Borislav Stanković
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 July 1925 Bihać, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1946–1953 |
| Coaching career | 1950–1969 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1946–1948 | Crvena Zvezda |
| 1948–1950 | Železničar Belgrade |
| 1950–1953 | Partizan |
| As coach: | |
| 1950–1953 | Partizan |
| 1953–1963 | OKK Belgrade |
| 1964–1965 | OKK Belgrade |
| 1966–1969 | Cantù |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
| FIBA Hall of Fame as player | |
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Borislav "Bora" Stanković (Serbian: Борислав Станковић; born 9 July 1925) is a Serbian former basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies, including FIBA and International Olympic Committee. For his contributions to the game of basketball he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He is most known for allowing players from the NBA to compete at the Summer Olympics, after he changed FIBA's rules to allow players from the NBA to compete, while he was FIBA's Secretary General in 1989.
Simultaneous to his studies Stanković played professionally for Crvena zvezda (1946–1948), Železničar Beograd (1948–1950) and Partizan (1950–1953) and was on the Yugoslav national team for five years in early 1950s. After he retired from the game, he coached OKK Beograd for ten consecutive seasons (1953–1963) and for a season in 1965. He then moved on to Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù, spending three seasons as its head coach (1966–1969).
Throughout his lengthy involvement with basketball, Stanković has served or been a part of the following organizations: Yugoslav Olympic Committee, International Olympic Committee, Board of Trustees at the Basketball Hall of Fame and he's best remembered for his tenure as FIBA's Secretary General from 1976 to 2002.
Stanković was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
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