Mirza Delibašić

Mirza Delibašić
Delibašić with Real Madrid in the early 1980's
Personal information
Born(1954-01-09)9 January 1954
Died8 December 2001(2001-12-08) (aged 47)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalityBosnian
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1976: undrafted
Playing career1968–1983
PositionShooting guard
Number12
Coaching career1993–1994
Career history
Playing
1968–1972Sloboda Tuzla
1972–1980Bosna
1980–1983Real Madrid
1983Juve Caserta
Coaching
1987Bosna
1989Bosna
1992Bosna
1993–1994Bosnia and Herzegovina
Career highlights
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Cup
1982 Colombia
1978 Philippines
EuroBasket
1981 Czechoslovakia
1979 Italy
1977 Belgium
1975 Yugoslavia
Summer Olympic Games
1980 Moscow
1976 Montreal
European Championship for Juniors
1972 Yugoslavia Under-18
European Championship for Cadets
1971 Italy Under-16

Mirza Delibašić (9 January 1954 – 8 December 2001) was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach. He is widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of European basketball.

Delibašić was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.