Jovica Antonić
Jovica Antonić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јовица Антонић, born July 13, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who has been an assistant coach for the Serbia national basketball team since 2013.
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| Born | 13 July 1966 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1988 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1982–1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1990–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1990–1994 | Mladost Zemun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Radnički Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Zemun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Sloga (advisor) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Crvena zvezda (youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Igokea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Spartak Subotica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | OKK Beograd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Crvena zvezda Ladies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Lavovi 063 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Hemofarm Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Ergonom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Jagodina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Konstantin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
A point guard, Antonić played in Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1990. During his playing days, he played for Partizan (3 games during the 1982–83 season), Jagodina, KK Poliester Priboj and Mladost Zemun. He retired as a player with Mladost in 1990 due to serious injury.[1]
Coaching career
Men's basketball
In 1991, Antonić began his coaching career in Mladost Zemun. After that, he moved to Radnički Belgrade. In November 1998, Antonić was named the coach of KK Crvena zvezda for the rest of the 1998–99 season. Crvena zvezda parted ways with him on 10 October 1999. The club sat well in domestic league, but fared poorly in the EuroLeague 1999–2000 season. Antonić was a head coach of KK Igokea for the 2000–01 season where he won Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, he coached Spartak Subotica,[2] OKK Beograd,[3] Lavovi 063 and Konstantin.
Women's basketball
Antonić was a head coach of Hemofarm[4] from Vršac where he won the Serbian Basketball League and the Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup in the 2006–07 season. Also, he coached Crvena zvezda in 2004.
National teams coaching career
Women's teams
Antonić was a head coach of the Serbia national team and led the ladies at the 2007 EuroBasket Women in Italy and the 2009 EuroBasket Women in Latvia.[4]
Also, Antonić has coached the Serbia Under-20 national team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship for Women in Bulgaria and the bronze medal at the 2008 European Championship for Women in Italy.[4]
Serbia men's national team
From 2013 to 2019, Antonić was an assistant coach of Aleksandar Đorđević in the Serbia national team, with whom he won three silver medals; the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain, the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and the EuroBasket 2017. In January 2020, coach Igor Kokoškov announced that Antonić is an assistant coach in Serbia's new coaching staff.[5]
Career achievements
- Bosnian League champion: 1 (with Igokea: 2000–01)
- Women's League of Serbia and Montenegro champion: 1 (with Hemofarm: 2005–06)
- Serbian Women's League champion: 1 (with Hemofarm: 2006–07)
- Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup winner: 2 (with Hemofarm: 2005–06, 2006–07)
References
- "Jovica Antonić" (PDF). okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- JOVICA ANTONIC JE NOVI TRENER SPARTAKA IZ SUBOTICE
- Jovica Antonić na klupi OKK Beograda
- Jovica Antonić, FIBA Europe
- "Kokoškov odredio sastav stručnog štaba". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 January 2020.