The Most Famous

BASKETBALL PLAYERS from Bosnia and Herzegovina

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This page contains a list of the greatest Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 1,757 Basketball Players, 23 of which were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This makes Bosnia and Herzegovina the birth place of the 9th most number of Basketball Players behind Russia, and Australia.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Players.

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1. Mirza Delibašić (1954 - 2001)

With an HPI of 57.32, Mirza Delibašić is the most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 30 different languages on wikipedia.

Mirza Delibašić (9 January 1954 – 8 December 2001) was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach. Delibašić was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. He is widely considered one of the best shooters in the history of European basketball.

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2. Dražen Dalipagić (b. 1951)

With an HPI of 56.74, Dražen Dalipagić is the 2nd most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages.

Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дражен "Праја" Далипагић; born 27 November 1951) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugoslavian history. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. Dalipagić was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2004, and into the FIBA Hall of Fame, also as a player, in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. During his professional playing career, he scored at least 50 points in a game 15 times. His single-game career scoring high was 70 points scored, achieved during an Italian League game, between Venezia and Virtus Bologna, on 25 January 1987. He was nicknamed "The Sky Jumper".

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3. Borislav Stanković (1925 - 2020)

With an HPI of 47.63, Borislav Stanković is the 3rd most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Borislav "Bora" Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав "Бора" Станковић; 9 July 1925 – 20 March 2020) was a Serbian basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies, including FIBA and the International Olympic Committee. He played 36 games for the Yugoslavian national basketball team internationally. Stanković was pivotal in the FIBA decision to allow players from the National Basketball Association to compete at the Summer Olympics. In 1989, he introduced a resolution to amend FIBA regulations that had previously allowed players only from professional leagues other than the NBA to enter, and the subsequent vote passed 56–13. For his contributions to the game of basketball, Stanković was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

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4. Predrag Danilović (b. 1970)

With an HPI of 47.55, Predrag Danilović is the 4th most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Predrag "Saša" Danilović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг "Саша" Даниловић, pronounced [prêdraːɡ saːʃa danǐːloʋitɕ]; born February 26, 1970), usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilović, is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s. Danilović was the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 1992, was voted Mister Europa Player of the Year in 1998, and was Italian League MVP the same year. Beginning in 2007, Danilović served as the president of Partizan, the club with which he spent six years as a player, during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 2015, he resigned from the position. On December 15, 2016, Danilović became the president of the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS).

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5. Zoran Savić (b. 1966)

With an HPI of 44.28, Zoran Savić is the 5th most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Zoran Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Савић; born November 18, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former professional player who is currently the sports director for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. The 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center played in various European countries throughout his career.

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6. Ratko Radovanović (b. 1956)

With an HPI of 44.12, Ratko Radovanović is the 6th most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Ratko "Raša" Radovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Радовановић; born 16 October 1956) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia, at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In terms of the total number of medals with the Yugoslav national team at top international competitions (Olympics, World Championships, and EuroBasket), Radovanović is among the winningest Yugoslav basketball players. His nine medals with Yugoslavia, are only behind Krešimir Ćosić (14 medals), Dražen Dalipagić (12), and Dragan Kićanović and Vlade Divac (10 medals each).

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7. Sabit Hadžić (1957 - 2018)

With an HPI of 42.48, Sabit Hadžić is the 7th most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Sabit Hadžić (7 August 1957 – 3 March 2018) was a Bosnian basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also worked as a basketball coach.

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8. Emir Mutapčić (b. 1960)

With an HPI of 40.93, Emir Mutapčić is the 8th most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Emir Mutapčić (born 27 May 1960) is a Bosnian professional basketball coach and former player. He most recently worked as the head coach for Zalaegerszeg of the Hungarian league. Mutapčić competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was the Israeli Premier League Assists Leader in 1990.

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9. Razija Mujanović (b. 1967)

With an HPI of 40.61, Razija Mujanović is the 9th most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Razija Mujanović (born 15 April 1967) is a Bosnian former women's basketball player. She was voted the best female European basketball player three times (1991, 1994 and 1995) by the Italian sports magazine La Gazzetta dello Sport. She was elected to the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017.

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10. Bojan Bogdanović (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 39.72, Bojan Bogdanović is the 10th most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

Bojan Bogdanović (Croatian pronunciation: [bǒjan boɡdǎːnovitɕ]; born 18 April 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he plays the small forward position. Bogdanović has also played for the Washington Wizards, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks and also represents the Croatian national team internationally.

People

Pantheon has 27 people classified as Bosnian, Herzegovinian basketball players born between 1925 and 1999. Of these 27, 24 (88.89%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Bosnian, Herzegovinian basketball players include Dražen Dalipagić, Predrag Danilović, and Zoran Savić. The most famous deceased Bosnian, Herzegovinian basketball players include Mirza Delibašić, Borislav Stanković, and Sabit Hadžić. As of April 2024, 4 new Bosnian, Herzegovinian basketball players have been added to Pantheon including Borislav Stanković, Emir Mutapčić, and Razija Mujanović.

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