FIBA Basketball

    Vlade DIVAC (2010 Class)

    Nationality: Serbian l Height: 2.16 m l Position: Center

    Born on 3rd February 1968, in Prijepolje, Serbia
    Nationality: Serbian
    Height: 2.16 m
    Position: Center


    Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on 12th September 2010

    Clubs:

    Elan Prijepolje: 1980-1982 Sloga Kraljevo: 1982-1986 Partizan Belgrade: 1986-1989 Los Angeles Lakers: 1989-1996 Charlotte Hornets: 1996-1998 Red Star Belgrade: 1998-1999 (just 2 games) Sacramento Kings: 1998-2004 Los Angeles Lakers: 2004-2005 As an executive: President of Partizan Belgrade from 2000 to 2003 [/unordered]

    Clubs Highlights:

    Champion of the 1989 European Cup Radivoj Korac Champion of the 1987 Yugoslavian League Champion of the Yugoslavian Cup in 1989 [/unordered]

    National Team Highlights:

    145 appearances with the Yugoslavian National Team with a total of 1,348 points scored 2 times World Champion: Argentina 1990 and Indianapolis 2002 2 times Olympic Silver medalist: Seoul 1988 and Atlanta 1996 Bronze medalist in the 1986 World Championship in Spain 3 times European Champion: Zagreb 1989, Rome 1991 and Athens 1995 2 times Bronze medalist in European Championships: Athens 1987 and France 1999 Gold medalist in the 1987 World Championship for Junior Men in Bormio Gold medalist in the 1986 European Championship for Junior Men in Gmunden [/unordered]

    Individual Highlights:

    European Player of the Year in 1989 NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1989-1990 NBA All-Star Game in 2001 One of the six players in the history of the NBA to record more than 13,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists and 1,500 blocks Only player born and formed outside of the U.S.A. to play in over 1,000 games in the NBA J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (presented by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to honor an NBA player or coach for outstanding service and dedication to the community) in 2000 Named Goodwill Ambassador for Sports against Drugs by the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) in 2000 Founded the Divac Children's Foundation (DCF) to provide care, education and healthy environment for children who suffer from isolation, poverty and displacement Created the Humanitarian Organization Divac (HOD) to provide financial, material and other resources to refugees, internally displaced persons and uncared-for people Inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame in 2008 Adviser for Humanitarian Issues of the Serbian Government since October 2008 Elected in 2008 as one of the 50 Greatest Contributors in the History of European Club Basketball President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia since February 2009 The Sacramento Kings retired his #21 jersey on 31st March 2009 [/unordered]