Mirko Pavlović

Mirko Pavlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Павловић; born April 21, 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. He currently serves as the sports director for Dynamic Belgrade and a director of the Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall. He played college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis.

Mirko Pavlović
Dynamic Belgrade
PositionSports Director
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (1971-04-21) April 21, 1971
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
CollegeSouthern Illinois (1990–1994)
NBA draft1994: undrafted
Playing career1989–1999
PositionPower forward
Number11, 14
Career history
1989–1990,
1994–1997		Crvena zvezda
1998–1999Sloven Ruma
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Championship for Cadets
Gold medal – first place1987 HungaryTeam
European Championship for Juniors
Gold medal – first place1988 YugoslaviaTeam

Early life

Pavlović was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, to Tihomir and Olga Pavlović.[1] His father was a basketball player who played for Crvena zvezda during 1960s and early 1970s.[2]

College career

Pavlović played college basketball for Southern Illinois Salukis from 1990 to 1994. He appeared in all 29 games in his senior season, 1993–94, season and averaged 11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.[3]

Professional career

Pavlović grew up with the Crvena zvezda Juniors. He began his professional career with the Zvezda in the 1989–90 season. In 1990, Pavlović moved to the United States to play college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis.[2]

After going undrafted in the 1994 NBA draft, Pavlović moved back to Belgrade and signed with Crvena zvezda for three more seasons.[2] He was the team captain in the 1996–97 season.

National team career

Pavlović was a member of the Yugoslavia national cadets team that won the gold medal at the 1987 European Championship for Cadets in Hungary. Over six tournament games, he averaged 3.0 points per game.[4] Pavlović was a member of the Yugoslavia national junior team that won the gold medal at the 1988 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Yugoslavia. Over three tournament games, he averaged 4.3 points per game.[5] Also, he was a team member of the Junior team that finished 5th at the 1990 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in the Netherlands. Over three tournament games, Pavlović averaged 8.0 points per game.[6]

Basketball executive career

Crvena zvezda (2002–2017)

In February 2002, Pavlović was named as the coordinator of the youth teams for Crvena zvezda. In August 2007, he got promoted to the deputy sports director. Also, he was a team manager from August 2007 to December 2008.

In March 2010, Pavlović became a general manager for Crvena zvezda. In October 2015, Davor Ristović succeeded him on that position, while he was named as a sports director. In August 2017, Pavlović left the sports director post.[7]

Olimpija Ljubljana

In November 2018, Pavlović was named as an assistant of general manager and senior advisor of basketball operations for Slovenian team Petrol Olimpija.[8][9][10][11] He parted ways with Olimpija in March 2019.

Dynamic Belgrade

On May 29, 2019, Pavlović was named as a sports director for Serbian team Dynamic Belgrade.[12]

See also

References
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  2. "Mirko Pavlović, generalni menadžer KK "Crvena zvezda" - Život u krugu". ekapija.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. "Mirko Pavlovic at sports-reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "1987 Yugoslavia 14 - Mirko Pavlovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. "1988 Yugoslavia 14 - Mirko Pavlovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. "1990 Yugoslavia 14 - Mirko Pavlovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. "Nebojša Ilić novi sportski direktor Crvene zvezde mts". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. "Nikitović: Petrol Olimpija pravi klub zame, ker sem ..." ekipa.svet24.si. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  9. "Slovenija: Sa verom u – čudo". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  10. "Ekipa.si: Nekadašnji Zvezdin tandem stiže u Ljubljanu!". petnapetblog.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  11. "Lisac klical tudi Zdovca in Mahoriča, Pavlović bo svetovalec". kosarka.si. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  12. "DINAMIK DOBIO POJAČANJE Mirko Pavlović postao sportski direktor Dorćolaca uoči poslednjeg kola Superlige". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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