Josip Sesar

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Josip Sesar
Cibona
Position Head coach
League ABA League
Croatian League
Personal information
Born (1978-01-17) 17 January 1978 (age 47)
Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2000: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Drafted by Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career1993–2009
Position Shooting guard
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As a player:
1993–1999 Zagreb
1999–2002 Cibona
2002–2003 Split CO
2003–2005Cibona
2005 Široki Hercegtisak
2005–2006 Zadar
2006–2008Zagreb
2008–2009 Zrinjski Mostar
As a coach:
2010–2011 Zrinjevac
2015–2016,
2017–2021		 Gorica
2018–2019,
2022–2023		 Croatia (assistant)
2022–present Cibona
2023—2025Croatia
Career highlights
As player

As head coach

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Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
European U-18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 France U-18 Team

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.

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Playing career

Sesar 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

Sesar 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

In 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

  1. ↑ "Josip Sesar profile, European Championship for Junior Men 1996". www.fiba.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Josip Sesar profile, World Championship for Junior Men 1995". www.fiba.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Index.hr- "Bili i ostali najveći klub" - Josip Sesar i Damjan Rudež u Ciboni! Author: D.R., July 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Josip Sesar novi je trener Cibone". index.hr. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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