Slaven Rimac
Personal information | |
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Born |
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | December 19, 1974
Nationality | Croatian |
Listed height | 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 1996 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1989–2012 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Coaching career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1989–1990 | Dubrava |
1990–1998 | Cibona Zagreb |
1998–2000 | Tofaş |
2000–2001 | Joventut |
2001–2002 | Olimpia Milano |
2002–2004 | Cibona Zagreb |
2004–2005 | Makedonikos Kozani |
2005–2006 | AEK Athens |
2006–2007 | Azovmash Mariupol |
2007 | Paris Basket Racing |
2007–2008 | Cedevita Zagreb |
2008 | STB Le Havre |
2008–2012 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
As coach: | |
2012-2014 | Croatia (assistant) |
2013–2015 | Cibona Zagreb |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Slaven Rimac (born December 19, 1974) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player and current coach. He was a member of the Croatian National Team in 1996 Olympic Games and 1997 Eurobasket. He led the 1996-97 Euroleague in free throws shooting % (93.1%).
Rimac retired from the professional basketball in May 2012 as a member of French team EB Pau-Orthez.[1]
Coaching career
On November 14, 2013, he was named a new head coach of Cibona Zagreb, after departure of Neven Spahija.[2] He led Cibona to the ABA League championship, despite huge financial problems the club was facing.[3] As a champion of the league, Cibona had direct spot in the Euroleague, but withdrew from it in order to stabilize financially.[4] Eventually, Crvena zvezda, as third in the standings, took its spot in the Euroleague.[5]
References
- ↑ "Osmerostruki prvak Hrvatske s Cibonom Slaven Rimac završio karijeru". index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ↑ "Smjena u Ciboni: Neven Spahija odlazi, Slaven Rimac novi trener, Amerikanci ostaju". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ "CEDEVITA - CIBONA 59-72 Briljantni Šarić srušio Cedevitu i odveo Cibonu do prvog trofeja u regionalnoj ABA ligi!". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ "Zvezda direktno u Evroligi?". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ "Cibona odustala, Zvezda u Evroligi!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 October 2014.