Veljko Mršić
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Position | Head coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||
League | ABA League Croatian League | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | 13 April 1971|||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1993: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1989–2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard / small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2006–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | Borac Čapljina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1995 | Cibona | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Nesas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Cibona | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Varese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Málaga | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Casademont Girona | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Pippo Milano | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Granada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Split CO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Ülkerspor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Kyiv | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2006 | Split CO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Varese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Varese (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Cibona | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Cedevita (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Cedevita | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Bilbao Basket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Zadar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
As player
As head coach
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Veljko Mršić (pronounced [vèljko mȑšić]; born 13 April 1971) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Zadar of the Croatian League and the Croatia national team.
Playing career
Clubs
Mršić was a member of the FIBA European Selection team in 1995.
Croatia national team
Mršić was a member of the senior Croatia national team, that won bronze medals at the 1994 World Championship, EuroBasket 1993 and EuroBasket 1995. He was also on the squad for the 1996 Summer Olympics, EuroBasket 1999 and EuroBasket 2001.[1]
Coaching career
Split (2006)
Mršić started his head coaching career with his hometown club Split CO. In June 2006, he was named the head coach of the club, but following a series of poor results in the NLB League, Mršić was sacked on 13 December 2006.
Varese (2007–2008)
Following the dismissal in his hometown, Mršić was appointed the head coach for Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Serie A on 13 June 2007.[2] Later, he left his head coach role, taking an assistant coach role until 2008.
Cedevita (2011–2012; 2013–2017)
In 2011 Mršić was named the head coach for the junior team of Cedevita, winning the Croatian Championship for Juniors with them. Later, he worked as an assistant coach under Cedevita head coach Jasmin Repeša who has left the bench due to health problems in June 2015, in the end of the 2014–15 season; when Mršić was named the new head coach for the senior squad.[3] In the next season, the club won Croatian Championship and reached the semifinal of the Adriatic League.[4]
In the following season, Cedevita again won the national championship, but was eliminated in the Adriatic League Final by Crvena zvezda.[5] In May 2017, Mršić was sacked by the club and replaced by Slovenian Jure Zdovc.[6]
Cibona (2012)
On 11 June 2012, Mršić was named the head coach for Cibona of the ABA League and the Croatian League.[7] He signed a three-year-deal, but on 26 November 2012, after a loss to Crvena zvezda, he was sacked.[8]
Bilbao Basket (2017–2018)
On 27 November 2017, Mršić was appointed the head coach for the Liga ACB club Bilbao Basket.[9] On 30 April 2018, he parted ways with the Spanish team, which was taken by Slovenian Jaka Lakovič.[10]
Zadar (2020–present)
On 25 June 2020, Mršić was named the head coach for Zadar of the Croatian League.[11][12]
Coaching record
Legend | |||||||||
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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 |
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Cedevita | 2015–16 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | Eliminated in Top 16 Stage |
Career | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 |
National team coaching career
Croatia (2019–present)
On 2 May 2019, the Croatian Basketball Federation (HKS) reported Mršić was appointed the new head coach of the senior Croatian men's national team, after he has parted ways with Cedevita, where he worked as the sporting director.[13]
Mršić debuted at Croatia bench at the NBA Summer League, while in July, he celebrated winning the Stanković Cup held in China.[14][15]
On 5 February 2020, Mršić published the roster for EuroBasket 2021 qualification, bringing back two experienced players Krunoslav Simon and Roko Ukić on the squad.[16] On 21 and 24 February, Croatia won two qualification games against Sweden (72–56),[17] and the Netherlands (69–59).[18]
Career achievements and awards
As player:
- Croatian League champion: 5 (with Cibona: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98)
- Lithuanian League champion: 1 (with Žalgiris Kaunas: 1996–97)
- Italian League champion: 1 (with Varese: 1998–99)
- FIBA Korać Cup champion: 1 (with Málaga: 2000–01)
- Croatian Cup winner: 1 (with Cibona: 1994–95)
As head coach:
- Croatian League champion: 3 (with Cedevita: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17)
- Stanković Cup winner: 1 (with Croatia: 2019)
- Croatian Cup winner: 2 (with Cedevita: 2015–16, 2016–17)
References
- ^ Veljko MRSIC.
- ^ "Veljko Mršić preuzima klupu talijanskog Varesea". www.24sata.hr (in Croatian). 13 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Mihaela Bradovski (29 June 2015). "Veljko Mršić potvrđen za novog trenera Cedevite sljedeće sezone". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Cedevita treći put zaredom prvak Hrvatske". hks-cbf.hr (in Croatian). HKS. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Cedevita obranila naslov Prvaka Hrvatske!". hks-cbf.hr (in Croatian). HKS. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ HINA (8 June 2017). "Veljko Mršić više nije trener Cedevite". hr.n1info.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Cibona je bila brža: Veljko Mršić novi trener 'vukova'". www.tportal.hr (in Croatian). 11 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "TRENER CIBONE VIŠE NIJE VELJKO MRŠIĆ". www.cibona.com (in Croatian). 26 November 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Veljko Mrsic named Bilbao Basket head coach". Sportando. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Bilbao Basket parts ways with Veljko Mrsic, promotes Jaka Lakovic as head coach". Sportando. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Službeno: Izbornik Veljko Mršić novi je trener Zadra". kkzadar.hr (in Croatian). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Veljko Mršić is new Zadar head coach". www.aba-liga.com. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Veljko Mršić novi izbornik hrvatske košarkaške reprezentacije". sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Izbornik Mršić: "Dat ćemo sve od sebe i pokušati osvojiti Kup Borislava Stankovića"". hks-cbf.hr (in Croatian). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Hrvatska osvojila Stankovićev Kup!". crosarka.com (in Croatian). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Mršić objavio popis: Simon i Ukić predvode Hrvatsku u borbi za Euro". sport.hrt.hr. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "FOTO REPREZENTACIJA: Hrvatska riješila Švedsku već u prvoj četvrtini". www.hks-cbf.hr. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "FOTO REPREZENTACIJA: Pobjeda nad Nizozemskom za savršen start kvalifikacija". www.hks-cbf.hr. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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