Mihailo Pavićević
Mihailo Pavićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Павићевић, born March 15, 1958) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He currently works as the head coach for Mornar of the Montenegrin Basketball League and the ABA League.
| Mornar Bar | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | ABA League Montenegrin League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 March 1958 Bar, PR Montenegro, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1980 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1976–1989 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1989–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1976–1979 | Mornar |
| 1979–1981 | Budućnost |
| 1981–1988 | Mornar |
| 1988–1989 | Budućnost |
| 1989 | Omonia Nicosia |
| As coach: | |
| 1989–1996 | Mornar |
| 1996–1997 | Crvena zvezda (assistant) |
| 1997, 1998 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2000–2009 | Espoon Honka |
| 2011–2013 | Mornar |
| 2013–2015 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| 2017–present | Mornar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career
Pavićević has spent most of his playing career in his native Bar playing for the local team Mornar. On two occasions he played for Budućnost in Podgorica, and he ended his playing career in Omonia Nicosia.[1]
Coaching career
Pavićević started coaching in 1989 in Mornar, before moving to the Crvena zvezda in 1996. With the Zvezda he won the YUBA League championship in the 1997–98 season.[1]
Between 2000 and 2009, Pavićević led Espoon Honka and won five Finnish championships and two Finnish Cups. He managed to promote several important Finnish players, such as Petteri Koponen, Kimmo Muurinen, and others.
In 2013, Pavićević became the coach of the Chinese club Liaoning Flying Leopards, with whom he had managed to qualify for the playoff finals in the 2014–15 season where they lost from the Beijing Ducks.
Prior to the 2017–18 season, Pavićević became the head coach for Mornar.[2]
National team coaching career
Between 2011 and 2014, Pavićević was the head coach of the Montenegro national under-20 team.
Personal life
His brother is Đorđije Pavićević, a basketball coach and former head coach of Mornar.[2]
His daughter Tamara Pavićević is a fashion blogger.[3]
Career achievements
- As head coach
- Montenegrin League champion: 1 (with Mornar Bar: 2017–18)
- YUBA League champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1997–98)
- Finnish League champion: 5 (with Espoon Honka: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08)
- Finnish Cup winner: 2 (with Espoon Honka: 2000–01, 2008–09)
- Individual
- Finnish League Coach of the Year – 2003