Predrag Danilović

Competitor for Yugoslavia
EuroBasket
Gold	1989 Yugoslavia	National Team
Gold	1991 Italy	National Team
Competitor for Yugoslavia
EuroBasket
Gold	1995 Greece	National Team
Gold	1997 Spain	National Team
Bronze	1999 France	National Team
Summer Olympic Games
Silver	1996 Atlanta	National Team

Predrag "Saša" Danilović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг "Саша" Даниловић), usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilovic (born February 26, 1970 in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia), is a retired professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s. He is president of his former team, KK Partizan.

Contents

1 Club playing career
2 International playing career
3 Post playing career
4 Personal life
5 Titles
6 External links

Club playing career

Even though he was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 43rd pick overall in the 1992 NBA Draft (his rights were later dealt to another team), Danilović spent time playing in Europe before debuting in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for KK Bosna (youth), KK Partizan and Virtus Bologna, before he was a member of the NBA's Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks. During his two NBA seasons (1995–1997), Danilović averaged 12.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

Danilović was voted Mister Europa Player of the Year in 1998, and was Italian League MVP the same year. During his years in Virtus Bologna, he became an idol among team's fans. Still a legendary hero in Bologna, Danilović remains one of the most charismatic and winning players in European basketball history.

International playing career

With the Yugoslav national basketball team, Danilović won four European Championships in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1997. He was also a member of the silver medal winning Yugoslav team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Post playing career

Danilović was co-vice president of his old club KK Partizan, along with Vlade Divac. In 2007 he got involved once more with KK Partizan, this time as president.

Personal life

Danilović is married to Svetlana Danilović, an RTS sports reporter. The couple have three children. He is also involved with Group Seven, a charity organization run by Serbian basketball players.

Titles

Partizan

European Championship (1991–92)
Korać Cup (1988–89)
Yugoslav Championship (1991–92)
2× Yugoslav Cup (1988–89, 1991–92)

Virtus Bologna

European Championship (1997–98)
4× Italian Championship (1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98)
Italian Cup (1998–99)
Italian Supercup (1995–96)

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Arvydas Sabonis	Mr. Europa 1998	Succeeded by Andrea Meneghin

v t e Yugoslavia squad – EuroBasket 1989 – Gold medal

4 Petrović 5 Radulović 6 Čutura 7 Kukoč 8 Paspalj 9 Zdovc 10 Radović 11 Vranković 12 Divac 13 Danilović 14 Rađa 15 Primorac Coach: Ivković

v t e Yugoslavia squad – EuroBasket 1991 – Gold medal

4 Sretenović 5 Perasović 6 Đorđević 7 Kukoč 8 Paspalj 9 Zdovc 10 Danilović 11 Jovanović 12 Divac 13 Komazec 14 Rađa 15 Savić Coach: Ivković

v t e FR Yugoslavia squad – EuroBasket 1995 – Gold medal

4 Bodiroga 5 Danilović 6 Obradović 7 Sretenović 8 Paspalj 9 Berić 10 Đorđević 11 Rebrača 12 Divac 13 Savić 14 Tomašević 15 Koturović Coach: Ivković

v t e 1996 Olympic Silver Medalists Men's Basketball – Yugoslavia

4 Bodiroga 5 Danilović 6 S. Obradović 7 Lončar 8 Paspalj 9 Berić 10 Đorđević 11 Rebrača 12 Divac 13 Savić 14 Tomašević 15 Topić Coach: Ž. Obradović

v t e FR Yugoslavia squad – EuroBasket 1997 – Gold medal

4 Bodiroga 5 Danilović 6 S. Obradović 7 Lončar 8 Radošević 9 Berić 10 Đorđević 11 Rebrača 12 Bulatović 13 Savić 14 Tomašević 15 Topić Coach: Ž. Obradović

v t e FR Yugoslavia squad – EuroBasket 1999 – Bronze medal

4 Bodiroga 5 Danilović 6 S. Obradović 7 Lončar 8 Gurović 9 Berić 10 Lukovski 11 Stojaković 12 Divac 13 Tarlać 14 Tomašević 15 Topić Coach: Ž. Obradović

v t e FR Yugoslavia squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – 6th place

4 Bodiroga 5 Danilović 6 Obradović 7 Rakočević 8 Stojaković 9 Šćepanović 10 Lukovski 11 Rebrača 12 Tarlać 13 Drobnjak 14 Tomašević 15 Jestratijević Coach: Obradović

v t e KK Partizan 1991–92 Euroleague Champions

4 Đorđević \| 5 Danilović (Final4 MVP) \| 6 Lončar \| 7 Perović \| 8 Stevanović \| 9 Mihajlovski \| 10 Šarić \| 11 Rebrača \| 12 Šilobad \| 13 Koprivica \| 14 Dragutinović \| 15 Nakić \| Coach Obradović

v t e Virtus Kinder Bologna 1997–98 Euroleague Champions

5 Danilović \| 6 Crippa \| 7 Abbio \| 8 Nesterović \| 10 Sconochini \| 11 Binelli \| 12 Savić (Final4 MVP) \| 13 Morandotti \| 14 Rigaudeau \| 15 Frosini \| Amaechi \| Ress \| Gonzo \| Ravaglia \| Ruini \| Coach Messina

v t e Euroleague Final Four MVP Award

1988: McAdoo 1989: Rađa 1990: Kukoč 1991: Kukoč 1992: Danilović 1993: Kukoč 1994: Paspalj 1995: Sabonis 1996: Wilkins 1997: Rivers 1998: Savić 1999: Edney 2000: Rebrača 2001: Ginóbili & McDonald 2002: Bodiroga 2003: Bodiroga 2004: Parker 2005: Jasikevičius 2006: Papaloukas 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Langdon 2009: Spanoulis 2010: Navarro 2011: Diamantidis

v t e Italian Basket League MVP Award

1994: Myers 1995: Rusconi 1996: Williams 1997: Myers 1998: Danilović 1999: Esposito 2000: Esposito 2001: Ginóbili 2002: Ginóbili 2003: Bulleri 2004: Basile 2005: Bulleri 2006: Greer 2007: McIntyre 2008: Gallinari 2009: McIntyre 2010: Sato 2011: Thomas 2012: McCalebb

Euroleague's 50 Greatest Contributors List

35 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
10 Coaches
Pedro Ferrándiz • Pini Gershon • Alexandar Gomelskiy • Dušan Ivković • Božidar Maljković • Ettore Messina • Aca Nikolić • Željko Obradović • Dan Peterson • Lolo Sainz
5 Referees
Artenik Aradabjian • Mikhail Davidov • Lubomir Kotleba • Yvan Mainini • Costas Rigas

v t e 1992 NBA Draft

First round	Shaquille O'Neal Alonzo Mourning Christian Laettner Jim Jackson LaPhonso Ellis Tom Gugliotta Walt Williams Todd Day Clarence Weatherspoon Adam Keefe Robert Horry Harold Miner Bryant Stith Malik Sealy Anthony Peeler Randy Woods Doug Christie Tracy Murray Don MacLean Hubert Davis Jon Barry Oliver Miller Lee Mayberry Latrell Sprewell Elmore Spencer Dave Johnson Byron Houston

Second round	Marlon Maxey P. J. Brown Sean Rooks Reggie Smith Brent Price Corey Williams Chris Smith Tony Bennett Duane Cooper Isaiah Morris Elmer Bennett Litterial Green Steve Rogers Popeye Jones Matt Geiger Predrag Danilović Henry Williams Chris King Robert Werdann Darren Morningstar Brian Davis Ron Ellis Matt Fish Tim Burroughs Matt Steigenga Curtis Blair Brett Roberts

Persondata
Name	Danilovic, Predrag
Alternative names
Short description	Professional basketball player
Date of birth	February 26, 1970
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death

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