Josip Sesar (born 17 January 1978) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Dinamo Zagreb of the Croatian League and Alpe Adria Cup, and for the senior Croatia national team.
| Cibona | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | ABA League Croatian League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1978 Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2000: 2nd round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1993–2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1993–1999 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Cibona | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Split CO | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Cibona | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Široki Hercegtisak | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Zrinjevac | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016, 2017–2021 | Gorica | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019, 2022–2023 | Croatia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Cibona | ||||||||||||||
| 2023—present | Croatia | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As player
As head coach
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Playing career
editSesar started training basketball when he was ten. He was 182 cm tall at the time. In 1992 he left Zrinjski Mostar for Split. Since the youth coach did not consider him a prospect, his father took him to Zagreb. In 1993, he started his professional career there. After six successful seasons with Zagreb, in 1999, Sesar signed his second professional contract, namely with Cibona. At the 2000 NBA draft he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics and then traded to the Boston Celtics. However, he never played a game for the Celtics or any other NBA team, making him 1 of 8 players from the 2000 NBA Draft to never play in the league.
National team career
editSesar was the MVP of the 1996 European Championship for junior men, held in France.[1] He also participated in the 1995 World Championship for junior men.
He was part of senior Croatia national team selections at the 1997 EuroBasket, 1999 EuroBasket qualification and the 2001 EuroBasket.[2]
Coaching career
editIn July 2011, Sesar became a coach for the youth selections of Cibona.[3] In July 2022, Cibona hired Sesar as their new head coach.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Josip Sesar profile, European Championship for Junior Men 1996". www.fiba.com. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Josip Sesar profile, World Championship for Junior Men 1995 | FIBA.COM". www.fiba.com. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Index.hr- "Bili i ostali najveći klub" - Josip Sesar i Damjan Rudež u Ciboni! Author: D.R., July 6, 2011.
- ^ "Josip Sesar novi je trener Cibone". index.hr. Retrieved 23 August 2022.