Dražen Dalipagić

Dražen Dalipagić
	Dalipagić in Umag in 2007
Personal information
Born	27 November 1951; Mostar, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Died	25 January 2025 (aged 73); Belgrade, Serbia
Listed height	6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	1973 / Undrafted
Pro career	1971–1991
Coaching career	1992–2001
Career history
As player:
1971–1980	Partizan
1980–1981	Carrera Venezia
1981–1982	Partizan
1982–1983	Real Madrid
1983–1985	A.P.U. Udine
1985–1988	Reyer Venezia
1988–1989	Glaxo Verona
1990–1991	Crvena zvezda
As coach:
1992–1996	Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia
1998–1999	MZT Skopje
2000–2001	Astra Banka
Career highlights and awards
	4× FIBA European Selection (1978, 1981 2×, 1982); 2× Yugoslav League champion (1976, 1979); Yugoslav Cup winner (1979); 2× FIBA Korać Cup champion (1978, 1979); 2× FIBA Korać Cup Finals Top Scorer (1974, 1978); Italian League Top Scorer (1988); FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1977); FIBA World Cup MVP (1978); FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (1978); The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia (1978); Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year (1978); 2× Mister Europa Player of the Year (1977, 1978); Euroscar Player of the Year (1980); FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991); 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008);
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
	Representing Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
FIBA Eurobasket
Mediterranean Games

Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian^[3] professional basketball player and head coach. In 2004, he was honored into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. An Olympic medalist, he won a silver medal in 1976, a gold medal in 1980, and a bronze in 1984.