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Not to be confused with Nikola Jovanović.

Nikola Jokanović
Personal information
Born1961 (1961)
Titovo Užice, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Died26 November 2006(2006-11-26) (aged 44–45)
Johannesburg, South Africa
NationalitySerbian / South African
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
NBA draft1983: undrafted
Playing career1979–2006
PositionShooting guard
Number7, 9, 12
Coaching careerNA–2006
Career history
As player:
1979–1980Prvi Partizan
1980–1985Crvena zvezda
1985–1987IMT
1989–1991Radnički Beograd
1993–1994Beobanka
2006Tshwane Suns
As coach:
2006Tshwane Suns
Career highlights and awards

Nikola Jokanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокановић; 1961 – 26 November 2006) was a South African-Serbian professional basketball player and coach.

Career

Jokanović started his playing career with a Užice-based team Prvi Partizan (nowadays Sloboda Užice). In 1980, he joined Crvena zvezda where he played for five seasons, until 1985. Afterward, he also played for two Belgrade-based teams IMT and Radnički.[1]

In the mid-1990s, Jokanović moved to South Africa.[2] In 2006, he was a player-coach for the Tshwane Suns of the South African Premier League (PBL).

On 26 November 2006, Jokanović died shortly after leaving the court in a PBL match against Olympians in Johannesburg. He collapsed in a dressing room at halftime.[3][4][2][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "RSA - Mourning Day following death of Jokanovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Umro košarkaš i trener Nikola Jokanović". mondo.rs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Tragic loss for basketball". news24.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ "S. African basketball coach dies during match". chinadaily.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Preminuo Nikola Jokanović". b92.net. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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