Stojan Vrankovic, Croatia... player profiles by Interbasket (original) (raw)

InterBasket > Player Profiles > Stojan Vrankovic, Croatia 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 onPredrag 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."

Stojko Vranković Profile

Name: Stojan Vrankovic
Nickname: Stojko
Born: January 22, 1964
Status: Retired
Origin: Drni�, Croatia
Height: 7-2/2,
Weight: 80kg
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Languages: English
Website: InterBasket
Teams (jersey): Yugoslavian National Team, Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers
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