Nebojša Popović

Nebojša Popović (; 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.

Early life Popović lived with his family in Rijeka, where he played water polo as a goalkeeper. He learned about basketball from the Yugoslav water polo and a basketball pioneer Božo Grkinić.

Basketball career Crvena zvezda Popović was a co-founder of the Crvena Zvezda basketball club in 1945. He held number 1 membership card.

Popović played for the Italian team Gallaratese in 1951–1952. He scored first point in history of World Championships as player of Yugoslavia.

Coaching record Legend W Wins L Losses D Draws W% Winning percentage

Yugoslav First Men's Basketball League SeasonTeamGamesWDLW %Result 1946 Crvena zvezda 7 6 0 1 Champions 1947 Crvena zvezda 4 4 0 0 Champions 1948 Crvena zvezda 5 4 0 1 Champions 1949 Crvena zvezda 18 17 0 1 Champions 1950 Crvena zvezda 18 16 0 2 Champions 1951 Crvena zvezda 22 18 2 2 Champions 1952 Crvena zvezda 4 4 0 0 Champions 1953 Crvena zvezda 6 5 1 0 Champions 1954 Crvena zvezda 22 16 0 6 Champions 1955 Crvena zvezda 18 14 1 3 ChampionsCareer124104416

Yugoslav Women's Basketball League SeasonTeamGamesWDLW %Result 1946 Crvena zvezda 3 3 0 0 Champions 1947 Crvena zvezda 4 4 0 0 Champions 1948 Crvena zvezda 5 5 0 0 Champions 1949 Crvena zvezda 4 4 0 0 Champions 1950 Crvena zvezda 5 5 0 0 Champions 1951 Crvena zvezda 10 9 1 0 Champions 1952 Crvena zvezda 3 3 0 0 ChampionsCareer343310

National team TournamentTeamGamesWLW %Result 1950 World Championship Yugoslavia 5 0 5 10th place 1953 EuroBasket Yugoslavia 11 6 5 6th placeCareer16610