Mirko Novosel

Mirko Novosel

Mirko Novosel is a former Yugoslav basketball player and coach. He was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 7th, 2007. Novosel played club basketball from 1952 to 1966. As a coach, Novosel led the Yugoslavian national team to the silver medal at the 1974 FIBA World Championship, the silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, and the bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He also coached Cibona Zagreb to three Yugoslav League titles, seven Yugoslav Cups, and a European Champions Cup title in 1985, when he was named the European Coach of the Year.

quick facts
Birthdate:June 30, 1938
Age:73

Awards & Accolades

  • Basketball Hall of Fame
    2007
Basketball player icon Exploring

Mirko Novosel
Top of Page © 2012 Juggle, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Encyclopedia & Reference Resource
Some of the content on this page was provided by other sites, including
Freebase Icon (Mirko Novosel) or others licensed under Creative Commons