Dusan Ivkovic named Euroleague Basketball Legend

Euroleague Basketball is proud to announce that Dusan Ivkovic, as he ends a remarkable career that has seen him walk the sidelines in five different decades, will be honored on Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Greece as the first head coach to be chosen for the distinction of Euroleague Basketball Legend.

Coach Ivkovic, 73, is stepping down from an unprecedented 48-year career on the bench by coaching one last game in which an all-star team of his former players will face Olympiacos Piraeus, the club that he led to two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague titles. He joins players Dimitris Diamantidis, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Juan Carlos Navarro, Theo Papaloukas, Ramunas Siskauskas and Mirsad Turkcan as recipients of the award.

About Euroleague Basketball
A global leader in sports management, Euroleague Basketball develops and organizes elite competitions, sporting events, corporate social responsibility programs and educational initiatives. Founded in 2000 under a breakthrough private organizational model for European professional team sports, Euroleague Basketball manages the continent's two premier men's basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and 7DAYS EuroCup, as well the sport's premier under-18 showcase, the EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT. Both the men's and junior European champions are crowned each spring at world basketball’s signature weekend event, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four. For aspirants to careers in sports management, the Euroleague Basketball Institute offers the expertise of industry leaders through seminars, clinics, summits and a certified master's degree program. Most recently, Euroleague Basketball launched the ground-breaking corporate social responsibility program One Team which unites all of its clubs and uses basketball to achieve real social impact in our communities. Since its founding in 2012, the One Team programme has reached already directly and indirectly 14000 participants through its various team projects.

[icametobang]

He changed the history of Olympiacos b.c!!!

[KARAOTI]

Top 5 european coaches in european basketball history. Respect.

[BaneTodor]

Bravo! Real gentleman and true legend!

[konstantinoskostas]

Thank you very much for everything teacher!!!

Our respect is unlimited and eternal from every Greek fan !!!

[efba]

one of the great coaches internationally who influenced the game even of top nba coaches, respect and love from greece

[icxcnikasrb]

Почивај у миру Божијем, велики Душане Ивковићу!

[denooraM]

If Drazen was Mozart then Dusan was the Maestro. R.I.P.
We loved you and we will never forget you no matter how many hard times you gave us in Greece as a coach of Yugoslavia back in late 80's early 90's.
At least we had the priviledge to see you every week as a coach of Olympiakos.

[michalisfrg]

Μεγαλος προπονητης, εγραψε τη δικη του ιστορια, αν και αδικησε τον εαυτο του σε ορισμενα σημεια της καριερας του με αποτελεσμα να μην εχει αφησει ονομα για την κατακτηση τιτλων οπως αλλοι (Μεσινα, Ομπραντοβιτς...).Συγχαρητηρια στον Ολυμπιακο που τον επελεξε για προπονητη, τεραστια μορφη (και) για το Ελληνικο μπασκετ. Ειμαι οπαδος του Παναθηναϊκου..

[chieftain]

If this was an Obradovic video it must be 10 hours video but 50 seconds okay for ivkovic

[scarface]

This is not legend. Obradoviç is legend.