Jovica Antonić

Jovica Antonić (, born 13 July 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the youth system coordinator for the Crvena zvezda youth system.

Playing career A point guard, Antonić played in Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1990. During his playing days, he played for Partizan (3 games during the 1982–83 season), Jagodina, KK Poliester Priboj and Mladost Zemun. He retired as a player with Mladost in 1990 due to serious injury.

Coaching career

Men's basketball In 1991, Antonić began his coaching career in Mladost Zemun. After that, he moved to Radnički Belgrade. In November 1998, Antonić was named the coach of Crvena zvezda for the rest of the 1998–99 season. Crvena zvezda parted ways with him on 10 October 1999. The club sat well in the domestic league, but fared poorly in the EuroLeague 1999–2000 season. Antonić had a stint as a head coach of Igokea during the 2000–01 season when he won the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, he coached Spartak Subotica, OKK Beograd, Lavovi 063, Ergonom, and Jagodina.

Also, Antonić has coached the Serbia Under-20 national team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship for Women in Bulgaria and the bronze medal at the 2008 European Championship for Women in Italy. In September 2021, Antonić left the National team as the assistant coach after eight years.

Executive career Antonić served as a sporting director for Konstantin between 1 January 2020 and August 2022.

On 17 August 2022, Crvena zvezda hired Antonić as their new youth system coordinator for the under-19 and under-16 teams.

Career achievements Bosnian League champion: 1 (with Igokea: 2000–01) R Srpska First League champion: 1 (with Igokea: 2000–01) R Srpska Cup winner: 1 (with Igokea: 2000–01) Women's League of Serbia and Montenegro champion: 1 (with Hemofarm: 2005–06) Serbian Women's League champion: 1 (with Hemofarm: 2006–07) Serbia and Montenegro Women's Cup winner: 1 (with Hemofarm: 2005–06) Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup winner: 1 (with Hemofarm: 2006–07)