Neven Spahija

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Neven Spahija
Neven Spahija Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. EuroLeague 20180320 (cropped).jpg
Spahija while coaching Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2018
Reyer Venezia
Position Head coach
League LBA
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1962-11-06) 6 November 1962 (age 61)
Šibenik, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Coaching career1986–present
Career history
As coach:
1986–1987 Elemes Šibenik (assistant)
1994–1996 Zrinjevac (assistant)
1996–1997Gradine Pula
1999–2000 Union Olimpija (assistant)
2000–2001 Cibona
2001–2003 Krka
2003 Avtodor Saratov
2004–2005 Roseto Sharks
2005–2006 Lietuvos rytas
2006–2007 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2007–2008 Tau Cerámica
2008–2010 Valencia
2010–2012 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2013Cibona
2014–2017 Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2017–2018Maccabi Tel Aviv
2019–2020 Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2020–2021 Shanghai Sharks
2021–2022 Bitci Baskonia
2023–present Reyer Venezia
Career highlights and awards
As head coach

Neven Spahija (born 6 November 1962) is a Croatian professional basketball coach, who is currently the head coach for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroCup. He spent four years in the NBA as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies.

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Coaching career

Club career

Spahija started his basketball coaching career with Gradine Pula from Croatia and Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia, working as an assistant coach. He started his head coaching career with Cibona from Croatia, where he won his first league championship in 2001. He then worked with Krka Novo Mesto from Slovenia, Avtodor Saratov from Russia, Lietuvos rytas from Lithuania, Maccabi Tel Aviv from Israel, and Baskonia and Valencia from Spain.

From 2010 to 2012, he was the head coach of Turkish team Fenerbahçe Ülker. [1] In June 2013, he was named the head coach of Cibona, for the next four years. [2] In November 2013, he parted ways with Cibona. [3]

On 4 August 2014, Spahija was hired by the Atlanta Hawks, to be their assistant coach. [4]

On 26 June 2017, Spahija returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv for a second stint, signing a 2+1-year contract. [5] In the 2017–18 season, Spahija led Maccabi to win the 2017–18 Israeli League championship. On 18 November 2018, he parted ways with the club after four consecutive losses and a 1–6 start to the 2018–19 EuroLeague season. [6]

In August 2019, Spahija was hired by the Memphis Grizzlies, to be their assistant coach, where he spent the 2019–20 season. [7] On 13 September 2020, Spahija left the Grizzlies to coach overseas. [8] On 20 September, he signed as head coach of the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). [9]

National team career

Spahija led the senior Croatian national basketball team between 2001 and 2005, coaching them at the 2003 and 2005 European Championship tournaments. [10]

Coaching record

Legend
GGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win-loss %

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

TeamYearGWLW–L%Result
Cibona Zagreb 2000–01 1239.250Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2001–02 624.333Fired
Krka 2001–02 541.800Eliminated in regular season
Lietuvos rytas 2005–06 20119.550Eliminated in Top 16 stage
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2006–07 231310.565Eliminated in quarterfinals
Tau Cerámica 2007–08 25169.640 Lost in 3rd place game
Fenerbahçe Ülker 2010–11 16106.625Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2011–12 1688.500Eliminated in Top 16 stage
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2017–18 301317.433Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2018–19 716.143Fired
Career1608179.523

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References

  1. ↑ Spahija set for Fenerbahce Ulker
  2. ↑ Cibona name Neven Spahija head coach
  3. ↑ Neven Spahija, Cibona part ways
  4. ↑ Hawks Name Neven Spahija Assistant Coach
  5. ↑ Maccabi brings Spahija back to EuroLeague
  6. ↑ Maccabi hires Sfairopoulos in place of Spahija as head coach
  7. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies announce assistant coaching staff". NBA.com. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies add Darko Rajakovic as assistant coach". NBA.com. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Neven Spahija takes over Shanghai Sharks". Eurohoops.net. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Varat, Ivan (6 October 2011). "Neven Spahija novi izbornik reprezentacije". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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