Žarko Koprivica

Žarko Koprivica (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Копривица; born May 8, 1956) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player.

Žarko Koprivica

Personal information
Born	8 May 1956 Prokuplje, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Career information
NBA draft	1978 / Undrafted
Playing career	1974–1981
Position	Center
Number	7
Career history
1974–1981	Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Yugoslav Cup winner (1975)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Yugoslavia European Championship for Cadets 1975 Greece U16 Team

Playing career

Koprivica played for Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav Federal League. Over 181 games he averaged 14.9 points per game.[1] He won one Yugoslav Cup in his first senior season. In the 1978–79 season, he averaged 29.3 points per game.

National team career

Koprivica was a member of the Yugoslav national U16 team that won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Championship for Cadets.[2]

Post-playing career

AS Basket

Koprivica is a founder and the president of the AS Basket, a basketball club for youth based in Belgrade. The club is founded in 1997.[3] Players who played for the youth team of AS Basket are: Marko Kešelj, Aleksandar Cvetković, Ivan Marinković, Brano Đukanović and many others.

Career achievements

• Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1974–75).

Personal life

Žarko Koprivica is married to Marija (born 1957). They have two sons: Jovan (born 1982) and Nikola (born 1988). Both sons were professional basketball players. Jovan played for Crvena zvezda, Panellinios, Politekhnika-Halychyna, Kryvbas and OKK Beograd. Nikola played college basketball for the Washington State,[4] and for the Superfund and Iraklis.

References

1. На данашњи дан: Рођен Жарко Копривица. mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
2. "Player Profile, 1975". FIBA. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
3. "AS Basket - About". ksb.rs. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
4. "Nikola Koprivica Profile". wsucougars.com.