Branislav Prelević
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Branislav Prelević (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Прелевић, Greek: Μπράνισλαβ Πρέλεβιτς; born 19 December 1966) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He is commonly referred to by his nickname Bane (Serbian Cyrillic: Бане, Greek: Μπάνε).
Personal information
Prelević was born to ethnic Serb parents in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). He holds both Serbian and Greek citizenship.[1] His family originated from the Bjelopavlići clan. His maternal great grandfather was born in Eratyra and he had the surname Alvanos.[2]
He is married to Nevena Prelević-Marjanović (born 26 April 1967, daughter of legendary Yugoslavian and Serbian pop singer
Professional playing career
Red Star Belgrade
Prelević started his career with Crvena zvezda (Red Star Belgrade).
PAOK Thessaloniki
In 1988, at age 21, Prelević moved to Greece in order to be able to play for
Then 21-year-old Prelević debuted in the 1988–89 season. He became the definitive leader and a fan favorite, often compared to the great Nikos Galis, who was at the time the captain of Aris. Prelević was often quoted for his loyalty to the team. He had a number of injuries and medical emergencies because of weak legs, but he would constantly choose to take heavy dosages of painkillers, rather than missing out on any important games.
While playing with
The next season, Prelević was again the leader of
Prelević participated in the
In 1994, Prelević and PAOK returned to European-wide success by winning the FIBA Korać Cup two-leg final against Stefanel Trieste, winning both at home and away by 9 points.[5] The following year, PAOK won the Greek Cup, in a 19-point victory against Panionios, by a score of 72–53. In 1996, he was a FIBA European Cup finalist.[6]
Virtus Bologna
In 1996, Prelević moved to Italy to play with
AEK Athens
In 1997, Prelević returned to Greece and played with
finalist.Return to PAOK Thessaloniki
In 1999, Prelević returned to
National team career
In 1983, Prelević was part of the
Post-playing career
Prelević later returned to
Honors and awards
- PAOK:
- Greek League Champion: (1992)
- Greek Cup Winner: (1995)
- 3× Greek League All-Star: (1991, 1994 II, 1996 I)
- FIBA Saporta Cup (European Cup Winners' Cup) Champion: (1991)
- FIBA Saporta Cup Top Scorer: (1992)
- 3× FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer: (1991, 1992, 1996)
- FIBA Korać Cup Champion: (1994)
- Virtus Bologna:
- Italian Cup Winner: (1997)
References
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Branislav Prelevits (Greece) Nationality: GRE.
- ^ Στη γενέτειρα των προγόνων του, Εράτυρα, ο Μπάνε Πρέλεβιτς
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Branislav Prelevits (PAOK THESSALONIKI BC).
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Branislav Prelevits (PAOK THESSALONIKI BC).
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Branislav Prelevits (PAOK THESSALONIKI BC).
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Branislav Prelevits (PAOK THESSALONIKI BC).
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Branislav Prelevits (PAOK THESSALONIKI BC).
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Branislav Prelevits (PAOK THESSALONIKI BC).
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Branislav Prelevits (PAOK THESSALONIKI BC).
- ^ FIBA.com Yugoslavia 1983 European Championship For Cadets.