Nikola Jokanović
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 1961 Titovo Užice, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
Died | 26 November 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa | (aged 44–45)
Nationality | Serbian / South African |
Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 1983: undrafted |
Playing career | 1979–2006 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 7, 9, 12 |
Coaching career | NA–2006 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1979–1980 | Prvi Partizan |
1980–1985 | Crvena zvezda |
1985–1987 | IMT |
1989–1991 | Radnički Beograd |
1993–1994 | Beobanka |
2006 | Tshwane Suns |
As coach: | |
2006 | Tshwane Suns |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Nikola Jokanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокановић; 1961 – 26 November 2006) was a South African-Serbian professional basketball player and coach.
Career
[edit]Jokanović started his playing career with a Užice-based team Prvi Partizan (nowadays Sloboda Užice). In 1980, he joined Crvena zvezda where he played for five seasons, until 1985. Afterward, he also played for two Belgrade-based teams IMT and Radnički.[1]
In the mid-1990s, Jokanović moved to South Africa.[2] In 2006, he was a player-coach for the Tshwane Suns of the South African Premier League (PBL).
On 26 November 2006, Jokanović died shortly after leaving the court in a PBL match against Olympians in Johannesburg. He collapsed in a dressing room at halftime.[3][4][2][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "RSA - Mourning Day following death of Jokanovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Umro košarkaš i trener Nikola Jokanović". mondo.rs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Tragic loss for basketball". news24.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "S. African basketball coach dies during match". chinadaily.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Preminuo Nikola Jokanović". b92.net. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1961 births
- 2006 deaths
- KK Beobanka players
- BKK Radnički players
- KK Crvena zvezda players
- KK IMT Beograd players
- KK Sloboda Užice players
- Basketball player-coaches
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Serbian men's basketball coaches
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- South African men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Užice
- Yugoslav men's basketball players
- 20th-century South African sportsmen