Nebojša Popović
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| Born | 8 February 1923 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 2001 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Yugoslav | |||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1945–1952 | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8, 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1945–1955 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1945–1951 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1952 | Gallaratese | |||||||||||||||||
Coaching | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1945–1955 | Crvena zvezda Men | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1952 | Crvena zvezda Women | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1953 | Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||
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As a player:
As a coach:
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| Career Yugoslav League statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 518 (8.9 ppg) | |||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Nebojša Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketball legend of Red Star Belgrade. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor in the FIBA Hall of Fame.