Dejan Bodiroga
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Assumed office 14 September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Jordi Bertomeu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Klek, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 2 March 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dejan Bodiroga (
During his playing career, he mainly played at the
With the senior
Professional career
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Yugoslavia (1989–1991)
Bodiroga first started playing structured basketball at the age of 13. He enrolled in Zrenjanin's Mašinac (Servo Mihalj) basketball section, under supervision of local basketball enthusiast Rade Prvulov. At the age of fifteen, he sprung up to 2.05m, and was quickly incorporated into the first team squad, coached by
His domestic career took off when, at 17, he was noticed by Krešimir Ćosić at a friendly youth tournament that featured Mašinac and Zadar among others, where Bodiroga scored 32 points in a game that pitted two teams. Ćosić then brought Bodiroga for a week-long basketball camp in Zadar and eventually persuaded Bodiroga's family to allow their son to move away to Zadar. In the meantime Bodiroga signed a pre-contract with Vojvodina so that when he finally went to Zadar in autumn 1989 he wasn't right away eligible for the first team, meaning that he first worked with coach Josip Grdović in the club's youth sections while simultaneously attending high school. After a year he was allowed to be moved into the full squad, then under head coach Slavko Trninić.[10] After just one season in the first team, Bodiroga's stay in Zadar came to a premature end due to the impending war. Ćosić, his mentor, did everything in his power to help Bodiroga find a new club.[11]
Italy (1992–1996)
Originally, trials were arranged with
He had a stellar season for Trieste in 1993–94, this time leading his team deeper into the playoffs. In the semifinals game 3 against
Bodiroga's leading role remained unchanged as he developed into an all-around player. In 1994–95, Olimpia reached the
The summer of 1995 was an important milestone for Bodiroga. He became part of the great
That same summer, Bodiroga was drafted by the
In the league, Bodiroga led the way with 23.3 points per game in 32 regular season matches. During the playoffs, they beat Virtus 3–1 in the semi-finals (Danilovic left for the
Real Madrid (1996–1998)
For the 1996–97 season, Bodiroga joined
On the national basketball front, Yugoslavia rolled over the competition with considerable ease en route to another EuroBasket gold in
In Bodiroga's next and final season with Real Madrid, (and without Obradovic, who had moved to
Panathinaikos (1998–2002)
The same summer of 1998 also saw Bodiroga move to the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos, where club chairman Pavlos Giannakopoulos began assembling a team to conquer Europe. As such, Bodiroga was the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle that already included Dino Rađa, Fragiskos Alvertis, Michael Koch, "Nando" Gentile, Pat Burke and coach Slobodan Subotić.
The Greens won the
In the international front, Bodiroga, as the team's undisputed leader, helped FR Yugoslavia win the
Barcelona (2002–2005)
In the summer of 2002, Bodiroga returned to the Spanish league's FC Barcelona, which was managed by Svetislav Pešić and had players like Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Gregor Fučka and Juan Carlos Navarro. He won the EuroLeague with Barça (the first time the team achieved this), and also added two domestic league titles with them.[citation needed]
Virtus Roma (2005–2007)
In the 2005–06 season, Bodiroga came back to the Italian League, this time with
The playoff first round pitted Roma against favorites
National team career
Junior national team
Bodiroga was a member of the SFR Yugoslav junior national teams. He played at the
Senior national team
Bodiroga made his debut for the senior
).Bodiroga retired from the national team after the
He won the following medals: EuroBasket 1995 (gold), 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games (silver), EuroBasket 1997 (gold), 1998 FIBA World Championship (gold), EuroBasket 1999 (bronze), EuroBasket 2001 (gold), 2002 FIBA World Championship (gold).
EuroLeague career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
† | Denotes seasons in which Bodiroga's team won the EuroLeague
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Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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1997–98 | Real Madrid | 16 | N/A | 31.3 | .600 | .313 | .770 | 5.8 | 2.3 | .4 | .0 | 15.8 | N/A |
1998–99 | Panathinaikos | 17 | N/A | 36.1 | .624 | .526 | .760 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .0 | 20.2 | N/A |
1999–00† | 22 | N/A | 34.6 | .587 | .375 | .741 | 4.9 | 3.4 | .8 | .0 | 17.2 | N/A | |
2000–01 | 24 | N/A | 30.4 | .575 | .381 | .780 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .0 | 17.8 | N/A | |
2001–02† | 22 | 17 | 32.3 | .590 | .390 | .796 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .0 | 20.0 | 23.1 | |
2002–03† | Barcelona | 22 | 20 | 31.5 | .554 | .417 | .810 | 3.8 | 2.4 | .8 | .0 | 16.1 | 18.9 |
2003–04 | 17 | 17 | 32.3 | .544 | .313 | .785 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 14.8 | 17.5 | |
2004–05 | 20 | 18 | 30.6 | .532 | .308 | .813 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .5 | .1 | 15.1 | 16.0 | |
2006–07 | Lottomatica
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19 | 17 | 29.1 | .496 | .415 | .727 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .1 | 13.6 | 14.7 |
Career | 179 | N/A | 32.2 | .567 | .387 | .778 | 4.7 | 2.5 | .9 | .0 | 16.8 | N/A |
Titles
Club
- 1995–96: Olimpia Milano – Italian League, Italian Cup
- 1996–97: Real Madrid – FIBA EuroCup (FIBA Saporta Cup)
- 1998–99: Panathinaikos – Greek League
- 1999–00: Panathinaikos – EuroLeague, Greek League
- 2000–01: Panathinaikos – Greek League
- 2001–02: Panathinaikos – EuroLeague
- 2002–03: Spanish Cup
- 2003–04: FC Barcelona – Spanish League, Spanish Supercup
FR Yugoslavian senior national team
- EuroBasket: 3 Gold medals – 1995, 1997, 2001
- EuroBasket: 1 Bronze medal – 1999
- Summer Olympic Games: 1 Silver medal – 1996
Individual honours and awards
Junior national team
Senior national team
- All-Tournament Team
- All-Tournament Team
- MVP
- 2× Yugoslavian Athlete of the Year: 1998, 2002
- 2× Yugoslav Olympic Committee Sportsman of the Year: 1998, 2002[18]
- 1999 EuroBasket: All-Tournament Team
Pro clubs
- 2× Italian League All-Star: 1993, 1994
- 2× ULEB All-Star: 1993, 1994
- 3× Spanish League All-Star: 1996, 1997, 2003
- 4× FIBA EuroStar: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007
- Spanish League MVP: 1997–98
- 3× Greek League All-Star: 1998, 1999, 2002
- Greek All-Star Game MVP: 1999
- Greek League MVP: 1998–99
- 2× Greek League Finals MVP (1998–99, 1999–00)
- 2× 2003
- EuroLeague Top 16 MVP: 2001–02
- 2× EuroLeague Final Four MVP: 2001–02, and 2002–03
- 3×
- All-Europe Player of the Year: 2002
- Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey)MVP: 2003
- Spanish SupercupMVP: 2004
- Spanish League Finals MVP: 2004
- All-Spanish League Team: (2004)
- FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team: 2007
- 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: 2008
- EuroLeague 2000–10 All-Decade Team: 2010
- EuroLeague 2000–10 Player of the Decade: 2010
- 101 Greats of European Basketball: 2018
- HoopsHype's 75 Greatest International Players Ever: 2021[19]
- Greek League Hall of Fame: 2022
Executive career
After retiring from playing professional basketball in June 2007, Bodiroga became the
In April 2010, Bodiroga along with fellow former player Željko Rebrača sued the Carmel, Indiana-based company Worldwide Associates LLC for investment fraud. They allege in their suit they each gave the company more than $4 million to manage, which the company used as venture capital in speculative startup companies instead of investing it in traditional securities.[20]
From 2011 to 2015, he served as the Vice President of the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS).[21] In June 2014, he was appointed as the President of the Competition Commission of FIBA Europe.[22] In February 2015, Bodiroga left the Basketball Federation of Serbia, in order to focus more on his job with FIBA Europe.[23]
In May 2022, Bodiroga was announced as one of the candidates to be the successor of
Personal life
The son of Vaso and Milka Bodiroga, Dejan is a devout Serbian Orthodox Christian.[13] His father hails from the village of Bodiroge near Trebinje and was among the wave of migrants from Herzegovina that moved northwards following the devastations of World War II. On 13 July 2003 Bodiroga married his long-time fiancée Ivana Medić; the couple's first child was born in 2004.
Bodiroga is a relative of Croatian basketball player Dražen Petrović. Bodiroga's paternal grandmother and Petrović's paternal grandfather are brother and sister, making Bodiroga and Petrović second cousins.[29][30] Although he never played for the club, Bodiroga is a declared fan of Partizan and is often seen at their games. Bodiroga is one of the founding members of the Group Seven Children's Foundation.
Bodiroga is one of a small number of players that have won the EuroLeague championship with clubs from two different countries, and he is also one of the few players to win each of the top three most important European national domestic leagues historically, the Italian League, the Greek League, and the Spanish League. During his playing career, Bodiroga had several nicknames – Bodi Bond, "White Magic", Mr. MVP, and God.[31][32]
In Serbia, he is admired for his unassuming and quiet way of going about matters.
See also
References
- ^ EuroLeague picks Dejan Bodiroga as new president, Marshall Glickman as CEO.
- ^ Dejan Bodiroga officially assigned as new EuroLeague president.
- ^ EuroLeague announced Dejan Bodiroga as president and Marshall Glickman as acting CEO.
- ^ 75 greatest international players ever: The HoopsHype list.
- ^ Greek League Hall of Fame welcomes Ford, Bodiroga, Radja, Wilkins, Tarpley.
- ^ Bodiroga: 2.05 m 110 kg Archived 2017-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, Ciao.es; accessed 21 October 2016,
- ^ CroatiaWeek.com The Best European Basketballer Ever
- ^ "The top 10 international players who never played in the NBA". sportskeeda.com. January 7, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Best European Basketball Players of All Time". latestbasketballnews.com. January 13, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Ispovest: Dejan Bodiroga - Fintom poslao Melouna po burek, Blic.rs; 18 April 2010.(in Serbian)
- ^ "101 Greats: Dejan Bodiroga". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Euroleague icon Dejan Bodiroga ends a magic career". euroleague.net. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b Official website (in English, Serbian, Spanish, and Slovene); accessed 21 October 2016.
- ^ Yugoslav Olympic participants by sports-BASKETBALLArchived 5 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FIBA: ITA - Late Bodiroga baskets push Lottomatica Roma past Varese, Noticias.info; accessed 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Serbia and Montenegro Coach Resigns After Fracas - TrueHoop by Henry Abbott - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "Bodiroga Rallies Yugoslavia Past Argentina for Title". NBA.com. September 8, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Trofej OKS – Najuspešniji sportisti | Olimpijski komitet Srbije". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ^ 75 greatest international players ever: The HoopsHype list.
- ^ "Former basketball players accuse firm of investment fraud" Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine; Indianapolis Business Journal, 16 April 2010.
- ^ O., B. (25 May 2011). "Bodiroga objavio imena selektora". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Bodiroga predsednik komisije za takmičenje FIBA Evropa". blic.rs (in Serbian). Beta. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Đilas menja: Rakočević ulazi, Bodiroga izlazi!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 12 February 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Bertomeu odlazi sa čela Evrolige, Bodiroga naslednik?". b92.net. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "GOTOVO: Španci nadglasani - Đordi Bertomeu je bivši posle 22 godine! Nejasna sudbina evropske košarke". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ EuroLeague announced Dejan Bodiroga as president and Marshall Glickman as acting CEO.
- ^ Dejan Bodiroga officially assigned as new EuroLeague president.
- ^ EuroLeague picks Dejan Bodiroga as new president, Marshall Glickman as CEO.
- ^ Bodiroga, Dejan (May 2013). "An Interview with Dejan Bodiroga". Agape (Interview). Interviewed by Aleksandar Gajšek. Belgrade: Studio B. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ A., L. (16 August 2013). "Evo dokaza: Dražen Petrović i Bodiroga su bliski rođaci!" [Here's a Proof: Dražen Petrović and Bodiroga Are Close Relatives] (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Interbasket Profile, Interbasket.net; accessed 21 October 2016.
- ^ Profile Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, Sports-reference.com; accessed 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
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External links
- Dejan Bodiroga at FIBA
- Dejan Bodiroga at Olympics.com
- Dejan Bodiroga at Olympedia
- Dejan Bodiroga at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Dejan Bodiroga at fibaeurope.com
- Dejan Bodiroga at euroleague.net
- 50 Greatest Euroleague Players - Bodiroga