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Dragan Kićanović

Dragan Kićanović
Personal information
Born (1953-08-17) August 17, 1953 (age 63)
Čačak, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight 192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1975 / Undrafted
Playing career 1971–1984
Position Shooting guard
Career history
1971–1972 Borac Čačak
1972–1981 Partizan
1981–1983 Scavolini Pesaro
1983–1984 Paris Basket Racing
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Hall of Fame as player

Dragan Kićanović (Serbian: Драган Кићановић; born August 17, 1953) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player.

A 1.92m (6 ft 3¾ in) tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers of all time, having won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar European Player of the Year awards in 1981 and 1982. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. On August 20, 2010, Kićanović was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in recognition of his play in international competition. He was named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1982 and as the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the 20th century.

Since September 2013, he's been performing the role of consul general at the Serbian consulate in Trieste.

During the 1970s, Kićanović played alongside Dražen Dalipagić, thus creating an accomplished duo as members of Partizan Belgrade. In international club competition, Kićanović won two consecutive Korać Cup championships with Partizan in 1978 and 1979, scoring 33 (behind Dalipagić' 50) and 41 points respectively in the finals. Furthermore, he won a Cup Winner's Cup with Scavolini Pesaro in 1983, in which he again dominated the final with 31 points and eight assists. With Partizan Belgrade Kićanović also won three Yugoslavian League championships (1976, 1979, and 1981) and a Yugoslavian Cup (1979).


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