Sloboda DITA
1991–1992Borac Banja Luka
1992–1993Borac Čačak
1994–1995Budućnost
1997–1998Makedonija 91
As coach:
1998–presentJoker Podgorica
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Morocco Team

Jadranko "Jadran" Vujačić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јадранко Вујачић; born 27 December 1959) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player.

Playing career

A center, Vujačić played for Partizan, Budućnost, Olimpija, Sloboda DITA, Borac Banja Luka, Borac Čačak, and Makedonija 91. He won three FIBA Korać Cup tournaments with Partizan.[1] Vujačić retired as a player with Makedonija 91 in 1998.

National team career

Vujačić was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that won the gold medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games in Morocco.

Coaching career

After retirement in 1998, Vujačić founded the Joker Basketball Academy in his hometown Podgorica, Montenegro.[2] Professional basketball players such as Nikola Mirotić and Marko Todorović started to play basketball there.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Kakav tim, strašan tim". kosmagazin. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Nikola Mirotić i Jadran Vujačić osnovali menadžersku agenciju". fosmedia.me. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Explosión NBA de Mirotic. Su descubridor Jadran Vujacic la explica en Gigantes". gigantes.com. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Coming to America". nba.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Čudo iz Crne Gore". vijesti.me. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Las lecciones aprendidas de Nikola Mirotic y Marko Todorovic". acb.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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