This game would be solved in last 5 minutes only. Dragan Kianovi was named MVP on this occasion. [6] The scoring leader in the decisive game against Soviet Union was Rajkovi (14), followed by Jelovac (13). MAGIC JOHNSON. But Yugoslavia had the best chance of knocking them off, and the game would have not have been a blowout by any means. They played without mistakes and never had an off-day. For example, Radja, Kukoc, Tabak, and Perasovic are Croats; Pavicevic, Ivanovic are Montenegrins; Naumovski a Macedonian; Savic a Bosnian Serb; and coach Maljkovic and guard Zoran Sretenovic are Serbs. I am 46, from Macedonia as a part of Former Yuvoslavia, I was honoyered ro be eyewetness of all this glory and magic. That was just like the 1990 Yugoslavia team.. Teams, players profiles, awards, stats, records and championships. USA. But considering that all international games are played by FIBA rules, Americans would be in trouble. WNBA and Basketball. Info. Drazen Petrovic (born in 1964; killed in a 1993 car crash) checks in at No. Its a formidable cast of pros with Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Montenegrin and Bosnian roots. PRINT. That generation was almost as unique.. Yugoslavia with Divac and Stojakovic (Sacramento Kings), Dejan Bodiroga (former MVP of the Euroleague), Marko Jaric defeated the USA with Paul Pierce, Reggie Miller, Ben Wallace, Baron Davis and Jermaine O'Neal in one of the best game of FIBA World Cup History. Prices are updated daily based upon 1992 Skybox USA Basketball listings that sold on eBay and our marketplace. In the 1989 McDonalds Championship final in Rome, the Denver Nuggets narrowly clipped Jugoplastika, 135-129. average margin of victory, the superstar laden U.S. squad scored 121.1 points a game, while shooting an impressive 63.0 percent from the field and a blistering 43.8 percent from three point, all while outrebounding opponents by 18.0 rpg. It is difficult to compare that team from the 90s with a hypothetical Yugoslavia 2019. Click on any card to see more graded card prices, historic prices, and past sales. and both Patrick Ewing and David Robinson notched 11.8 ppg. Yugoslavia emerged as undefeated from both the Preliminary round and the Semi-final round. Group A. Roster Accumulated Statistics History. However, A public campaign in 2012 saved the former three-time European champ from the abyss. In a 1990 interview, then-Yugoslavia Basketball Federation secretary Rade Petrovic told Sports Illustrated: If youre looking for important dates, you can start with 1960. [14][3], Yugoslavia won the 26th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, defeating Greece in the final. Hes like a genius, Pavlicevic stated. That 1990 team had incredible chemistry. Recife, Brazil September 2-11, 2022 In 2022, the United States competed for the 10th time in a zone championship and their first since 2017. But that generation also had much to thank the generation before them. With Djordjevic and Petrovic controlling the perimeter alongside Kukoc; this is one awkward team to match up with. FIBA Basketball World Cup 2002, Quarter-Final Dejan Bodiroga,. Seven of the 12 USA players averaged in double figure scoring, led by Charles Barkley with 16.3 ppg. The upheaval in their home country caused disruption in the national team. When Yugoslavia began to unravel, the nations basketball talent began to be spread out to various countries. After World War II, the team steadily improved their rankings and came to be one of the dominant forces of world basketball in the 1970s and the 1980s, along with the United States and Soviet Union, capturing five Olympic medals and eight World Cups, thirteen medals in total, along with another thirteen on the continental level at EuroBasket. The point was, not that I was so good of course, :), but that as they could say:We have a player from Yougoslav basketball school. Even those days. In the quarterfinals against the host Americans, Yugoslavia won 81-78 in Indianapolis, with Stojakovic leading the way with 20 points, besting Reggie Millers 19 with Divac out-rebounding his U.S. counterpart Jermaine ONeal 11-8. But a game of this magnitude was never meant to be, as politics came in the way of arguably the greatest showdown in the history of professional basketball. Enjoy the classic full game between Yugoslavia and USA. UNITED STATES WON AGAINST GERMANY 111-68. Map of former Yugoslavia during last wars. As a proof, how we ware seen from Americans is and my experiance during my stay in USA in 1991 as a foreign exchange student. USA VS GERMANY. . Yugoslavias dominance did not stop there, as they once again usurped Team USA en route to a gold medal in the 1990 FIBA World Championship. But unfortunately, we never got the chance to witness this massive showdown in the Barcelona Olympics. But in recent years the team faced dire financial woes. Petrovi was the tournament's MVP. Even in Yugoslavia. While the Yugoslav national team could sometimes underestimate an opponent or have a day off, and thus lose a game, that didnt happen to Jugoplastika. Hvala vam zaista. [23], For 1992 onwards, as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: see Serbia and Montenegro national basketball team. Nobody knew back then. First Round. And they had the best coach ever, Duda Ivkovic. The stage was set. That team waited for opponents to make mistakes, and then capitalized on them, he said of Greece, which staged an epic upset of Team USA in Saitama, Japan, in the semifinals. 2022 USA Tweets from https://twitter.com/usabasketball/lists/usa-basketball-accounts Kreimir osi, who led Yugoslavia to one of the greatest runs in international basketball history,[3] was included in the All-Tournament Team. It is hard to predict how a matchup would end up between the Yugoslavia Dream Team and the USA Dream Team, although this would have been the greatest test for both sides. Sure, the possible U.S. lineup is deep and versatile. Discussing the era of the 1990 Yugoslavian national basketball team, Pavlicevic said that he still believes the 1990 Yugoslavia squad is better than one that would be assembled from the current crop of Yugo-players in the NBA. Name P Height DOB Place Of Birth Club; 4: Dejan BODIROGA G 203cm 6'8" 02/03/1973: Zrenjanin, Serbia (ITA) Nikola Jokic is one of the most complete all-around players in the world. At the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2002 in Indianapolis, USA! He inherits a Team USA program squad with three consecutive Olympic gold medals (Popovich has famously said he steals Obradovics plays.) Slovenia and Croatia became separate countries from Yugoslavia, and key point guard Jure Zdovc was forced to leave the Yugoslavia Dream Team. The semifinals marked the first time that the USA and Puerto Rico had met on the National Team level since 1991 when the Puerto Ricans upset the U.S. at the Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. They managed to defeat Spain 7667, and also defeated Poland 10361 and Bulgaria 6889, thus gaining the group's top seed, and were set to face France in semifinals. Kianovi tied with Dalipagi for scoring leader against Czechoslovakia and Australia, and with Radovanovi against Spain, and was the scoring leader against the United States and Soviet Union; Avdija against Uruguay, Delibai against Canada, Vilfan against Colombia, and Dalipagi in the Bronze medal game won 119117 against Spain. From that eras Yugoslavia national team, Vlade Divac to Toni Kukoc to Dino Radja to Drazen Petrovic, aka the Mozart of Basketball, to others, there was an invisible knot binding them all together. Unauthorized publishing and copying of this website's content and images strictly prohibited! When the U.S. basketball team took the medal stand yesterday after beating Croatia, 117-85, for the expected gold medal, all 12 players -- half work . [13][3], Yugoslavia placed second at the 1988 Summer Olympics Basketball tournament. Well for one, future Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich once admitted to studying Dudas playbook, because it always seemed to work at the right time. 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There was nothing Croatia could do because the USA was perfect throughout the tournament with 8 straight blowout victories en route to the Gold. The ideologies we see today with power forwards and centers handling the ball and doing multiple things on the court was a vision that Ivkovic brought forth in the 90s. 1992 Topps #141 Michael Jordan Estimated PSA 10 Value: $85 Kapii was the scoring leader against Turkey and Israel, and Kneevi in the final. By the next year, we were playing for championships.. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. It included the sport of basketball 's men's and women's competitions of the 1992 Summer Olympics. The games were played at the Pavell Olmpic de Badalona. The Serbian national won at every level, whether domestic or international, and was the last coach for an all-time great Yugoslavia team which featured Toni Kukoc, Drazen Petrovic, Vlade Divac, Zarko Paspalj, and Aleksandar Djordjevic among others. NBA fans around the world were robbed of this great matchup, but this is how both teams would field their players. With Duda Ivkovic on the sidelines coaching basketball stars such as Kukoc, Petrovic, Divac, Paspalj, Djordjevic, and Radja; even a great team like the 1992 Dream Team would have a ton of planning to do in preparation for this showdown. In the preliminary round they placed second in Group A after Puerto Rico. 12 West Virginia 78 . One player (osi) was included in the All-Tournament Team. This team would be able to win against anybody, anywhere.The only obstacle for them would be some new Dream team. Full Site Menu. Initially, he worked for the Warriors and later for the Mavs. Led by Hall of Famer and future Michael Jordan teammate Toni Kukoc, Yugoslavia beat down the USA in the Junior FIBA Tournament in 1987. 'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); 2022 USA Basketball. Planting the seeds for the greatness described above was a series of accomplishments in the 1960s and in 1970. Meanwhile, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Vucevic of the Orlando Magic are first-time All-Stars in 2019. Dubbed the 'Dream Team' by the media before ever setting foot on court together, the 12-member squad was selected to earn an Olympic qualifying berth and then represent the USA at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. They advanced to the knockout stage, defeating Canada 9573 in quarterfinals and Australia 9170 in semifinals. Yugoslavia got a bronze at EuroBasket 1963, where they were defeated 7283 by Poland in semifinal, and then won the Bronze medal game 8961 against Hungary. Other notable Croatian stars such as Drazen Petrovic, Toni Kukoc, and Dino Radja would all no longer be coached by Duda. Nikola Jokic is among the NBAs top passers (7.7 assists per game; sixth overall), while Vucevic, Nurkic, and Jokic all average more than 10 rebounds per game, led by Vucevics 11.0. Scroll to Continue More Than Points 10 Ways To Leave A Legacy They'd won their first seven games by 68, 43, 43, 44, 41, 38, and 51, and one of those wins came less two weeks earlier against this very Croatia, in which Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Some regard Zeljko Obradovic as the best European coach ever. But you forgot to mention KK PARTIZAN from 1990 AKA PARTIZAN from Fuenlabrada And who else? 4, Kukoc (1968) at No. No, we're looking at the greatest team that never was, the team that fractured before the Games ever began, the team that might just have given the Americans a run for their money: the 1992. Drazen Petrovic and Toni Kukoc were perfect NBA players and had the talent to translate the American game more so than the players that were representing the USA at that point. The Dream Team finished 8-0 and beat Croatia 117-85 in the gold medal game. But Yugoslavia's talent was so great, the USA had to stop playing around and form the greatest basketball team known to man: the Dream Team. They defeated Italy 9780 in semifinal, and won 9877 over Greece in the Gold medal game. Page 4 of 7 - Yugoslavia vs Usa Barcelona 1992 - posted in Koarka: Ljudi ne ulazim u to ko koliko ima godina, ali ta jugoslovenska koarka je bilo neto najbolje to je ta drava imala. Consider the possible lineup for Yugoslavia: likely NBA Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks and Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets would be sure-fire starters. The USA stormed out to a 15-0 lead as Venezuela missed its first 10 field goal attempts over the first five minutes. Pops U.S. assistants are Golden States Steve Kerr, Indianas Nate McMillan, and Villanova Universitys Jay Wright. On the other hand, overconfidence can be a clubs downfall in a pressure-packed duel. He was the scoring leader against Italy, Bulgaria, Poland in the semifinal, and the second against Czechoslovakia, while Simonovi was the scoring leader against the latter and the second against Bulgaria and Poland. Quite frankly, the USA was starting to lose its shine thanks to the dominance of Yugoslavia in professional basketball. They changed the game. He was the scoring leader against Italy, Bulgaria, Poland in the semifinal, and the second against Czechoslovakia, while Simonovi was the scoring leader against the latter and the second against Bulgaria and Poland. No other team in the modern era has done that. They defeated Canada, South Korea, and Senegal in the Preliminary round; Soviet Union, Brazil, Italy, United States, Canada, Australia, Philippines in the Semifinal round, and Soviet Union 8281 in the final. Until that time Yugoslavian basketball was based on creativity and offensive talent. Jugoplastika Split, called POP 84 from 1990-91 for sponsorship reasons, also ascended to the top of the Euro basketball mountain. WNBA and Basketball. In 1977 they defeated Soviet Union 7461 in the EuroBasket 1977 final, thus winning their third EuroBasket. That team was considered the greatest of European teams.. With such players as Draen Petrovi, Vlade Divac, Toni Kuko, Dino Raa, Predrag Danilovi, arko Paspalj and Jure Zdovc the country was responsible for a wave of international NBA players in the 1990s. Delibai tied with Dalipagi for scoring leader against Canada; Dalipagi was the scoring leader against Philippines, Italy, USA, and the Soviet Union; Kianovi against Senegal and Brazil, and Vilfan against South Korea and Australia. 8 Texas 92; No. A Rolling Stone article published in 2016 compared the current Golden State Warriors to the Yugoslavia national team of the 80s and 90s: On offense, they move the ball with startling swiftness, executing complex offensive plays with speed and elegance. 1992 USA MEN'S TOURNAMENT OF THE AMERICAS TEAM ROSTER, 1992 USA MEN'S TOURNAMENT OF THE AMERICAS TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS. Coach Bozidar Maljkovic steered the club to the first two titles, with Zeljko Pavlicevic supervising the club in the 1990-91 campaign.