Duško Ivanović

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Duško Ivanović
Panathinaikos
2016–2017Khimki
2018–2019Beşiktaş
2019–2021Saski Baskonia
2022–2023Crvena zvezda
2023–2024Saski Baskonia
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

Duško Ivanović (Montenegrin: Душко Ивановић; born September 1, 1957) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who was most recently the head coach for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

Professional playing career

As a player, Ivanović started his career with

1990
.

Coaching career

Ivanović's

CSP Limoges (1999–2000), TAU Cerámica (2000–2005), and FC Barcelona
(2005–2008), from which he resigned, on 14 February 2008.

For the 2008–09 season, he was back at Vitoria, again working as the head coach of Caja Laboral, a position he held until November 2012, when he was fired.[1]

On 10 June 2014, Ivanović signed a two-year contract with the

Olympiacos, he parted ways with the team.[3]

On 15 March 2016, Ivanović was hired as the new head coach of the Russian club Khimki.[4] On 29 June 2017, he parted ways with Khimki.[5]

On 20 August 2018, he signed a one-year deal with Beşiktaş.[6] In December 2019, Ivanović left Beşiktaş, to return as head coach for Kirolbet Baskonia, once again. On 15 November 2021, he was fired again by Baskonia.

On 14 November 2022, Ivanović signed a two-year contract with the

EuroLeague with only one win in 7 games.[7]

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
Baskonia 2000–01 22 15 7 .682 Lost in the Finals
2001–02 15 11 4 .650 Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2002–03 20 11 9 .526 Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2003–04 20 13 7 .650 Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2004–05 20 11 9 .542 Lost in the final game
FC Barcelona 2005–06 25 14 11 .560 Lost in 3rd place game
2006–07 23 14 9 .609 Eliminated in quarterfinals
2007–08 14 9 5 .643 Eliminated in quarterfinals
Baskonia 2008–09 21 14 7 .667 Eliminated in quarterfinals
2009–10 20 11 9 .550 Eliminated in quarterfinals
2010–11 20 10 10 .500 Eliminated in quarterfinals
2011–12 10 5 5 .500 Eliminated in regular season
2012–13 6 1 5 .167 Fired
Panathinaikos 2014–15 28 13 15 .464 Eliminated in quarterfinals
Khimki 2015–16 4 2 2 .500 Eliminated in Top 16 stage
Baskonia 2019–20 13 6 7 .462 Season stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 34 18 16 .529 Eliminated in regular season
2021–22 9 3 6 .333 Fired
Crvena zvezda 2022–23 27 16 11 .593 Eliminated in regular season
2023–24 4 1 3 .250 Fired
Baskonia 34 18 16 .529 Eliminated in quarterfinals
Career 389 216 173 .555

Personal

In 2006, Ivanović took part in the Montenegrin independence campaign on the pro-independence side.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dusko Ivanovic deja de ser entrenador del Caja Laboral Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Saski Baskonia, 18 November 2012
  2. ^ Dusko Ivanovic for two years
  3. ^ "Ivanović napustio Panatinaikos". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Dusko Ivanovic, BC Khimki new coach". BC Khimki. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Dusko Ivanovic, Khimki Moscow part ways". Sportando.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Dusko Ivanovic named new head coach of Besiktas". Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Crvena zvezda mts appoint Duško Ivanović as new head coach". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Blok za nezavisnost: Zaokružite "da"" (in Serbian). Mondo. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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