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Aleksandar Nikolić (Serbian: Александар Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a renowned Serbian basketball player and coach from Yugoslavia. He is considered to be so instrumental and important to the game's development in the country that he is often referred to as the Father of Yugoslav (Serbian) basketball.

Nikolić was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but moved to the capital Belgrade at a young age. He studied medicine and law at the University of Belgrade, graduating in 1946.

However, Nikolić had a real passion for basketball. As a player, he competed for Partizan Belgrade (1945-1946), Red Star Belgrade (1947-1949), Železničar Čačak (1949-1950) and BSK Belgrade (1950-1951). He won the Yugoslav league in 1947, 1948 and 1949. Nikolić was a member of the Yugoslav national basketball team during the late 1940s, playing 10 games.

After his playing career was over, he became involved with coaching, both with Serbia-based clubs and those in Italy, notably Pallacanestro Varese. Nikolić was head coach of the Yugoslav national squad between 1951 and 1965, and later between 1977 and 1978. During this time, he coached two future Hall of Famers in Borislav Stanković and Krešimir Ćosić. Under his leadership, Yugoslavia won the 1978 World Championship and 1977 European Championship; silver medals in the 1963 World Championship, 1961 European Championship and 1965 European Championship and bronze medals in the 1963 European Championship.

Aleksandar Nikolić died on 12 March 2000 in Belgrade.

Nikolić was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 and FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

Clubs Coached

1959-1960 KK Partizan
1961-1963 OKK Belgrade
1965-1967 Petrarca Padova
1967-1968 OKK Belgrade
1969-1973 Ignis Varese
1973-1974 Red Star Belgrade
1974-1976 Fortitudo Bologna
1978-1980 KK Borac Čačak
1981-1982 Virtus Bologna
1982-1983 Carrera Venezia
1983-1984 Scavolini Pesaro
1984-1985 Australian Udine

Titles

1963 Yugoslav league, (OKK Belgrade)
1962 Yugoslav Cup, (OKK Beograd)
1970 European Champions' Cup, (Ignis Varese)
1972 European Champions' Cup, (Ignis Varese)
1973 European Champions' Cup, (Ignis Varese)
1970 Italian league, (Ignis Varese)
1972 Italian league, (Ignis Varese)
1973 Italian league, (Ignis Varese)
1970 Italian Cup, (Ignis Varese)
1971 Italian Cup, (Ignis Varese)
1973 Italian Cup, (Ignis Varese)
1970 Intercontinental Cup, (Ignis Varese)
1973 Intercontinental Cup, (Ignis Varese)
1974 Cup Winners' Cup (Red Star Belgrade)

External links

v • d • e Yugoslavia squad - 1963 FIBA World Championship Finalists - Silver medal

4 Gordić \| 5 Korać \| 6 Rajković \| 7 Kovačević \| 8 Gjergja \| 9 Ražnatović \| 10 Daneu \| 11 Petričević \| 12 Eiselt \| 13 Cvetković \| 14 Đurić \| 15 Nikolić \| Coach: Nikolić

v • d • e Yugoslavia squad - 1978 FIBA World Championship Champions - Gold medal

4 Vilfan \| 5 Kićanović \| 6 Žižić \| 7 Knego \| 8 Jerkov \| 9 Skroče \| 10 Slavnić \| 11 Ćosić \| 12 Radovanović \| 13 Krstulović \| 14 Dalipagić \| 15 Delibašić \| Coach: Nikolić

Euroleague's 50 Greatest Contributors List

Players
Fragiskos Alvertis • Sergei Belov • Miki Berkovich • Dejan Bodiroga • Wayne Brabender • Juan Antonio Corbalan • Krešimir Ćosić • Mike D'Antoni • Dražen Dalipagić • Predrag Danilović • Mirza Delibašić • Vlade Divac • Aleksandar Đorđević • Nikos Galis • Manu Ginóbili • Saras Jasikevičius • Radivoj Korać • Toni Kukoč • Clifford Luyk • Pierluigi Marzorati • Bob McAdoo • Dino Meneghin • Bob Morse • Aldo Ossola • Theo Papaloukas • Anthony Parker • Dražen Petrović • Dino Rađa • Manolo Raga • Antonello Riva • Emiliano Rodríguez • Arvydas Sabonis • J.A. San Epifanio • Walter Szczerbiak • Panagiotis Yannakis
Coaches
Pedro Ferrándiz • Pini Gershon • Alexandar Gomelskiy • Dušan Ivković • Božidar Maljković • Ettore Messina • Aca Nikolić • Željko Obradović • Dan Peterson • Lolo Sainz
Referees
Artenik Aradabjian • Mikhail Davidov • Lubomir Kotleba • Yvan Mainini • Costas Rigas

v • d • e Ignis Varese 1969-70 Euroleague Champions

Meneghin \| Raga \| Jones \| Ossola \| Rusconi \| Flaborea \| Vittori \| Bulgheroni \| Paschini \| Malagoli \| Consonni \| Coach Nikolić

v • d • e Ignis Varese 1971-72 Euroleague Champions

Meneghin \| Raga \| Ossola \| Gennari \| Flaborea \| Rusconi \| Vittori \| Bisson \| Zanatta \| Malachin \| Vigna \| Coach Nikolić

v • d • e Ignis Varese 1972-73 Euroleague Champions

Morse \| Meneghin \| Raga \| Ossola \| Flaborea \| Rusconi \| Bisson \| Zanatta \| Polzot \| Lucarelli \| Bertolucci \| Chiarini \| Coach Nikolić

v • d • e Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1998

Players	Larry Bird • Marques Haynes • Arnie Risen

Coach	Jody Conradt • Alex Hannum • Aleksandar Nikolić • Lenny Wilkens

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Based in Springfield, Massachusetts

Members

Coaches (82)

Allen • Anderson • Auerbach • Auriemma • Barmore • Barry • Blood • Boeheim • Brown • Calhoun • Cann • Carlson • Carnesecca • Carnevale • Carril • Case • Chancellor • Chaney • Conradt • Crum • Daly • Dean • Díaz-Miguel • Diddle • Drake • Ferrándiz • Gaines • Gamba • Gardner • Gill • Gomelsky • Gunter • Hannum • Harshman • Haskins • Hickey • Hobson • Holzman • Iba • Jackson • Julian • Keaney • Keogan • Knight • Krzyzewski • Kundla • Lambert • Litwack • Loeffler • Lonborg • McCutchan • A. McGuire • F. McGuire • Meanwell • Meyer • Miller • Moore • Nikolić • Novosel • Olson • Ramsay • Riley • Rubini • Rupp • Rush • Sachs • Sharman • Shelton • Sloan • Smith • Stringer • Summitt • Taylor • Thompson • Wade • Watts • Wilkens • Williams • Wooden • Woolpert • Wootten • Yow

Boldface indicates those who are also inducted as players

Contributors (56)

Abbott • Bee • Biasone • H. Brown • W. Brown • Bunn • Colangelo • Davidson • Douglas • Duer • Embry • Fagan • Fisher • Fleisher • Gavitt • Gottlieb • Gulick • Harrison • Hearn • Hepp • Hickox • Hinkle • Irish • Jones • Kennedy • Lemon • Liston • Lloyd • McLendon • Mokray • Morgan • Morgenweck • Naismith • Newell • Newton • J. O'Brien • L. O'Brien • Olsen • Podoloff • Porter • Reid • Ripley • Saperstein • Schabinger • St. John • Stagg • Stanković • Steitz • Taylor • Teague • Tower • Trester • Vitale • Wells • Wilke • Zollner

Players (139)

Guards	Archibald • Beckman • Belov • Bing • Blazejowski • Borgmann • Brennan • Cervi • Cousy • Davies • Drexler • Dumars • Frazier • Friedman • Gervin • Goodrich • Greer • Hanson • Haynes • Holman • Hyatt • Jeannette • Johnson • K. Jones • S. Jones • Jordan • Lieberman • Maravich • Marcari • Martin • McDermott • McGuire • Meyers • Monroe • Murphy • Page • Petrović • Robertson • Roosma • Russell • Schommer • Sedran • Sharman • Steinmetz • Stockton • Thomas • Thompson • Vandivier • Wanzer • West • Wilkens • Woodard • Wooden

Forwards	Arizin • Barkley • Barry • Baylor • Bird • Bradley • Cunningham • Curry • Dalipagić • Dantley • DeBusschere • Dehnert • Endacott • English • Erving • Foster • Fulks • Gale • Gates • Gola • Hagan • Havlicek • Hawkins • Hayes • Heinsohn • Howell • Lucas • Luisetti • McAdoo • B. McCracken • J. McCracken • McHale • Mikkelsen • Miller • Pettit • Phillip • Pollard • Ramsey • Schayes • Schmidt • Thompson • Twyman • White • Wilkins • Worthy • Yardley

Centers	Abdul-Jabbar • Barlow • Bellamy • Chamberlain • Cooper • Ćosić • Cowens • Crawford • DeBernardi • Donovan • Ewing • Gallatin • Gruenig • Harris-Stewart • Houbregs • Issel • Johnson • Johntson • Krause • Kurland • Lanier • Lovellette • Lapchick • Macauley • Malone • Meneghin • Mikan • Murphy • Olajuwon • Parish • Reed • Risen • Robinson • Russell • Semjonova • Thurmond • Unseld • Wachter • Walton

Boldface indicates those who are also inducted as coaches

Referees (13)

Enright • Hepbron • Hoyt • Kennedy • Leith • Mihalik • Nucatola • Quigley • Rudolph • Shirley • Strom • Tobey • Walsh

Teams (6)

Buffalo Germans • The First Team • Harlem Globetrotters • New York Rens • Original Celtics • 1966 Texas Western

Awards

Bob Cousy Award • Curt Gowdy Media Award • John Bunn Award • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

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