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He returned to his hometown of
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At the very beginning of 1990es this majestic team consisting of the four future NBA stars (Petrovic, Divac, Kukoc, Radja), five more past or future NBA players (Paspalj, Vrankovic, Danilovic, Djordjevic, Tabak) and a couple of potential NBA players (Zdovc, Savic) was projected to make
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Many of players and coaches from ex-Yugoslavia today recognize and respect
Halilovic's huge role in the process of identifying and developing top notch talents many of whom later formed great Yugoslavian senior NT which reached the very top of the world's basketball winning back-to-back European
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was a great phenom himself whose career was influenced by a number of club coaches in
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Herzegovina NT members such as Goran Suton and Nihad Dedovic, along with Turkey NT member and 2014 FIBA EC MVP Cedi Osman. He resides in the capitol of Croatia,
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for its role and accomplishments all over Bosnia and
Herzegovina. As a coordinator, Halilovic used experiences from his days with Yugoslavian NT selections, and thus embodied values of togetherness and teamwork to his selections, many reaching the very top.
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Olympics final vs. original Dream Team. But the history unfortunately had other plans – ex-Yugoslavia was torn up by the war. As many as eight players
Halilovic coached participated in 1992. legendary Barcelona Olympics final between Croatia and Dream Team.
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Hall of Fame. Halilovic also took on head coaching duties at three games of
Yugoslavian senior NT during its American NCAA tour in 1982. In the initial game, Yugoslavian NT led by Dražen Petrović won the game vs. one of the top ranked
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Identifier". His work was also recognized by NBA back in 2001. when he was called up to be a part of
570:(Italy). Halilovic had great success with that same group from 1982. until 1984. winning silver medal in 1982. junior EC (Bulgaria), gold medal in 1983. cadet EC (Germany)and bronze medal in 1984. junior EC (Sweden).
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Halilovic was the one who first gathered and introduced to international basketball the extra talented group of youngsters which in 1987. under the leadership of Svetislav Pešić won World junior Championship in
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program when for the first time after Yugoslavian civil war NBA players from all six countries unified forces to work with the young prospects from the country which was torn by war.
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His career is to be detailed in an upcoming book about international basketball during 1980s and early 1990s written by the Croatian freelance basketball journalist Marjan Crnogaj.
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