Ivica Skelin
Ivica Skelin (born 19 September 1973) is a Croatian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach for Split of the ABA League and the Croatian League.
| Split | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | ABA League Croatian League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 September 1973 Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Coaching career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2001–2004 | Verviers-Pepinster (assistant) |
| 2005–2006 | Split |
| 2006–2008 | Verviers-Pepinster |
| 2008–2010 | Leuven Bears |
| 2010–2011 | Verviers-Pepinster |
| 2011–2012 | Spirou Charleroi (assistant) |
| 2011–2014 | Croatia (assistant) |
| 2012–2015 | GasTerra Flames / Donar |
| 2015–2018 | Split |
| 2016–2017 | Croatia (assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Croatia |
| 2018–2019 | New Heroes Den Bosch |
| 2019–present | Split |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach
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Coaching career
Early years
Skelin started his club coaching career with Verviers-Pepinster in Belgium as an assistant coach in 2001, at which position he served until 2004, after that he coached youth teams for the Belgian club.
In 2005, Skelin was named the head coach of the KK Split. He coached the team one year, after that he went back to Verviers-Pepinster, this time as head coach serving for two seasons.
From 2008 to 2010, he was the head coach of the Leuven Bears. In 2010, he returned to Verviers-Pepinster once again for one season as head coach.
Netherlands
After being named as an assistant coach with the Belgian club Spirou in the 2010–11 season, Skelin became the head coach for the Dutch club GasTerra Flames of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) in December 2012. Skelin was signed as a replacement for coach Hakim Salem, fired due to disappointing results.[1] After the season, he signed an extension for two more years with the club.[2] In the 2013–14 season, Skelin won the double, both the DBL and NBB Cup, with the Flames.
Split
Skelin signed as head coach of his hometown club in November 2015.[3] On 29 May 2018, his contract expired, so he left the club and was replaced by coach Vladimir Anzulović.[4]
Croatia national team
From 2011 to 2014, and from 2016 to 2017, Skelin served as an assistant coach of the senior Croatian men's national team under head coaches Josip Vranković, Jasmin Repeša and Aleksandar Petrović, along Dražen Anzulović.
On 15 September 2017, following unsuccessful EuroBasket finals and departure of Aleksandar Petrović, Skelin was named the head coach of the Croatia national team.[5] He was sacked by the Croatian Basketball Federation on 8 March 2018.[6]
Return to the Netherlands
On 4 September 2018, Skelin returned to the Netherlands by signing a one-year contract with the New Heroes Den Bosch.[7] Under him, the Heroes finished third in the regular season and were eliminated in the semifinals by the later champions Landstede. His contract was not renewed after the season.
Return to Split
On 8 December 2019, following the departure of Ante Grgurević, Skelin was appointed as head coach of Split for the third time in his coaching career.[8] Under his leadership, the club managed to reach the 2019–20 ABA League Second Division playoffs alongside Borac Čačak, MZT Skopje Aerodrom and Sutjeska.
Coaching record
Dutch Basketball League
Including regular season games.
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GasTerra Flames | 2012–13 | 36 | 26 | 10 | .722 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
| GasTerra Flames | 2013–14 | 36 | 32 | 4 | .889 | Champions |
| Donar | 2014–15 | 28 | 21 | 7 | .750 | Eliminated in finals |
| Career | 100 | 79 | 21 | .790 | ||
References
- "GasTerra Flames krijgt Ivica Skelin als coach [GasTerra Flames gets Ivica Skelin as head coach]" (in Dutch). Veendammer.nl.
- "Ivica Skelin twee jaar langer bij Flames [Ivica Skelin two years longer with Flames]" (in Dutch). Oogtv.nl. 2013-06-07.
- "Ivica Skelin na klupi 'žutih' umjesto Ivice Burića" (in Croatian). Slobodnadalmacija.hr. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- "Vladimir Anzulović novi trener košarkaša Splita". hr.n1info.com (in Croatian). N1. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- "Ivica Skelin becomes Croatia's new head coach". Eurohoops.net. 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- "Ivica Skelin više nije izbornik hrvatske košarkaške reprezentacije!". direktno.hr (in Croatian). 8 March 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- Noord, RTV (3 September 2018). "Ivica Skelin gaat bij Den Bosch aan de slag". RTV Noord (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- "PROMJENA NA GRIPAMA: Smijenjen Ante Grgurević, novi trener Ivica Skelin!". dalmatinskiportal.hr (in Croatian). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.