Veljko Mršić

Veljko Mršić (pronounced [ʋěːʎko mr̂ʃitɕ]; born 13 April 1971) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Zadar of the Croatian League and the ABA League, and the Croatia national team.

Veljko Mršić
Zadar
PositionHead coach
LeagueABA League
Croatian League
Personal information
Born (1971-04-13) 13 April 1971
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1993 / Undrafted
Playing career1989–2005
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As player:
1989Borac Čapljina
1989–1995Cibona
1996Nesas
1996–1997Žalgiris Kaunas
1997–1998Cibona
1998–1999Varese
1999–2002Málaga
2002Olympiacos
2002–2003Casademont Girona
2003Pippo Milano
2003Granada
2004Split
2004Ülkerspor
2004–2005Kyiv
As coach:
2006Split
2007Varese
2012Cibona
2015–2017Cedevita
2017–2018Bilbao Basket
2019–presentCroatia
2020–presentZadar
Career highlights and awards
As player

As head coach

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Croatia
FIBA Basketball World Cup
1994 Canada
EuroBasket
1993 Germany
1995 Greece

Club career

Mršić was a member of the FIBA European Selection team in 1995.

National team career

Mršić was a member of Croatia's senior national team that won bronze medals at the 1994 World Championship, 1993 EuroBasket and 1995 EuroBasket. He was also on the squad for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games, 1999 EuroBasket and 2001 EuroBasket.[1]

Coaching career

Split (2006)

Mršić started his head coaching career with his hometown club Split. On 15 June 2006, he was named the head coach of the club,[2] but following a series of poor results in the NLB League season, Mršić was sacked on 13 December 2006.[3]

Varese (2007–2008)

Following the dismissal at his hometown, Mršić was appointed as head coach for Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Serie A on 13 June 2007.[4]

Cedevita (2011–2012, 2013–2017)

In 2011, Mršić was named as head coach of the Cedevita Zagreb junior team, celebrated winning the Croatian League title with them. Later, he worked as an assistant coach under Cedevita senior head coach Jasmin Repeša who left the club citing health reasons in June 2015, when Mršić succeded him as the new head coach of the senior team.[5] In Mršić's inaugural head coaching season, the club won Croatian League title and reached the playoffs of the 2015–16 Adriatic League.[6]

In the following season, Cedevita again won the national league title but lost the Adriatic League playoffs final tie to Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda.[7] In May 2017, Mršić was fired from Cedevita, and replaced by renowned Slovenian coach Jure Zdovc.[8]

Cibona (2012)

On 11 June 2012, Mršić was named the head coach of Cibona in the Croatian League.[9] He signed a three-year deal to be the head coach at Cibona, but on 26 November 2012, he was sacked.[10]

Bilbao Basket (2017–2018)

On 27 November 2017, Mršić was named the head coach of the Spanish Liga ACB team Bilbao Basket.[11] On 30 April 2018, he parted ways with the Spanish team, which was taken by Slovenian coach Jaka Lakovič.[12]

Zadar (2020–present)

On 25 June 2020, Mršić was named the head coach of Croatian club Zadar.[13][14]

Coaching record
Legend
G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague
Team Year G W L W–L% Result
Cedevita 2015–16 1046.400Eliminated in Top 16 Stage
Career1046.400

National team coaching

Croatia (2019–present)

On 2 May 2019, the Croatian Basketball Federation announced Mršić was named the head coach of the Croatia national basketball team, after he parted ways with Cedevita, where he worked as the sporting director.[15]

Mršić debuted at Croatia bench during the 2019 NBA Summer League edition, while in July, he celebrated winning the Stanković Cup title in China.[16][17]

On 5 February 2020, Mršić published the roster for the 2022 EuroBasket qualifiers, bringing back two experienced players, Krunoslav Simon and Roko Ukić, in the national squad.[18] On 21 and 24 February, Croatia opened qualifiers with two consecutive wins against Sweden (72–56),[19] and the Netherlands (69–59).[20]

References
  1. Veljko MRSIC.
  2. "Veljko Mršić novi trener Splićana". Index.hr (in Croatian). 15 June 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. "Veljko Mršić više nije trener Splita". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 13 December 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. "Veljko Mršić preuzima klupu talijanskog Varesea". 24sata (in Croatian). 13 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. Mihaela Bradovski (29 June 2015). "Veljko Mršić potvrđen za novog trenera Cedevite sljedeće sezone". Sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. "Cedevita treći put zaredom prvak Hrvatske". Hks-cbf.hr (in Croatian). HKS. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. "Cedevita obranila naslov Prvaka Hrvatske!". Hks-cbf.hr (in Croatian). HKS. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. HINA (8 June 2017). "Veljko Mršić više nije trener Cedevite". Hr.n1info.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. "Cibona je bila brža: Veljko Mršić novi trener 'vukova'". www.tportal.hr (in Croatian). 11 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. "TRENER CIBONE VIŠE NIJE VELJKO MRŠIĆ". www.cibona.com (in Croatian). 26 November 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. "Veljko Mrsic named Bilbao Basket head coach". Sportando. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. "Bilbao Basket parts ways with Veljko Mrsic, promotes Jaka Lakovic as head coach". Sportando. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  13. "Službeno: Izbornik Veljko Mršić novi je trener Zadra". kkzadar.hr (in Croatian). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  14. "Veljko Mršić is new Zadar head coach". www.aba-liga.com. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  15. "Veljko Mršić novi izbornik hrvatske košarkaške reprezentacije". sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  16. "Izbornik Mršić: "Dat ćemo sve od sebe i pokušati osvojiti Kup Borislava Stankovića"". hks-cbf.hr (in Croatian). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  17. "Hrvatska osvojila Stankovićev Kup!". crosarka.com (in Croatian). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  18. "Mršić objavio popis: Simon i Ukić predvode Hrvatsku u borbi za Euro". sport.hrt.hr. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  19. "FOTO REPREZENTACIJA: Hrvatska riješila Švedsku već u prvoj četvrtini". www.hks-cbf.hr. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  20. "FOTO REPREZENTACIJA: Pobjeda nad Nizozemskom za savršen start kvalifikacija". www.hks-cbf.hr. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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