Il professore. Profesor. Profa. Ma, akademik.

On je tu na delu svih četrdeset šest godina, od oslobođenja do raspada zemlje, čiji je najuspešniji proizvod bila košarka. Od osnivanja Košarkaškog saveza Jugoslavije, od prve titule prvaka Jugoslavije u dresu KK Jugoslovenska armija, do savetničkog doprinosa u tituli prvaka Kupa evropskih šampiona, najmlađeg pobedničkog sastava u istoriji, KK Partizan, bez ijednog stranca u ekipi.

Od 1969 do 1973 predvodeći Ignis iz Varezea imao je pravu žetvu trofeja – tri nacionalna prvenstva, tri evropske titule, tri italijanska kupa i dva Interkontinentalna kupa (svetska prvenstva za klubove). 1970. i 1973. Ignis je ohladio sve, pobedivši u sva četiri takmičenja u kojima je igrao, što nikom nije uspelo pre, a ni kasnije.

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Član prvog sastava u prvoj košarkaškoj sezoni KK Partizan. U zagradi je redni broj igrača u spisku svih igrača KK Partizan od 1945 godine.

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Član prvog sastava u prvoj košarkaškoj sezoni KK Metalac. U zagradi je redni broj igrača u spisku svih igrača OKK Beograd od 1945 godine.

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Redni broj igrača u spisku svih igrača KK Crvena Zvezda od 1945 do 1992.

ROĐEN: 28.10.1924. Sarajevo

VISINA: 173

POZICIJA: BEK


Basketball Hall of Fame

Known as the „father of Yugoslavian basketball,“ Aleksandar Nikolic spent his life teaching, coaching, and spreading basketball throughout Europe. In 1953, Nikolic took over the Yugoslavian national team, and just like that turned a nation with relatively little basketball history into a European force. In 1977, Nikolic led Yugoslavia to victory over Aleksandr Gomelsky’s powerful Soviet team in the finals of the European Championships, a remarkable upset. One year later, Yugoslavia again beat the Soviet team to take the gold in the World Championships. Nikolic’s legacy extends beyond his winning teams. His grueling practices and coaching style with its five set plays, a sideline fast break, and eye-hand-chest defense, had other coaches emulating his techniques. Nikolic viewed coaching as a full-time profession and as such he dedicated all his time to his teams. He outworked other coaches and his scouting reports were impeccable.

FIBA Hall of Fame

Category | Coach Date of Birth | 28.10.1924 Date of Death | 12.03.2020 Country | Serbia

Clubs

  • Yugoslavian National Team: 1951-1965 and 1977-1978
  • Partizan Belgrade: 1959-1960
  • OKK Belgrade: 1961-1963 and 1967-1968
  • Petrarca Padova: 1965-1967
  • Ignis Varese: 1969-1973
  • Red Star Belgrade: 1973-1974
  • Fortitudo Bologna: 1974-1976
  • Borac Cacak: 1978-1980
  • Virtus Bologna: 1981-1982
  • Carrera Venezia: 1982-1983
  • Scavolini Pesaro: 1983-1984
  • Australian Udine: 1984-1985
  • As a player: Partizan Belgrade (1945-1946), Red Star Belgrade (1947-1949), Zeleznicar Cacak (1949-1950) and BSK Belgrade (1950-1951). 3 times Champion of the Yugoslavian League (1947, 1948 and 1949). Also, 10 appearances with the Yugoslavian National Team as a player

Club Highlights

  • 3 times Champion of the European Cup for Men’s Champion Clubs (current Euroleague): 1970, 1972 and 1973
  • Champion of the 1974 European Cup Winner’s Cup
  • Champion of the 1963 Yugoslavian League
  • Champion of the 1962 Yugoslavian Cup
  • 3 times Champion of the Italian League: 1970, 1972 and 1973
  • 3 times Champion of the Italian Cup: 1970, 1971 and 1973
  • 2 times Champion of the Intercontinental Cup: 1970 and 1973

National Team

  • 15 years (1951-1965 and 1977-1978) as head coach of the Yugoslavian National Team
  • World Champion in Manila 1978
  • Silver medalist in the 1963 World Championship in Rio de Janeiro
  • European Champion in the 1977 World Championship in Liege
  • 2 times Silver medalist in European Championships: Belgrade 1961 and Moscow 1965
  • Bronze medalist in the 1963 European Championship in Wroclaw

Individual Highlights

FIBA Order of Merit in 1995

Leader of Yugoslavia’s School of Physical Education (Yugoslavian School of Basketball), Nikolic is known as the ‘Father of Yugoslavian Basketball’ or simply as ‘The Professor’

KLUBOVI
1945KK JUGOSLOVENSKA ARMIJA
1945-1946KK PARTIZAN Beograd
1946-1949KK CRVENA ZVEZDA Beograd
1949-1950KK ŽELEZNIČAR Beograd
1950-1951KK BSK Beograd


KLUPSKI TROFEJI


PRVENSTVO JUGOSLAVIJE1X1945
REPREZENTACIJA


Prva utakmica / Jugoslavija-Rumunija
10 utakmica / 37 poena
TRENERSKA KARIJERA


KLUBOVI
1959—1961KK PARTIZAN Beograd
1961—1963OKK BEOGRAD Beograd
1964—1967KK PETRARKA Padova
1969—1973KK INJIS Vareze
1973—1974KK CRVENA ZVEZDA Beograd
1976—1978KK ALKO Fortitudo
1980—1982KK BORAC Čačak
1982—1983KK VIRTUS Bolonja
1983KK KARERA Venecija
1984—1985KK UDINE Udine


KLUPSKI TROFEJI
KUP EVROPSKIH ŠAMPIONA3X70 | 72 | 73
KUP POBEDNIKA KUPOVA1X74
INTERKONTINENTALNI KUP2X 70 | 73
PRVENSTVO JUGOSLAVIJE1X63
PRVENSTVO ITALIJE3X70 | 72 | 73
KUP JUGOSLAVIJE1X62
KUP ITALIJE3X70 | 71 | 73


REPREZENTACIJA
1951—1965 | 1980—1982
239 UTAKMICA | 170 POBEDA 69 PORAZA
SVETSKA PRVENSTVA2X63 | 78
EVROPSKA PRVENSTVA5X61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 77


6 MEDALJA
OISPEP
ZLATO2X–11
SREBRO3X–12
BRONZA1X––1


INTERNET

WIKIPEDIA – SR | EN
JUGOPAPIR – Otac JU košarke
OKK BEOGRAD

KOŠ MAGAZIN | Nepoznati detalji o profesoru Aci Nikoliću | 31 Masterminds: Aleksandar Nikolic

MORAVA INFO | B92

YouTube


Prof. Aleksandar Aca Nikolic – Work with youth players (1991)

ZLATNI MOMCI – Profesor Aleksandar Nikolić

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