Slobodan Piva Ivković Award for Lifetime Achievement

The Slobodan Piva Ivković Award for Lifetime Achievement (Serbian: Награда за животно дело "Слободан Пива Ивковић", romanized: Nagrada za životno delo "Slobodan Piva Ivković") is an lifetime achievement award honoring the achievements of those basketball coaches who have made a significant contribution to the game of basketball in Serbia. It was first awarded in 1995. The awards are presented by the Serbian Association of Basketball Coaches and its named in honor of coach Slobodan Ivković who was the founder and the first president of the Association. All coaches with Serbian citizenship, regardless of where they coached in the world, qualify for the award. The inaugural Awards for Lifetime Achievement were presented to five recipients: Slobodan Ivković, Borislav Stanković, Ranko Žeravica, Aleksandar Nikolić, and Nebojša Popović. The most recent recipients of the award are Aleksandar Đorđević and Marina Maljković.

Slobodan Piva Ivković Award for Lifetime Achievement

Sport	Basketball
Awarded for	contributions over the whole of a basketball coaching career
Local name	Награда за животно дело "Слободан Пива Ивковић" (Serbian)
Location	Belgrade
Country	Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1995–2005) Serbia (2007–present)
Presented by	Serbian Association of Basketball Coaches
History
First award	1995
Editions	19
First winner	Slobodan Ivković Borislav Stanković Ranko Žeravica Aleksandar Nikolić Nebojša Popović
Most recent	Aleksandar Đorđević Marina Maljković (2023)
Website	ukts.rs

Marina Maljković in 2023 is the only female coach to have won the award. Her father, Božidar, won the award in 2005.

Recipients

List of award recipients, showing the year and achievements^[1][2]

Year	Recipients	Coaching career	Achievements	Refs.
1995	Slobodan Ivković	1966–1995	List of achievements Yugoslav League champion (1973) Yugoslav Cup winner (1976)
1995	Borislav Stanković	1950–1970	List of achievements Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member (as contributor) (1991) FIBA Hall of Fame member (as contributor) (2007) Women's Basketball Hall of Fame member (as contributor) (2000) Olympic Order (1987) Order of Merit of FR Germany (1987) National Order of the Lion (1999) Knight of the Legion of Honour (2001) Order of Merits of FR Yugoslavia (2002) Order of Honor of Republika Srpska (2010) FIBA Order of Merit (2015) 3× Yugoslav League champion (1958, 1960, 1964) Italian League champion (1968) Yugoslav Cup winner (1960)
1995	Ranko Žeravica	1954–2003	List of achievements FIBA Hall of Fame member (2007) Olympic Games gold medalist (1980) Olympic Games silver medalist (1968) FIBA Korać Cup champion (1978) Yugoslav League champion (1996)
1995	Aleksandar Nikolić	1951–1985	List of achievements Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member (1998) FIBA Hall of Fame member (2007) FIBA Order of Merit (1995) 2× FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1970, 1973) 3× EuroLeague champion (1970, 1972, 1973) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) 2× European Coach of the Year (1966, 1976) FIBA European Selection (1979) FIBA Cup Winners' Cup champion (1974) 3× Italian League champion (1970, 1972, 1973) 3× Italian Cup winner (1970, 1971, 1973) Yugoslav League champion (1963) Yugoslav Cup winner (1962)
1995	Nebojša Popović	1945–1955	List of achievements FIBA Hall of Fame member (as contributor) (2007) FIBA Order of Merit (1997) 10× Yugoslav Men's League champion (1946–1955) 7× Yugoslav Women's League champion (1946–1952)
1998	Dušan Ivković	1968–2016	List of achievements FIBA Hall of Fame member (2017) Olympic Games silver medal (1988) 3× FIBA EuroBasket Champion (1989, 1991, 1995) 1990 FIBA World Championship Champion 2× EuroLeague champion (1996–97, 2011–12) Yugoslav League champion (1979) Yugoslav Cup winner (1979) FIBA Korać Cup champion (1979) 3× Greek League champion (1992, 1997, 2012) 4× Greek Cup winner (1997, 2000, 2001, 2011) Saporta Cup champion (2000) 3× Russian League champion (2003–2005) Russian League Coach of the Year (2004) Russian Cup winner (2005) EuroCup champion (2006) EuroLeague Coach of the Year (2012) Greek League Best Coach (2012) Turkish Cup winner (2015) Turkish President's Cup winner (2015) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award (2017)
1999	Željko Obradović	1991–present	List of achievements 9× EuroLeague champion (1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017) 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1997, 1999) Yugoslav League champion (1992) Catalan League champion (1994) 11× Greek League champion (2000, 2001, 2003–2011) 4× Turkish League champion (2014, 2016–2018) Yugoslav Cup winner (1992) 7× Greek Cup winner (2003, 2005–2009, 2012) 3× Turkish Cup winner (2016, 2019, 2020) Italian Super Cup winner (1997) 3× Turkish Presidential Cup winner (2013, 2016, 2017) 2× FIBA European Coach of the Year (1994, 1995) 3× EuroLeague Coach of the Year (2007, 2011, 2017) 4× Greek League Best Coach (2000, 2007, 2009, 2011) 2× Greek Cup Triple Crown winner (2007, 2009) Best Sports Coach in Greece (2009) Gomelsky Cup champion (2009) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
2000	Milan Vasojević	1965–1995	List of achievements FIBA Hall of Fame member (2022) 3× Yugoslavian Women's League champion (1961–1963) 3× Italian Women's League champion (1968, 1969, 1973) 2× Yugoslavian Women's Cup winner (1960, 1962)
2001	Svetislav Pešić	1982–present	List of achievements FIBA Hall of Fame member (2020) Spanish AEEB Coach of the Year (2019) 3× Spanish King's Cup winner (2003, 2018, 2019) 2× Spanish League champion (2003, 2004) 5× German League champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2014) 2× German Cup winner (1997, 1999) 3× German League Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 1999) Korać Cup champion (1995) EuroLeague champion (2003) FIBA EuroCup champion (2007) Yugoslav Cup winner (1984) Yugoslav League champion (1983)
2002	Borivoje Cenić	1950–1995	List of achievements Yugoslav Women's League champion (1964, 1965, 1966, 1968)
2003	Strahinja Alagić	1947–1985	List of achievements EuroBasket Women silver medalist (1968) 10× Yugoslav Women's League champion (1958–1960, 1973, 1976–1981) Women's European Champions Cup winner (1979) 4× Yugoslav Women's Cup winner (1974, 1976, 1979, 1981)
2004	Vladislav Lučić	1967–2004	List of achievements FIBA Africa Championship gold medalist (1981) 2× YUBA League champion (1993, 1994) 3× Yugoslav Women's League champion (1984, 1985, 1989) Women's League of Serbia and Montenegro champion (2004) FR Yugoslav Cup winner (1999) 2× Serbia & Montenegro Women's Cup winner (2003, 2004) Yugoslav Women's Cup winner (1985)
2005	Božidar Maljković	1971–2013	List of achievements FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1996) 4× EuroLeague champion (1989, 1990, 1993, 1996) FIBA Korać Cup champion (2001) Spanish League champion (2005) Spanish Cup champion (1991) Greek Cup champion (1996) 3× Yugoslav League champion (1988–1990) Yugoslav Cup champion (1990) 2× French League champion (1993, 1994) 2× French Cup champion (1994, 1995) 2× French League Best Coach (1993, 1994) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
2007	Borislav Ćorković	1958–1993	List of achievements EuroBasket Women silver medalist (1978) Yugoslav League champion (1975–76, 1980–81)
2008	Radomir Šaper	None	List of achievements FIBA Hall of Fame member (as contributor) (2020) FIBA Order of Merit (1999)
2022	Duško Vujošević	1976–2021	List of achievements Euroleague Coach of the Year (2009) FIBA Korać Cup champion (1989) 5× Adriatic League champion (2007–2010, 2013) 6× Serbian League champion (2007–2010, 2013–2014) 5× Serbia-Montenegro League champion (2002–2006) Yugoslav League champion (1987) 3× Serbian Cup winner (2008–2010) 2× Yugoslav Cup winner (1989, 2002) Romanian Cup winner (2020)	^[3]
2022	Zoran Kovačić	1967–2013	List of achievements Yugoslav League champion (1992) Yugoslav Women's Basketball Cup champion (1992) 2× Serbia and Montenegro League champion (1993, 2003) Serbia and Montenegro Cup winner (1994, 2000)	^[3]
2023	Aleksandar Đorđević	2006–present		^[4]^[5]^[6]
2023	Marina Maljković	2004–present		^[5]^[6]

See also

• List of lifetime achievement awards

References

1. "NAGRADA ZA ŽIVOTNO DELO". ukts.rs. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
2. "Vujoševiću i Kovačiću trenerske nagrada za životno delo". rts.rs. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
3. "Dušku Vujoševiću i Zoranu Kovačiću Nagrada za životno delo". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
4. "Đorđević dobitnik nagrade za životno delo". b92.net. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
5. "Kad kolege kažu onda dileme nema: Đorđeviću i Marini nagrade za životno delo". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
6. "Nagrada "Piva Ivković" Marini i Saši". kosmagazin.com. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

External links

• Official website