Sasha Danilovic, Yugoslavia | Player Profiles by Interbasket (original) (raw)

InterBasket > Player Profiles > Sasha Danilović, Serbia From Fiba.com: "In 1989, the Yugoslavs assembled all of their �golden generation� in what would turn into a 3-year dominance of world basketball (European titles in 1989 and 1990 and a World Championship in 1991).

Coached by Dusan Ivkovic and led on the court byDrazen Petrovic, Yugoslavia also counted on Predrag Danilovic,Vlade Divac,Toni Kukoc,Stojan Vrankovic, Zoran Radovic, Juri Zdovc,Zarko Paspalj, Z Cutura and M Primorac in what was an embarrassment of basketball riches.

The championship was reduced from 12 to 8 teams, but as Drazen Petrovic predicted before the championship, the only team that could beat Yugoslavia was themselves.

Yugoslavia had little trouble progressing to the semi-final stage and in fact the interesting action came from the other group. Champions Greece were under pressure to show that they could perform outside their home country and they did so in style in the semi-finals. As in 1987, the Soviet Union stood in their way and once again, they beat them by 1 point, 81-80.

There was really only one way the final could go and that was victory for Yugoslavia. The home side had little trouble beating Greece and the 98-76 scoreline reflected their dominance. Petrovic finished the game with 28 points and was also elected tournament MVP."

Предраг Даниловић Profile

Name: Predrag Danilovic
Nickname: Sasha
Born: February 26, 1970
Status: Retired in 2000
Origin: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height: 6-5/1,95m
Weight: 200lbs
Schools: N/A
Drafted: 1992, Second Round, 43rd overall by the Golden State Warriors
Languages: English, Croatian
Website: InterBasket& Sasha5
Teams (jersey): Kinder Bologna (5), Miami Heat (5), Dallas Mavericks, Partizan Belgrade
Ibn Notes: Member of silver-medal winning Yugoslavian Olympic Basketball Team, 1996... Danilovic is the only Yugoslavian player to have won four European championships. The Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) magazine proclaimed Danilovic "Best Player in 1994", he plays for the Bologna club, and was voted third best player in 1993. He succeeded last year's winner Lithuanian Arvidas Sabonis who placed second.