Žarko Paspalj

Žarko Paspalj
Жарко Паспаљ
	Paspalj in 1988
Partizan Mozzart Bet
Title	Sporting director
League	Serbian League; ABA League; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	March 27, 1966; Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight	223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1988: undrafted
Playing career	1984–1998
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	14, 8, 9, 15
Career history
1984–1986	Budućnost
1986–1989	Partizan
1989–1990	San Antonio Spurs
1990–1991	Partizan
1991–1994	Olympiacos
1994–1995	Panathinaikos
1995–1996	Panionios
1996–1997	Racing Paris
1997–1998	Aris
1998	Virtus Bologna
Career highlights
	EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1994); FIBA Korać Cup champion (1989); 2× Greek League champion (1993, 1994); 2× Greek Cup winner (1994, 1998); Greek League Top Scorer (1992); Greek Cup Finals MVP (1994); Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (1994); Greek League All-Star (1994 I); Greek League Hall of Fame (2022); French League champion (1997); Yugoslav League champion (1987); Yugoslav Cup winner (1989); 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018); 2× FIBA European Selection (1991 2×);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
World Cup
EuroBasket
European Championship for Juniors
European Championship for Cadets
Representing FR Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
EuroBasket

Žarko Paspalj (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Паспаљ; born March 27, 1966) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and sports administrator, who is currently the sporting director for Partizan of the Serbian Serbian League (KLS), the ABA League, and the EuroLeague. The EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 1994, his sixteen and a half seasons career was mostly spent in Yugoslavia and Greece, along with several short stints in the NBA, France, and Italy.

Paspalj was a FIBA European Selection in 1991. For years, Paspalj was an automatic choice for Yugoslavia's senior national team, representing his country in one FIBA World Cup, two Olympics, and four EuroBaskets. He earned an All-EuroBasket Team selection in 1989. He was named to the 101 Greats of European Basketball in 2018. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.