Zmago Sagadin

Zmago Sagadin (; born 1 November 1952) is a Slovenian basketball coach. He has won 25 national and international championship titles, and has been named Slovenian Top Coach of the Year nine times.

Career Sagadin's most recent head-coaching position was with MZT Skopje during the 2014–15 season. He has subsequently worked as a sports commentator, basketball consultant and mentor. From 2011 to 2014, he was a member of the coaching staff at KK Helios Domžale, where he was involved in the development of young players, including Klemen Prepelič, Gregor Hrovat, Blaž Mahkovic and Matic Rebec.

Sagadin has been described as a founder of Slovenia's first national basketball team and a co-founder of the Adriatic Basketball League. He has also written basketball-related articles, served as president of the Slovenian Basketball Coaches Association for eight years, and lectured at seminars and clinics organised by the KZS, FIBA and ULEB.

Career achievements

Club Titles FIBA European Cup winner: 1 (with Olimpija: 1993–94) Adriatic League champion: 1 (with Olimpija: 2001–02) Slovenian League champion: 10 (with Olimpija: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06) Slovenian Cup winner: 11 (with Olimpija: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06) Serbia & Montenegro Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2003–04)

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Euroleague Final Four – 3rd place with Olimpija: 1996–97

Awards Slovenian Coach of the Year – 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02

Players He developed many great basketball players: Beno Udrih, Primož Brezec, Boštjan Nachbar, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Jiří Welsch, Marko Milič, Vladimir Stepania, Soumaila Samake, Radisav Ćurčić (former NBA), Vladimir Boisa, Sani Bečirovič, Nikola Vujčić, Vlado Ilievski, Gregor Fučka, Jurica Golemac, Ariel McDonald, Marko Tušek, Boris Gorenc, Jasmin Hukić, Ivica Jurković, Gregor Hafner, Klemen Prepelič.

He helped the career of Igor Rakočević, Scoonie Penn, Obinna Ekezie, Mindaugas Žukauskas, Sandro Nicević, Yotam Halperin.

Coaches Sagadin served as a mentor to many of his former assistant coaches and players who are now head coaches: Sašo Filipovski (CSKA Moscow, Lottomatica Roma, Turow Zgorzelec, Union Olimpija), Tomo Mahorič (BC Kyiv, Slask Wrocław, Lietuvos Rytas, Union Olimpija), Neven Spahija (Tau Ceramica, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Lietuvos rytas), Aleksandar Trifunović, (Lietuvos rytas, Crvena zvezda), Zoran Martič (Union Olimpija, Domžale, Slovan, Pivovarna Laško), Jure Zdovc (Union Olimpija, Bosna, Split, Iraklis, Panionios).