Jasmin Repeša

Jasmin Repeša (born 1 June 1961) is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as head coach for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian League.

Jasmin Repeša
Repeša with Lottomatica Roma in 2007
Victoria Libertas Pesaro
PositionHead coach
LeagueItalian League
Personal information
Born (1961-06-01) 1 June 1961
Čapljina, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Coaching career1995–present
Career history
As coach:
1995–1997Cibona
1997–2000Tofaş
2000–2001Split CO
2001Śląsk Wrocław
2001–2002Cibona
2002–2006Fortitudo Bologna
2006–2008Lottomatica Roma
2010–2011Benetton Treviso
2011–2012Cibona
2012–2013Unicaja Málaga
2013–2015Cedevita
2015–2017Emporio Armani Milano
2018–2019Budućnost
2020–2021Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2021Fortitudo Bologna
2022–presentVictoria Libertas Pesaro
Career highlights and awards
As head coach

Repeša has won numerous pro club competitions during his head coaching career, and he was also a somewhat successful basketball player during his youth, while playing for KK Čapljina early on in his pro career.

Early life

Repeša was a basketball player for his hometown team KK Čapljina during the 1980s.

Coaching career

On 21 June 2013, Repeša was appointed head coach of Cedevita of the Croatian League. His son Dino was named his assistant.[1] In inaugural season, the club won the domestic league championship and managed to reach the semifinals of the ABA League playoffs. In April 2015 Repeša announced his departure from Cedevita bench at the end of the season, citing health reasons. On 25 June he officially resigned and was replaced with Veljko Mršić, his assistant.[2]

On 26 June 2015, Repeša signed a contract to become the head coach of Italian team Olimpia Milano.[3] In June 2017 he was sacked. On 30 December 2018, Repeša was named the head coach of Budućnost, which role he took after Aleksandar Džikić resigned.[4] In April 2019 following a loss to Crvena zvezda in the ABA League finals, Repeša resigned.[5]

On 23 June 2020, Repeša came back to Italy, signing a deal with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the LBA.[6] He decided to exit from the contract at the end of the season.[7]

On 24 May 2021, Repeša signed a multi-year contract to come back at Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Serie A.[8] However, on 26 September 2021, he resigned from his post after only one game of regular season.

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
Cibona 1995–96 1688.500Eliminated in group stage
1996–97 291712.586Eliminated in Top 16 stage
Tofaş 1999–00 261214.462Eliminated in group stage
Split 2000–01 23158.652Eliminated in quarterfinal stage
Śląsk Wrocław 2001–02 404.000Fired
Cibona 2001–02 835.375Eliminated in regular season
2002–03 312.333Fired
Fortitudo Bologna 2002–03 1697.563Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2003–04 22148.636Lost in the final game
2004–05 20164.800Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2005–06 20128.600Eliminated in Top 16 stage
Virtus Roma 2006–07 20713.350Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2007–08 20812.400Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2008–09 651.833Resigned
Unicaja 2012–13 24159.625Eliminated in Top 16 stage
Cedevita 2014–15 1037.300Eliminated in regular season
Olimpia Milano 2015–16 1037.300Eliminated in regular season
2016–17 30822.267Eliminated in regular season
Budućnost 2018–19 15312.200Eliminated in regular season
Career322159163.494

National team coaching career
Repeša with Croatia in 2012, during the friendly match against Austria, ahead of the 2013 EuroBasket

In 2005 after Croatia's unsuccessful EuroBasket tournament, Neven Spahija resigned from the national team bench and Repeša took the head coach role. He led the squad at the 2007 EuroBasket, 2008 Summer Olympic Games and at the 2009 EuroBasket.

On 9 February 2012, following the unsuccessful 2011 EuroBasket, Repeša took Croatia bench the second time in his coaching career, this time instead of Josip Vranković, leading the team at the 2013 EuroBasket in Slovenia, where Croatia managed to reach the semifinal of that tournament after 18 years; he also led them at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, after which Repeša parted ways with the Croatian national team.[9]

On 2 September 2018, Repeša was named the interim head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team, after Duško Vujošević resigned due to the health reasons.[10] On 12 November 2018, the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (KSBiH) named Vedran Bosnić as the permanent head coach of the team.[11]

References
  1. "Jasmin Repeša novi trener Cedevite". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). 21 June 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Jasmin Repeša više nije trener KK Cedevite". N1 HR (in Croatian). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ""Lavoro e impegno": ecco Jasmin Repesa". www.olimpiamilano.com (in Italian). Olimpia Milano. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. "Repeša stigao u Podgoricu, debi protiv Armanija". www.vijesti.me (in Montenegrin). 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. "BUDUĆNOST OSTALA BEZ TRENERA: Repeša podneo ostavku". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. "Jasmin Repesa e il nuovo coach della VL". www.victorialibertas.it (in Italian). Victoria Libertas Pesaro. 23 June 2020.
  7. "La VL ringrazia e saluta Jasmin Repesa". www.victorialibertas.it (in Italian). Victoria Libertas Pesaro. 21 May 2021.
  8. "Il Re è tornato: Jasmin Repesa è il nuovo allenatore della Fortitudo!". www.fortitudo103.it (in Italian). Fortitudo Bologna. 24 May 2021.
  9. "Jasmin Repeša novi izbornik Hrvatske!". Net.hr (in Croatian). 9 February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  10. "Repeša mijenja Vujoševića na klupi BiH". ba.n1info.com (in Bosnian). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  11. "Vedran Bosnić novi selektor košarkaške reprezentacije BiH!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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