Mirza Delibašić
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January 9, 1954 Tuzla, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
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| Died | December 8, 2001 (aged 47) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Nationality | Bosnian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1976 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1968–1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1993–1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1968–1972 | Sloboda Tuzla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1980 | Bosna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1983 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993–1994 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIBA Hall of Fame as player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mirza Delibašić (January 9, 1954 – December 8, 2001) was a Yugoslav and Bosnian professional basketball player. He was born in Tuzla, located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the former Yugoslavia. Delibašić is widely considered as one of the best shooters in the history of European basketball.
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.
Mirza Delibašić, nicknamed Kinđe, led his club Bosna to the Euroleague Championship in 1979. He played his first games at age of 15 for KK Sloboda Dita, Tuzla's basketball club. Three years later, 1971, he signed a contract with KK Bosna. After leaving Bosna, Delibašić went to the Spanish League, where he ended up being considered one of the best players ever to play for Real Madrid, along with the likes of Juan Corbalán, Wayne Brabender, Fernando Martín Espina, Fernando Romay, Dražen Petrović, and Arvydas Sabonis.
In his club career, he won numerous titles in European club competitions. In addition to having played together for their Yugoslav national team, Mirza Delibašić and Dražen Dalipagić, also played together with Real Madrid. Their performance in a 1983 Euroleague game versus Cibona, in Zagreb, is only one of the many highlights of their careers.
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