InterBasket Player Profile Thread

[stuart]

I definitely have Epi, Corbalan, and Kicanovic in my sights, and already have a profile created for Fernando Martin a long time ago.

I've recently started profiles for Sasha Djordcevic, Stojko Vrankovic, and Aleksandr Volkov. Again, none of them are finished and if you have any good info on them, send it over (I prefer photos of at least 230x300)

Check out the player database, we're at 235 profiles!

http://www.interbasket.net/players/list.htm

Stuart

[Joško Poljak Fan]

I just checked some profiles, and I think you should change Stoyan Vrankovic into Stojan.

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CROATIA

Kresimir Cosic

211-C
(November 26, 1948 - March 25, 1995) was a professional basketball player.
He was born in Zagreb and raised in Zadar. He was the first foreign player to earn All-America honors by United Press International, garnering them in 1972 and 1973. He played for Brigham Young University from 1971 to 1973. After his college career, he rejected several professional offers and returned home to Croatia.
Ćosić played in four Olympic Games: 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980 in Moscow when he led his team to the gold medal. He previously led Yugoslavia to a pair of World Championship gold medals in 1970 and 1978.
Following his playing days, he turned to coaching, and led the former Yugoslav team to a silver medal in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Ćosić became only the third international player ever elected to the world's Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, the birthplace of basketball.
In the years following basketball he worked in the USA as a Croatian diplomat at the Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Brigham Young University (1971-73)

College Playing Highlights:

First foreign player to earn All-America honors in both 1972 and 1973 by United Press International, Converse,
Street & Smiths and the Helms Foundation
All-District Seven (1972, 1973)
All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) First Team (1971, 1972, 1973)
Upon graduation, held six WAC records
Named to the WAC All-Decade Team (1974)
Played in prestigious East-West college All-Star Game (1973)
Drafted by the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and the ABA's Carolina Cougars (1973)
Led BYU in scoring as a junior (22.3 ppg) and senior (20.2 ppg)
Second all-time rebounder (919, 11.6 rpg) and among top 10 scorers (1,512 points)
Led BYU to the NCAA Regional Finals (1971, 1972)
Led BYU to a pair of WAC titles (1971, 1972)
International Playing:

KK Zadar (1964-69, 1973-75)
KK Cibona (1980-83)
International Playing Highlights:

Played in four Olympic Games (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980)
Led Cibona to a gold medal (1980), and Zadar to silver medals (1968, 1976)
Led Cibona to a pair of World Championship gold medals (1970, 1978) and three European titles
Earned First Team All-European honors seven times
Played for two-time Italian champions Virtus Bologna (1979, 1980)
Led Virtus Bologna to a third place in European Cup of Champions (1980)
International Coaching:

Coached the former Yugoslavian team to a 7th place in the 1985 Europeans, 3rd in the 1986 Worlds and 3rd in the 1987 Europeans.
Bio:
A hero on and off the court in his native homeland of Croatia, Kresimir Cosic's decision to attend Brigham Young University paved the way for international basketball players to come to America to hone their basketball skills at the collegiate level. Cosic, a 6-foot-11 center who was equally effective playing near the basket and on the perimeter, enrolled at BYU in 1970 after leading the former Yugoslavia to an Olympic silver medal in 1968. He is the first foreign player to earn All-America honors. The versatile big man led BYU to the NCAA Tournament Regional Finals and two Western Athletic Conference (WAC) titles in 1971 and 1972. Cosic led the Cougars in scoring (22.3 ppg) and rebounding (13.0 rpg) in his junior year and again in scoring in his senior year (20.2 ppg). In his a three-year collegiate career, Cosic compiled 1,512 points (19.1 ppg) and grabbed the second most rebounds in BYU history (919 rebounds, 11.6 rpg). His combination of shooting skills and aggressive rebounding made him an All-America selection following his junior season and a WAC First Team All-Star in each of his three years.
After his outstanding college career, Cosic rejected several pro offers, and instead returned home to Croatia, where his career continued to catapult. He played in four Olympic Games (1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980) and guided his team to the Gold Medal in 1980. Cosic led the former Yugoslavia to a pair of World Championship gold medals in 1970 and 1978. A seven-time First-Team All European selection, Cosic was a member of the former Yugoslavian team that won three European titles. Following his playing days, Cosic turned his talents to coaching, and led the former Yugoslavian team to a silver medal in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. A member of the BYU Hall of Fame, Cosic's years of hard work and commitment to his native land were rewarded with the presentation of the Freedom Award. The Award was presented to recognize Cosic's outstanding contributions to the principles of democracy and freedom. In the years following basketball, Cosic worked in the Croatian Embassy in Washington, D.C. On May 25, 1995, after a year-long battle with a form of cancer known as non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Cosic passed away. He was 46.


Nicola Plecas


Danko Cvjeticanin



BOSNIA

Mirza Delibasic

a native of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains the best Bosnian basketball player ever. Mirza Delibasic "Kindje" led his club Bosna, Sarajevo to the Euroleague championship in 1979. After leaving Bosna, Delibasic went to Spain where he (along with Juan Corballan, Wayne Brabender, Drazen Petrovic, Arvydas Sabonis) is considered to be one of the best players ever to play for the "royal club" Real Madrid. An route to a place among the European greatest players, Kindje has won everything there was to win including Olympic gold in 1980, European gold three times, World Championship gold in 1978 plus many titles in European club competitions. In addition to having played together for their national team, Mirza Delibasic and Drazen Dalipagic have also played together for Real Madrid. Their performance in a 1981 Euroleague game vs. Cibona in Zagreb is only one of the many highlights of their careers. The Bosnian duo, Delibasic-Dalipagic, known as a DD-duo, put on a show that night that no true basketball fan who watched the game will ever forget. Mirza Delibasic scored 33 and Dalipagic 30 points. The game appropriately finished with a two-on-one fastbreak with Kindje making a behind-the-back fake pass to Praja and passing by a defender for a two-handed dunk at the buzzer. Cibona fans put aside their team loss and showed their appreciation for Bosnian stars` performances with standing ovations at the end of the game. Four years ago, Mirza Delibasic was selected the sportsman of the 20th century in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


ISRAEL

Tal Brodi

191-G
Born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1943.
As a jew, he came to Israel 1965 and soon became Israel’s first modern-day sports hero. In 1967, the New Jersey-born basketball star was named Israel's Sportsman of the Year after leading the Maccabi-Tel Aviv team to a second place finish in the European Cup Basketball Championship. Brody led Maccabi to its first ever European Cup Championship in 1977. He won with Maccabi Tel Aviv 10 Israeli Championships and 6 Israeli State Cups.

Tal Brody came to Israel to play basketball in the Maccabiah Games of 1965. He caught the attention of Maccabi Tel-Aviv team managers and Israeli government officials as he led the U.S. team to victory and the Gold Medal that came with it.
Tal didn't realize it at the time, but his love affair with Israel had begun. He tried to return to his life as one of the highest ranked basketball players in the U.S.A., but Israel was on his mind. It's no wonder since he was being courted and wooed by Israel's top officials, including Moshe Dayan himself, to return and help promote the sport in Israel.
Tal made Aliyah to Israel the following year and started planting the seeds that would produce the greatest Basketball team Israel had ever had. The attraction was mutual - we fell in love with Tal's outstanding attitude and he fell in love with the vibrancy of life in Israel, and what he felt he could do with it. This has been an on-going affair for thirty years now and his promotion of Israel has spread to legendary proportions.


Mickey Berkowitz

192-G
Was born in 1954.
He’s considered the greatest israeli player of all time, and an incredible winner. He played 17 seasons in Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning 17 Israeli Championships, 13 Israeli State Cups and 2 European Cup Championships. He also played for one season in Las Vegas College, 4 season in Rishon Letzyon, one season in Hapoel Jerusalem and on in Hapoel Tel Aviv.
He played more league games than anyone else, 469, and he also played 165 times in the Israel NT, in 7 European Championships.
- He's number 3 in the all time top scorers of the israeli league with 8326 points.
- He has 2 sons, both are playing basketball, Roy in Ramat Hasharon and Niv in Marquette of the NCAA.
- He was named Israel's Sportsman of the year in 1975
- In the early 80's he had offers from the NBA (Atlanta Hawks and New Jersey Nets), and he could have been the first israeli in the NBA, but a contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv stood in the way.
- He quit in 94/95.


Doron Jamchy

197-F/G-61
The best Israeli shooter of all time, and one of its greatest players. Israel’s top scorer of all times, with 4224 points. Won 11 Israeli Championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv and 7 Israeli State Cups. Also played for 3 seasons in Rishon Letzyon.
He scored 3187 points for Maccabi Tel Aviv in European Cups, second only to Miki Berkowitz. In the NT he scored 3364 points, in 6 European Championships.
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Career:
Maccabi Ramat Gan
1990-1991: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (cap,1T)
1991-1992: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (cap,1T)
1992-1993: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (cap,1T)
1993-1994: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (cap,1T)
1994-1995: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (cap,1T)
1995-1996: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (cap,1T)
1996-1997: Maccabi Rishon (1T)
1997-1998: Maccabi Rishon (1T): 20.7ppg, 2apg
1998-1999: Maccabi Rishon (1T,cap), left the team in Jan.'1999: 13games: Score-1(20.9), 2.2rpg
1999-2000: Maccabi Tel-Aviv: signed during the season
2000-reired
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Awards/Achievements:
Israeli National Team -85-97
European Championships -95
Israeli League Champion -82-92,94-95,00
Israeli Cup Winner -00
Euroleague Finalist -00


Nadav Henefeld

201-F-68
Date of Birth: 19 Jun 1968; Place of Birth: Ramat Gan/Tel Aviv
102kg / 224lbs
Considered to be israel’s greatest defensive player of all time.
Started his career in Galil Elyon and played there for 2 seasons. Played for one season in Conneticut University where he led the team to the quarter final of the NCAA tournament , before coming back to Israel, to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Played for 12 seasons in Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning 11 Israeli Championships and 7 Israeli State Cups. He also won with the team the Suproleague Cup in 00/01. Played 5 European Championships with the NT.
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Career:
Hapoel Galil Elyon
1989-1990: Connecticut (NCAA): 11.6ppg, 9.6rpg
1990-1991: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T)
1991-1992: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T)
1992-1993: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T)
1993-1994: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T)
1994-1995: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T): Euroleague: 8.4ppg, 5.7rpg, ISR League: 9.1ppg, 4.4rpg
1995-1996: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T)
1996-1997: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T,cap)
1997-1998: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T,cap): 8ppg, 4rpg, 2.2apg
1998-1999: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T,cap): 8.5ppg, 4.4rpg, 2.3apg
1999-2000: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T)
2000-2001: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T): 8.9ppg, 3.9rpg, 2.1apg; Suproleague: 8.2ppg, 3.7rpg, 2.2apg
2001 -signed 2-years contract extension with Maccabi Tel-Aviv
2001-2002: Maccabi Tel-Aviv: $400,000: DNP
2002: retired
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Awards/Achievements:
BEC 3rd Team -90
BEC Rookie of the Year -90
Israeli National Team -95-00(cap)
European Championships -95,97,99
Israeli League Champion -95,98,99,00,01,02
Israeli League Defensive Player of the Year -96-00
Israeli Cup Winner -99,00,01,02
Euroleague Finalist -00
Israeli Leumit A All-Star Game -01
Suproleague Champion -01
Israeli State Cup Winner -01
Euroleague Semifinals -02
Israeli League All-Defensive Team -02
Israeli Premier League All-Star Game -03 (despite his retirement)


Adi Gordon

181-G-66
Outlook:
One of Israel’s greatest players, and the symbol of Hapoel Jerusalem. An excellent shooter and passer, and a tremendous leader and winner.
Was the assists leader of the Israeli League 4 times.
He started his career in Hapoel Haifa, but played most of his season in Hapoel Jeruslaem, with whom he won 2 Israeli State Cups.
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Career:
Maccabi Hadera (juniors)
1984-1989: Maccabi Haifa
1989-1990: Hapoel Haifa: "3"-1(54.1)
1990-1991: Hapoel Galil Elyon
1991-1992: Maccabi Rishon: Assists-1(6.1)
1992-1993: Hapoel Jerusalem: Assists-1(6.7)
1993-1994: Hapoel Jerusalem: Assists-1(5.9)
1994-1995: Hapoel Holon: $200,000
1995-1996: Hapoel Jerusalem (1T,cap): Assists-1(5.6)
1996-1997: Hapoel Jerusalem (1T,cap)
1997-1998: Hapoel Jerusalem (1T,cap): 9.4ppg, 3.2apg
1998->retired
1999 -asked by Hapoel Jerusalem to join back the team, but refused
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Awards/Achievements:
Israeli National Team -87-97
European Championships -87,93,95
Israeli League MVP -97
Israeli League Finalist -96,97
Israeli Cup Winner -97

Oded Katash

192-G-74
Date of Birth: 10 Oct 1974; Place of Birth: Ramat Gan (ISR)

Probably the best talent that grew in Israel, and and the best point guard of this country. Had a fantastic dribbling, could shoot from anywhere and an almost unstoppable penetration. Got injured in the middle of the 00/01 and didn’t play basketball from then. Currently he’s the General Manager of Galil Elyon.
Started his career in Maccabi Ramat Gan, and then was transferres to Galil Elyon. He signed in Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 95/96 season, and soon became the leader of the team. He signed for Panathinaikos Athens in the 99/00 season.
He won 4 Israeli Championships and one Israeli State Cup. With Panathinaikos he won a Euroleague Cup, and 2 Greek League Championships.
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Career:
1990-1991: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (2nd team)
1992-1993: Maccabi Ramat Gan
1994-1995: Hapoel Galil Elyon (1T)
1995-1996: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T)
1996-1997: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T)
1997-1998: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1T): 20.5ppg, 2.4rpg, 4.6apg
1998-1999: New York Knicks (NBA), due to NBA lockout in Oct.'98 came back to Maccabi Tel-Aviv: 16.1ppg, 5apg, 2.3rpg
1999-2000: Panathinaikos Athens (GRE): 9.5ppg, 1.8rpg, 3.1apg, Euroleague: 9.9ppg
2000-2001: Panathinaikos Athens (GRE): $1.25million: out of the court since Sep.'00 due to injuries, lost whole season: did not play any game in the league; Suproleague: 4.9ppg, 1.5rpg
2001: Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) try outs
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Awards/Achievements:
Israeli Under22 NT-95-96
Israeli League Champion-91-92,94-95,96, 98,99
Israeli National Team -95-00
European Championships -95,97(Score-1),99
European Championships Under22 -96
Israeli League MVP -98
All-Israeli League 1st Team -98
Israeli Cup Winner -99
All-All-Israeli League 1st Team -99
Euro All-Star Game - Moscow'99
Euroleague Champion -00
Greek League Champion -00,01
Greek All-League 2nd Team -00
Greek All-Bosman Player of the Year -00
Suproleague Finalist -01
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Head Coach:
2004-2005: Hapoel Galil Elyon (Premier L.)

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SLOVENIA

Jurij Zdovc

195-G-66
Born: Dec.13, 1966
Outlook:
JURE IS EUROPE'S NUMBER ONE DEFENSIVE PLAYER. HE IS CAPABLE OF DISRUPTING THE OTHER TEAM'S OFFENSE. HE MAKES GREAT DECISIONS ATTHE POINT GUARD POSITION BUT HE CAN ALSO SCORE FROM THE TWO POSITION.
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Career:
Till 1984: Comet Slovenske Konjice
1983-1984: Olimpija Ljubljana
1984-1985: Olimpija Ljubljana
1985-1986: Olimpija Ljubljana
1986-1987: Olimpija Ljubljana
1987-1988: Olimpija Ljubljana
1988-1989: Olimpija Ljubljana
1989-1990: Olimpija Ljubljana
1990-1991: Olimpija Ljubljana
1991-1992: Knorr Bologna (ITA-A1)
1992-1993: Limoges (FRA-ProA)
1993: was tested by New York Knicks (NBA)
1993-1994: Iraklis Thessaloniki (GRE): Assist-3
1994-1995: Iraklis Thessaloniki (GRE)
1995: was close to sign with Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) but finally signed 2-years contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki for $1.1mln
1995-1996: Iraklis Thessaloniki (GRE)
1996-1997: started the season with Iraklis Thessaloniki (GRE) but in Jan.'97 signed by Racing Paris (FRA-ProA) to replace injured Paspalj, but ineligible for EuroCups, in April was injured
1997-1998: signed with Tofas Bursa (TUR): 13ppg, 7rpg, 2.5apg, but at the beginning of season (after 2 games) retired due to spain injury and joined Comet (A2) as a coach
1998-1999: Olimpija Ljubljana (1T): 10.3ppg, 1.4apg
1999-2000: Olimpija Ljubljana (1T)
2000-2001: Panionios Athens (GRE): 11.1ppg, 2.5rpg, Assists-4(3.1)
2001 - signed 2-years contract with Union Olimpija Ljubljana
2001-2002: Union Olimpija Ljubljana (1T): Euroleague stats: 18games: 6.2ppg, 1.9rpg, 2.0apg, 0.9bpg; Slovenian League: 10games: 11.7ppg, 1.3rpg, 2.6apg, 1.7spg; Adriatic League: 13games: 8.8ppg, 1.5rpg, 2.0apg, 1.5spg
2002-2003: Geoplin Slovan Ljubljana (1T): FIBA Champions Cup: 2 games: 9.0ppg, 1.0rpg, 4.0apg, 1.0spg; Slovenian 1A League: 2games: 25.0ppg, 2.5rpg, 4.0apg, 2.0spg: left in Dec.'02 due to team financial problems, then joined Croatia Osiguranje Split (CRO-A1): Adriatic League: 3games: 8.3ppg, 1.3rpg, 2.0apg, 3.0spg; Croatian League: 16games: 7.9ppg, 2.5rpg, 2.1apg, 1.5spg
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Awards/Achievements:
Yugoslavian National Team -86-91 (83 matches)
World Championships for Juniors -83
European Championships for Cadets -83 (1st)
European Championships for Juniors 84 (3rd)
Olympic Games -88(2)
World Championships -90(1)
Slovenian National Team -92-01
European Championships -89(1), 91(1), 93,95,97,99
Greek All-Star Game -97
Euro All-Star Game - 97
Slovenian All-Star Game -99,00
Slovenian Cup Winner -99,00,02
Slovenian League Champion -99
Adriatic League Champion -02
Croatian League Champion -03
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Coach Assistant:
2003-2004: In Nov.'03 was hired by Krka Telekom Novo Mesto


Ivo Daneu

(Born: 6.10.1937, Maribor)
(guard) - 209 games for ex-YUG (from 1956-1970)
OG 60, 64, runner-up 68
WC runner-up 63, runner-up and MVP 67, champion (captain) 70,
EC 57, 59, runner-up 61, bronze medal 63, runner-up 65, runner-up 67, runner-up 69
EUROPEAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP semi-finals 62 (he scored 45 pts vs. Real Madrid), final-four 67,
YUG champion 57, 59, 61, 66, 70,
THE BEST SPORTSMEN OF EX-YUG 67
head coach of Olimpija 1970/71
his wife Katja Kac-Daneu played 5 games for ex-YUG (1958)
his son Jaka played for SLO NT and won European Cup 94.
Teams: Branik Maribor (1949-1956) Olimpija (1956-1970), Rudar Trbovlje (1976)

Those permanent spectators of games in Tivoli know it is one face they will never miss when Union Olimpija plays an international game. Ivo Daneu always seats on one of the stands, the one that borders on the hockey part of the hall. There it is the legendary player who has been written the history of Ljubljana's, Slovenian, Yugoslavian and World basketball. A real artist on the court, eternal sportsman in his soul, and a person that entered the Slovenian National history when he proposed the referendum for the secession from ex-Yugoslavia in the National Assembly in 1990. He always seats more or less at the same place, with his back turned against the hockey hall where he and his teammates started the golden era of the Yugoslavian basketball in 1970. By the interesting coincidence he seats just a wall from the hall where he was the first one in the history on the Yugoslavian basketball who raised the World Trophy in the air, the same trophy that still goes from hand to hand, from one Champion to another at every WC.
Many still think Daneu has not been seriously learining his basketball alphabet until he joined Olimpija. But he came in Ljubljana when he already had 19 years old after five years of practicing with Branik from Maribor. It was in Maribor where he was noticed by legendary Aleksandar Gec whose sharp eye had seen a rare gift that only top players posses. Daneu begun to practise basketball by a coincidence. While he was watching a football pratcice as a child the ball hit him in the head with such a strength that he fainted away and taht decided his future.
It was Gec who recomended him to national head-coach Aca Nikolic who decided to give the jewel from Maribor a chance he never had a reason to regret. Daneu was the first player in NT from regional league and the Capitain of teh national team for some years in the 60's, he gathered eight medals from the biggest competitions but he never accepted invitations of foreign teams. He turned down Real from Madrid among others and spent no less then 14 years with Olimpija. Buit his career never suffered because of that. His reputation of a 'executioner' was so firm that he had a permanent place at the list of national head-coaches Aca Nikolic and Ranko Zeravica for more then ten years.
He made key points in the last four seconds of the game with USA at the World Championship in Rio de Janeiro 1963, he also decided the game between Olimpija and Partizan in Belgrade in the same year when he hit in the last second. He was very obstinate as more or less every champion is, he relied on his refined feeling for the ball, he did not always follow the instructions of the coach if he felt his throw will be successful. He played for the first time at the EC already in 1957, getting its first medal with silver at the EC in Belgrade 1961. He added bronze in Wroclaw 1963 and two silvers in 1965 (Moscow) and in 1969 (Neapel). He was second at the World Championship in Rio de Janeiro 1963 and also four years later in Montevideo. It was Montevideo where he was also the MVP of the Championship what was named for the best sportsman in Yugoslavia at that very same year.
Master among all masters from Tivoli, who took of his T-shirt on that very euphoric year 1970 after he won the Yugoslavian national Championship with Olimpija, played at six European Championships, three World Championships and as many Olympic Games. Daneu was the one who has been broken the new ground. He was the pioneer in the true meaning of this sense. He was in Olimpija's team when the latter won the first Yugoslavian trophy in 1957, he was member of the Yugoslavian selection which took the first World title, he was MVP of the World Championship in Chile in 1967 … The opus of his achievements is amazing, that is way it was quite amazing he never seriously tried to became a coach. He only once, in 1970/71 took over the wheel of Olimpija and never again.


Peter Vilfan

Peter Vilfan (Born: 29.06.1957, Maribor)
(guard, 190 cm)- 121 games for ex-YUG (from 1977-1983), 21 games for SLO and he was first captain (1992), SLO NT assistant coach EC 95
WC champion 78, bronze medal 82,
EC bronze medal 79, silver medal 81, 83,
SLO champion 92, SLO Cup 92;
head coach of Union Olimpija 1995/95
his daughter Anja is playing for SLO NT.
Teams: ZKK Maribor (1972-1977), Jugoplastika Split (1977-1979), Olimpija (1979-1985), Partizan Belgrade (1985/86), Olimpija (1986-) Postojna, Olimpija (-1992)
In first exYU league he scored 58 points (against Bosna) and in ex YU 1.B League he scored 78 points (against Sibenka)

When Maribor put together a youth team in xxx, it did not overlook a 15-year-old boy, who already attracted the attention of the surroundings with his basketball tricks. The coach soon took him with when the team left for the game in Celje and there were probably nobody on the bus that was happier at that time then the newcomer was. His eyes were shining showing big expectations that has been springing up inside him waiting for the first minutes on the court since entering the world of 'adults'. But the coach did not remember him during the first half and after the half time the boy stayed in the locker-room. Nobody noticed. He was waiting. Angry, affected, offended, asking himself why the hell did they take him with. After a few minutes he packed his belongings and took the first bus for Maribor ...
Stubborn, headstrong, decided. That is what Peter Vilfan was like, being borned on June 29th 1957, growing later in one of the most recognizable faces of yugo-basket, reaching one of his peaks at the World Championship 1978 in Manila and therefore continuing the path Bassin, Daneu, Jelovac and others already walker through in one of world's strongest National Championships. Those who followed his career like to say he is full of different ideas. Skilful in talking, some would label him in another way. Inventive, affirm the thirds. Vilfan has thousand and one characteristics and a full bag of anecdotes.
After he rushed back to Maribor fuming with anger, his career rapidly took the way up. In 1974 he won bronze with the cadet's national team at the European Championship and gold at the Balcan's Championship. He was improving his skills in his home town Maribor, in his firstclub Železničar, waiting for the appropriate moment when Olimpija, which was the strongest club in Slovenia at that time, will invite him in Ljubljana. But everything then turned different to expectations. While being at the preparations in Porec in 1977, Petar Skansi, Rato Tvrdic, Vinko Bajrovic, Zeljko Jerkov and Duje Krstulovic knocked on his door and after only 20 minutes the ambitious youngster had a signed contract in his hands – a contract with Jugosplastika, one of the biggest basketball institutions in ex-Yugoslavia. After Vilfan made 45 points in the game against Maccabi, his career was sealed.
Basketball gourmets found a new talent, coached discovered a jewel that only a year later played side by side with Dragan Kicanovic, Zoran Slavnic, Mirza Delibasic. He was a prototype for an excellent point-guard. He had an incredible feeling for dribbling, being very fast and unpredictable he was capable to outwit every opponent in defense and was at the same time able to play also as a shooting guard. The most difficult tasks in offense were also something he did not have a slight problem to deal with.
The 'notorious' Manila came that very same year. World Championship. The world trophy. The boy from the main city of Stajerska crowned his gigantic steps with the gold medal, which he still considers as his most important achievement in his career. There is no strange that the bronze he took at the EC a year later was then only a bitter disappointment for him. He expected more. Instead he hot the invitation of Olimpija and after two seasons, spent in Dalmacija, he returned to Slovenia. He also expected to play at the Olympic Games in Moscow 1980 although he was called-up to serve the obligatory service in the army that year. He came to Sarajevo on the same day as the national team did. He reported to barracks, thinking that the call-up to the sports squad was just something written on a paper and that a place in the team is waiting for him. But officers just laughed at him when he was trying to explain he is a player not a soldier. He then followed basketball games in Moscow only by the television. In 1981 he took silver at the EC in Prague, a year later a bronze at the World Championship in Brasile followed.
He went from Maribor to Jugoplastika, Olimpija, Partizan, Smelt Olimpija and Postojna during his club's career before returning in Tivoli where he was playing for 12 years. He stayed there until March 21st 1993 when he followed other famous Slovenian players and took off his T-shirt with number 12 at the back forever. But that was not his farewell from basketball by far. He tried himself as a coach latter, opened his own basketball school while his real pleasure is currently a microphone. He works as a commentator at the national television. And since the faith has not been inclined to him for the Moscow 1980, he will have the opportunity to enjoy the olympic spirit this season – in Athens. As a TV commentator ...

POLAND

Dariusz Zelig

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Coach and former exceptional player of Slask Wroclaw, with many Polish Championship titles, 6 times participant in European Championships, participated in 1980 Olympic games in Moscow.
Born Nov.22, 1957 in Koszalin. Son of Stefan Zelig and Petronelia Litwin.In 1976 graduated from XI High School in Gdansk.
Between 1972-1993 played for AZS, Baltic Koszalin, Wybrzeże Gdańsk, Śląsk Wrocław, Sunnair Ostenda (Belgium), SSV Ulm (Germany) and finally went back to Śląsk Wrocław, where he finished his career.
Zelig was coached by Stefan Stanisław Olejniczak and Mieczysław Łopatka (national team coaches: Jerzy Świątek, Andrzej Kuchar and Arkadiusz Koniecki).
One of the three Polish players, together with Eugeniusz Kijewski and Mieczysław Młynarski who reached European level in 1980s.
Linked to Slask Wroclaw greatest years, when the club was unquestionable leader in Poland.
Great attitude as a player. Real team leader. Working hard in both defense and offense. Great shooter. Lead Slask Wroclaw to 7 championship titles (1979-1981, 1987, 1991-1993) and once Belgian champion with Oostende.
He was also a leader of Polish National team where played between 1977-1992. Played in 236 international games, where scored 3,404 points.
Played 6 times in European Championships: 1979 Torino (7), 1981 Praha (7), 1983 Nantes (9), 1985 Stuttgart (11), 1987 Athens (7), 1991 Roma (7).

Edward Jurkiewicz
One of the most talented scorers in the history of Polish basketball. Famous player of Wybrzeze Gdansk and national team (195 games and 4,114 points). Participated in the Olympic games in Mexico in 1968.
Born on January 22, 1948 in Puszcz Gdanski. The son of Witold Jozef and Stefania Ciesielska. As a player (195cm, 90kg) played for AZS Gdańsk, Legia Warszawa and Wybrzeże Gdańsk, where was coached by: Mieczysław Kozłowski, Stefan Majer and Jan Rudelski (national team coach Witold Zagórski). Like all other boys in Pruszcz he played soccer. At the age of 15 (1963) he was discovered by soccer coach Grzegorz Polakow,who was impressed with his huge hands. He was able to hold soccer ball in the way others would hold tennis ball.Jurkiewicz started his basketball career at AZS Gdansk (coach M. Kozłowski), where he was discovered as a player with best shooting skills in the history of Polish basketball. However after many years other experts admitted that his skills were supported by very hard work at practices and shooting sessions. He practiced at the club basketball court, where he was first to arrive, and leave when arena was closing for the day. In his backyard his father assembled a basket board for him. Even during his army duties, he was practicing his shooting skills at night on the court by 29 Listopada street. When he was at home, after his daily shooting practices, he worked on his vertical jump (500 jumps per day on the nearby canal).

Mieczyslaw Lopatka
Mieczyslaw Lopatka, a legendary player of Slask Wroclaw, was one the best centers in Europe in sixties. He was the best scorer of the 1967 World Championships in Uruguay. He didnt can go to NBA, because in Poland was bed political sitiation. Mieczyslaw led Slask Wroclaw to two domestic league titles as a player, and four as a coach. He is father of Miroslaw Lopatka, who play now in Hungary, where is a league star. Miroslaw was great talent, but he doesnt play like his father.

[stuart]

I just checked some profiles, and I think you should change Stoyan Vrankovic into Stojan.

Noted. I knew that actually, but I think I subconsciously wrote "Stoyan" only because I recently met someone with that name.

Thanks Philip, there are so many great names that are still missing from our list.

Stuart

[Saskibaloia]

Australia: Shane "Hammer" Heal

Name: Shane Heal
Nickname: "Hammer"
Born: September 6, 1970, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Basketball Australia)
Status: Active
Origin: Australia
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 81kg
Junior Association: Nunawading Basketball Club
Drafted: Not drafted
Languages: English
Website: InterBasket, www.hammer.net.au
Teams (jersey):
NBL:
Brisbane Bullets 1988
Geelong Supercats 1989-1991
Brisbane Bullets 1992-1995
Sydney Kings 1996-1997, 2001/02-2002/03
South Dragons 2006-2007
NBA:
Minnesota Timberwolves 1996-1997
San Antonio Spurs 2003-2004
Europe:
Makedonikos Kozani (Greece) 2004
(Italy) 2003
(Greece) 1998

National Team (Australia) 1992-2004

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Thanks Philip, there are so many great names that are still missing from our list.

No problem Stuart, if I will have some free time I will put here another profiles

[pontos]

If anyone has some info on games and points scored from great players
on european competitions please posted it or send me an e-mail where
i can find more like the following

EUROPEAN CUPS
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Galis 1980-92 148g 4896 pts
Berkowitz 1971-94 23? g 4005 pts


EUROPEAN LEAGUES
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Oscar Schmidt 15966
Drazen Dalipagic 14685
Antonello Riva 14399

ALL-TIME SCORERS IN THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
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1 Nikos Galis 1032
2 Kamil Brabenec 939
3 Micky Berkowitz 927
4 Epi 889
5 Emiliano Rodriguez 867

[donmar]

Hi Stuart do you mind creating profiles of Carlos Lozaga and Allan Caidic of the Philippines?...

I can give you some informations about them!!!... if your keen!... and pictures as well!

[stuart]

Juri Zdovc, Kresimir Cosic, Horacio Llamas, Peter Vilfan, Fernando Martin, Chris Anstey, Omar Quintero, and Shane Heal have all been created. I will start on Epi, Corbalon, Doron Jamchy, and Berkowitz.

Hi Stuart do you mind creating profiles of Carlos Lozaga and Allan Caidic of the Philippines?... I can give you some informations about them!!!... if your keen!... and pictures as well!

I'm keen, would love to have some Filipino players in our profiles -- if you could give me the information, a nice image, and if you would like to write something up on them, I will include that also as well as crediting you with the summary. Keep me posted.

Stuart

[donmar]

Allan Caidic

Thanks Stuart!...

Here's Allan Caidic... I added some infos and modified an article of Allan Caidic from Wikipedia:

Name: Allan Caidic (Allan Vito Flores Caidic)
Position: Shooting Guard/Small Forward
Nickname: “The Triggerman”
Born: June 15, 1963, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Status: Retired Player
Origin: Paete, Laguna, Philippines
Height: 6’2” (1.88 m)
Weight: 173 lbs. (79 kg)
Schools: University of the East (1981-1986)
Drafted: 1987 - 1st round, 1st pick overall, Great Taste Coffee Makers (Philippine Basketball Association)
Languages: Tagalog and English
Website:

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/allan_caidic_supporters/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Caidic
• http://www.geocities.com/maong69/pba...at.caidic.html

Teams (jersey): University of the East Red Warriors (# 8), Great Taste Coffeemakers (# 8), Presto Tivoli/Ice Creams (# 8), San Miguel Beermen (#8 ), Barangay Ginebra Kings (# 8), Philippine National Basketball Team (# 8)
Ibn Notes:

Modified Information from Wikipedia:

Allan Caidic

Allan Vito Flores Caidic (born 15 June 1963, Pasig City, Philippines) is a former professional basketball player from the Philippines. He is considered by many to be one of the most prolific scorers in Philippine basketball and the greatest pure outside shooter the country has ever produced. A left-hander and a deadly offensive weapon, he is often called the “Triggerman” because of his ability to make outside shots from the three-point zone despite being heavily guarded. He is a player who could slay teams with a single flick of his left wrist and brought headaches and heartaches to the opposition.

Over the years, Caidic, once a complete offensive player from the inside and the outside, suffered many injuries as a professional player. Although, the injuries slow him down, he remained a deadly shooter from the perimeter three-point zone.

He first drew national attention while playing college hoops at the University of the East (UE), before joining the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in 1987, where he broke several Filipino and PBA all-time records -- including the most points scored in a single game by a Filipino (79 points), the most three-point field goals made in a single game (17 triples; breaking his previous record of 15 triples), the most three-point field goals in a career (1,242 triples) and the most consecutive free-throws in a row (76). He has played with several PBA teams and won numerous championship titles (mostly in the PBA All Filipino Cup); he has also played for the Philippine national basketball team including the 1998 Philippine Centennial Team.

Whilst in the league, he was considered Asia’s most feared trifecta icon and one of the world’s deadliest three-point shooters. The vaunted Chinese and Korean national basketball teams recognized this ability by always reminding their players to be on the lookout for “Philippine No. 8”, referring to Caidic’s regular jersey number while playing for the National Team.


CAREER

College Career
He started playing in the Inter Subdivision Leagues at Brookside, in Cainta before trying out for college teams such as the Ateneo Blue Eagles, the Mapua University and the San Juan de Letran but was unsuccessful. He was later accepted in the University of the East (UE) in 1981 and spent his first year on the bench.

In 1982, Caidic, at 19, led the University of the East Red Warriors to a comeback win against the University of the Philippines (UP) in the finals to capture the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball championship and won the Most Valuable Player award.

In his final two years, Caidic along with Jerry Codiñera led the Red Warriors to back-to-back championships in 1984-1985, the last University of the East basketball team ever to win a championship in the 20th Century. At the same time, he played for several teams in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League (PABL) while playing for the national team.

“Rare is the player who can frustrate him from burning the hoops because he needs only a little space to make a goal. He baffles his opponents with his quick reflexes.”

(Jenny King, Great and Famous Filipinos, 2002)

NCC
In 1983-1985, Caidic was part of Danding Cojuangco’s Northern Consolidated basketball program, which formed a competitive team to compete at club and international levels. The team composed of selected college players in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League - notably Caidic, Samboy Lim, Hector Calma and his UE teammate Jerry Codiñera with three American veterans, Dennis Still, Jeff Moore and hotshot Arthur “Chip” Engelland.

In 1983, Caidic played for the Philippines in the 1983 FIBA Asia Championship, where the national team was penalized after fielding three foreigners, and became the first ever unbeaten national team in a basketball tournament ever to finish without a medal.

The team, coached by Ron Jacobs, later played in the 1984-1985 PBA seasons as an all-amateur guest team and eventually won the 1985 PBA Reinforced Conference championship, sweeping Manila Beers 4-0 in the final series.

The NCC team also competed internationally as the San Miguel Philippines, winning the 1984 FIBA Asian Club Basketball Championship Cup and the 1985 William Jones Cup International Basketball Championship, and represented Asia in the FIBA World Club Basketball Championship at Gerona, Spain.

In 1985 Jones Cup, Caidic played in the San Miguel Philippines’ overtime victory against the USA, coached by the legendary Gene Keady, in the finals. His shooting mentor, Arthur “Chip” Engelland, scored 43 points while Caidic scored 21, to lead the Filipinos in a 108-100 overtime victory to capture the Jones Cup title.

Arthur Engelland went on to become the shooting mentor of world-class players with shooting calibers, like Steve Kerr (Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs) and Grant Hill (Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic), both from the United States’ National Basketball Association (NBA), and of course, Allan Caidic.

National team
Under the NCC program, Caidic led the Philippines in capturing the 1985 South East Asian Games Basketball Gold Medal and in 1986, he led the last all-amateur national team to capture the FIBA Asia Championship gold medal and scored 22 points in the 82-72 finals victory against China.

After winning the Asian Championship, the Philippines qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship at Madrid, Spain, but due to the political crisis in the country (that leads to the Philippine People Power EDSA Revolution); the national team did not participate in the tournament.

Caidic is a four-time veteran of the Asian Games as a player and shared this distinction with Alvin Patrimonio, as the only PBA players to play in four Asian Games (1986, 1990, 1994, and 1998). In 1986, he lead an all-amateur national team to Asian Games bronze medal, after a heart breaking controversial loss to South Korea in the semi-final. He went on to win another bronze medal and a silver in the Asian Games basketball tournaments and hold the distinction of being the only Filipino player to win the William Jones Cup championships twice in the 20th Century, once as an amateur with San Miguel Philippines in 1985 and once as a professional with the Philippine Centennial Team in 1998.

PBA Career
In 1987, he was drafted first pick overall by the Great Taste Coffee Makers and played alongside Ricardo Brown to led the team to the PBA Open Conference finals (In Game 3, he equaled Brown’s PBA all-time record for the most points scored by a Filipino in a single Finals game - 48 points) and later captured his first PBA-All Filipino Cup championship. In his rookie season, after averaging 16.6 points per game, he earned the 1987 PBA Rookie of the Year award and was named in the All-Star Mythical Five Selection, where he became the third first year-rookie player ever to be named in the Mythical Five Selection after Arnie Tuadles (1979) and Ricardo Brown (1983).

On November 2, 1989, Caidic scored 68 points and 15 three-point field goals made in a single game to lead Presto Tivoli beat the Alaska Milkmen in a high scoring overtime game 175-159. Both teams’ combine points, at the time, were the most in the PBA history.

In 1990, he sets the PBA all-time record for the most three-point field goals made in a single season (160 triples) and lead Presto Tivoli to a championship title.

At the end of the season, he was named the 1990 PBA Most Valuable Player, after scoring 1,730 points in the season, including the record-breaking 160 three-point field goals made and averaging 26.6 points per game/3.6 assists per game/3.6 rebounds per game.

Caidic was later selected to play for the first all-pro national team coached by Robert Jaworski, bound for the Asian Games in Beijing, China. In one of his Asian Games appearances, he lead the national team’s second half comeback win, 86-78, against Japan with 34 points despite playing with a broken hand and held scoreless in the first half. The Philippines went on to win the silver medal after losing to China in the finals.

On October 15, 1991, he broke the PBA all-time record for the most three-point field goals made in a career with 594 three-point conversions after scoring 9 triples in Tivoli’s 125-142 loss to Pepsi.

One month later, on November 21, 1991, Caidic sets the PBA all-time records of the most points in a single game by a Filipino (79 points), the most points in a single half (53 points), the most points in a single quarter (37 points), the most three-point field goals made and attempts in a game (17/27 triples), the most three-point field goals made in a quarter (8 triples) and the most consecutive three-point field goals made in a single game (8 triples), in addition to 12 two-pointers and four free-throws, to lead Presto Tivoli against Ginebra San Miguel, 162-149. His performance remained as one of the greatest individual performances in the PBA history. What makes it more remarkable is that while he was playing in the court, his wife Millote was giving birth to their first daughter. He played late in the first quarter and left in the middle of the fourth quarter, in a game where he could have possibly score 100 points or more.

Caidic missed out the 1991 Most Valuable Player award to Alvin Patrimonio, despite finishing the season with 1,275 points (27.1 points per game, 53.6 % filed goal percentage) and breaking several all time records.

In 1993, he moved to the San Miguel Beermen franchise after his Presto ballclub was replaced by the Sta. Lucia Realtors in the PBA. In his new team, he combined with Samboy Lim, to form the league’s most deadliest scoring duo in the 1990’s and led the Beermen to the 1993 All-Filipino Cup finals. He ended the season winning the PBA Governor’s Cup championship with San Miguel and earned the 1993 PBA All-Star Most Valuable Player award after leading his team (North All-Star) to victory, scoring 40 points (second highest points scored in a single All-Star game) and 9 triples (the most three-point field goals made in a single All-Star game). He became the first PBA player ever to win the MVP awards in the regular season and in the All-Star Game.

In 1994, San Miguel won the right to represent the country in the Asian Games after winning the PBA All-Filipino Cup conference title. In the Asian Games, the Beermen formed the core of the national team with some loan players (notably Alvin Patrimonio and Asia’s best point guard Johnny Abarrientos) from the other PBA franchises. The national team finished fourth but Caidic finished as the Asian Games basketball tournament leading scorer and was named in the all-tournament Mythical Five Selection.

In 1995, he became the eighth player to score 10,000 career points in the PBA history and the league’s first player to score 1,000 career three-point field goals. He went on to win the PBA Governor’s Cup Best Player of the Conference after leading the San Miguel Beermen to the finals. He finished the season as the league’s leading point scorer with 20.9 points per game, the last guard ever to led the league in season-best points scoring average in the 20th Century.

On April 29, 1997, in a game between the Gordon Gins and the San Miguel Beermen, Caidic collided with his teammate, Nelson Asaytono, in a rebound that causes one of the most critical injury ever happened in the basketball hardcourt. Caidic fell on the floor with his head first, then vomited before becoming unconscious. He was admitted to the hospital for two weeks and recovered later from the career-threatening injury.

In January 1998, he was rumored to play for the Laguna Lakers in the newly formed Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) but he stayed with San Miguel, as an assistant playing coach, and led the team to the finals of the PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference.

He was later selected by national team head coach Tim Cone for the Philippine Centennial Team bound for the William Jones Cup (where he scored 25 points with six triples against South East Asian rival, Thailand) and the Asian Games. The team started their international campaign against China and a PBA All-Star Selection but had a dismal display in the PBA Centennial Cup. They went to a tough United States Midwest tour and won the William Jones Cup in Taiwan. In the Asian Games, the nationals easily won their group stage but loss in the semi-final and settled for third after beating Kazakhstan in their final game.

“We need to develop more shooters because the last great shooter we had was Allan Caidic and no more”

(Many time Filipino basketball Olympian Ramoncito Campos, 2005)

Also in 1998, Filipino international veterans Alvin Patrimonio and Allan Caidic broke the record of the legendary Carlos Loyzaga, for the most appearances by a Filipino player in the Asian Games basketball tournament, and shared the distinction of being the only PBA players to represent the country in four Asian Games.

Post-playing Career
In 1999, Caidic was the playing coach for the Barangay Ginebra Kings and at the end of the year; he was left by the Ginebra management in the expansion draft, and was picked by the Red Bull Barakos franchise. Thus, Caidic was forced to retire early and concentrate fully on his coaching career.

On February 13, 2000, Caidic announced his retirement and became the third PBA player after Ramon Fernandez and Bogs Adornado to be given the honor of retiring the jersey number by a PBA ballclub and was the first by two PBA teams. The San Miguel Beermen and the Barangay Ginebra Kings franchises both retired his number 8 jersey in honor of his legacy in the PBA.

Later, Caidic was named in the PBA 25 greatest players ever to play in the league’s history after the PBA celebrated its 25th year as the first professional basketball league in Asia.

In 2001, his team made it to the PBA All-Filipino Cup finals but loss the series to his former team San Miguel Beermen. While in 2002, he was named as the assistant coach for the Philippine national team bound for Europe and the Asian Games.

In 2004, he was promoted as the Team Manager of the Barangay Ginebra Kings after five years of coaching and immediately won two consecutive championships.

In 2005, Caidic took part in the PBA’s 30th Anniversary, leading Virgilio Dalupan’s Legends Team to victory, 96-92, in the PBA’s Classic Greatest Game with an MVP performance, scoring 30 points (4 triples, 8 rebounds) on May 2005.

“I was just looking tired out there, but this wasn’t just about us the players. It was about giving the fans a treat.”

(Allan Caidic, after winning the MVP award in the PBA Classic All-Star Greatest Game, May 2005)

In September 2005, he led the PBA Legends Team to a two-game Australian Tour Series and earned himself the series Most Valuable Player award after scoring over 30 back-to-back points. The Legends, inspired by the presence of the great Carlos Loyzaga, beat the Australian Invitational-Hoopdreamz Kabayan Titans 114-88, in their final game of the series, in front of a record crowd in Penrith Sports Stadium.

In April 2006, Caidic led the San Miguel All-Star with 17 points (5 triples) against the USA-NBA Legends Team led by former NBA star Dennis Rodman. The SMC All-Star loss, 124-94, in the exhibition game held at Mandaue City, Cebu.

In November 2006, he was appointed as the new team manager of the struggling Coca-Cola Tigers and replaced his longtime teammate Hector Calma, who replaced Samboy Lim in San Miguel. Samboy Lim replaces Caidic in the Ginebra franchise as team manager. After one conference, Caidic was re-united with the Barangay Ginebra Kings franchise when he was appointed as the ball club’s new assistant coach.


Personal Life
He graduated from high school in 1980 before joining the University of the East as a varsity player. While playing for the national team, he met Avelino “Samboy” Lim, now his closest friend and current team manager of the Barangay Ginebra Kings.

He has a short romance with sexy star Kristel Romero but later met and married Millote de Jesus in 1991 and had two children. He retired from professional basketball in 1999 but remained with the San Miguel Corporation.

Aside from being the team manager of the San Miguel franchises in the PBA, he was actively involved in other activities such as badminton, his basketball shooting academy (the Allan Caidic Basketball Shooting Academy), and the San Miguel Corporation All-Stars, a group composed of several former professional basketball players. The SMC All-Stars toured around the country to promote the San Miguel Corporation products and played several exhibition games.

In 2005, he was appointed Sports Ambassador to represent the Philippines in the 23rd South East Asian Games alongside some of the Philippines’ greatest athletes (Mikaela “Mikee” Cojuangco-Jaworski, Akiko Thomson, Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes, Nathaniel Padilla, Lydia de Vega-Mercado, Elma Muros-Posadas, Rafael ‘Paeng’ Nepomuceno, Mansueto ‘Onyok’ Velasco, Monsour del Rosario and Eric Buhain) to promote the event throughout the Philippine Islands.

Recently, he fittingly released his autobiographical book, “My Life Allan Caidic, The Triggerman” (published by Atlas Publishing Co., Inc.) on his 43rd birthday, 15th of June 2006. The book is one of the Philippines’ first Filipino basketball and sports biographies in history. He also released his own personal merchandise of a signature shoe and a ball with his “Triggerman” logo (AC-8).

“I became a shooter when I was already in college. In elementary and high school, I used to play center. I practiced every day, taking as many as 200 three-point shots, to develop this skill. Maybe, I had an inborn touch. But without the long hours of practice, I wouldn’t have been able to develop my shooting.”

(Filipino basketball legend Allan Caidic)

Today, Allan Caidic, gifted with the PBA’s deadliest pair of hands, remains the benchmark from which shooters are measured and he is one of the most decorated players in the Philippine basketball’s history.


To be continue...

[donmar]

Allan Caidic

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Allan Caidic

TEAMS

Amateur Teams:

• Lagerlite
• Magnolia
• CF Sharp
• Northern Consolidated Cement (NCC)

National Team: Philippine national basketball team
National Team Debut: 1983 Jersey Number: #8

Professional League: Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
Positions: Shooting Guard and Small Forward
Basketball Moniker: The Triggerman Jersey Number: #8

PBA Teams:

• All-Amateur Guest NCC (1985)
• Great Taste Coffee Makers (1987-1988)
• Presto Ice Creams/Tivoli (1988-1992)
• San Miguel Beermen (1993-1998)
• Gordon Gin Boars/Barangay Ginebra Kings (1999)

Draft: 1987 - 1st round, 1st pick overall, Great Taste Coffee Makers
Pro-Career: 1987-1999 (13 PBA Seasons)
Professional Debut: 1987 PBA Open Conference
PBA Debut: 1984 PBA First All-Filipino Cup Conference


PBA Career Statistic Summary
(Excluding 1985 Amateur Guest Team Statistics)

Career Games: 598 games Career Minutes: 17,620 minutes
Career 3-Points Attempts: 3,375 triples Career 3-Points Made: 1,242 triples
Career 3-Point Percentage: 36.8 %

Career 2-Points Attempts: 5,784 Career 2-Points Made: 3,079
Career 2-Points Percentage: 53.2 %

Career Free-Throw Conversion Attempts: 2,108 free-throws
Career Free-Throw Conversion Made: 1,835 free-throws
Career Free-Throw Percentage: 87.0 %

Career Points: 11,719 points Career Scoring Average: 19.6 points per game
Career Field Goal Percentage: 47.2 %

Career Defensive Rebounds: 1,107 rebounds
Career Offensive Rebounds: 555 rebounds
Career Total Rebounds: 1,662 rebounds

Career Assists: 1,553 assists
Career Steals: 509 steals
Career Blocks: 96 shot blocks
Career All-Star Appearances: 8 All-Star Games (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995)

Retirement: December 15, 1999-February 13, 2000, Manila, Philippines

Other Positions:

• Playing Assistant Coach of the San Miguel Beermen (1998)
• Playing Assistant Coach of the Gordon Gin Boars/Barangay Ginebra Kings (1999)
• Playing Coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings (1999)

Post-professional playing Career:

• Head Coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings (1999-2004) - 140 games (50 wins/90 losses)
• San Miguel Corporation All-Star (2000-present)
• Assistant Coach of the PBA-Philippines all-star national team (2002)
• Team Manager of the Barangay Ginebra Kings (2004-2006)
• San Miguel Corporation Project Director/Liaison Officer of the Philippine national baseball team and the Philippine boxing team for the 2005 Southeast Asian Games (won 1 gold medal for baseball and 9 gold medals for boxing)
• Team Manager of the Coca-Cola Tigers (2006-2007)
• Assistant Coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings (2007-present)

Awards and Achievements

College and Amateur Career Achievements
Individual achievements

• University Athletics Association of the Philippines College Basketball Most Valuable Player (1982, 1984, 1985)
• UAAP College Basketball Mythical Five Selection (1982, 1984, 1985, 1986)
• 2003 Philippine Basketball League Top 20 Greatest Players of all time (Top 3)
• 2000 PBL Legacy: 12 All-time Best players in history (Alvin Patrimonio, Benjie Paras, Allan Caidic, Vergel Meneses, Johnny Abarrientos, Danny Ildefonso, Jerry Codiñera, Jun Limpot, Jojo Lastimosa, Marlou Aquino, Eric Menk and Sonny Cabatu)

Team achievements

• 1982 UAAP-Manila College Basketball Champions
• 1982 UAAP National College Basketball third place
• 1983 UAAP-Manila College Basketball third place
• 1984 UAAP-Manila College Basketball Champions
• 1984 UAAP National College Basketball Champions
• 1985 UAAP-Manila College Basketball Champions
• 1985 UAAP National College Basketball Champions
• 1985 P.A.C.U. Basketball Champions
• 1985 Philippine Amateur Basketball League Invitational Cup Finalists
• 1986 UAAP-Manila College Basketball Champions
• 1986 National Inter-College Basketball second place
• 1986 Philippine Amateur Basketball League Champions UAAP men’s college basketball all-time records
• Career all-time UAAP record leader for most number of three-point field goals made in a single game (10 triples) - August 1985
• Second career all-time UAAP record leader for most points scored in a single finals game (48 points) - 1985
• Third career all-time UAAP record leader for most points scored in a single finals game (42 points) - 1985

PBA Career Achievements
Individual achievements

• PBA Most Valuable Player 1990
• PBA Most Valuable Player award finalists 1991
• PBA Rookie of the Year 1987
• PBA Mythical First Team Selection in (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995)
• PBA Mythical Second Team Selection in (1993, 1994)
• PBA Best Player of the Conference (1995 PBA Governor’s Cup)
• PBA 5,000 Points Club Member
• PBA 10,000 Points Club Member
• PBA 1,000 Three-Points Club Member
• PBA Scoring Champion (1989, 1990, 1991, 1995)

Team achievements

• 1984 PBA First All-Filipino Cup Conference, third place
• 1985 PBA Open Conference, third place
• 1985 PBA Reinforced Conference Champions
• 1987 PBA-IBA World Challenge Cup Finalists
• 1987 PBA Open Conference Finalists
• 1987 PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference Champions
• 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference, fourth place
• 1989 PBA Open Conference, fourth place
• 1990 PBA First Conference, fourth place
• 1990 PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference Champions
• 1990 PBA Third Conference, fourth place
• 1993 PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference Finalists
• 1993 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, third place
• 1993 PBA Governor’s Cup Conference Champions
• 1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference Champions
• 1994 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, fourth place
• 1995 PBA Governor’s Cup Conference Finalists
• 1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference, third place
• 1996 PBA Governor’s Cup Conference, fourth place
• 1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference, third place
• 1997 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, third place
• 1997 PBA Governor’s Cup Conference, third place
• 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference Finalists - Playing Assistant Coach
• 1998 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Conference Finalists - Playing Assistant Coach
• 1998 PBA Governor’s Cup Conference, fourth place - Playing Assistant Coach
• 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference, third place - Playing Assistant Coach
• 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference Finalists - Head Coach
• 2004 PBA Fiesta Cup Conference Champions - Team Manager
• 2005 PBA All-Filipino Cup Conference Champions - Team Manager
• 2006 PBA Fiesta Cup Conference, fourth place - Team Manager

All-Star Achievements

• PBA All-Star Games (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995)
• PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1993)
• 1991 PBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout Champion (team)
• 1991 PBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout Champion (individual title)
• 1992 PBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout Champion (individual title)
• 1998 PBA Press Corp. All Interview Team
• 1998 PBA All-Star 2-Ball Champion

Special Achievements

• 1990 PBA-Philippines all-star national team
• 1994 PBA-Philippines all-star national team
• 1998 Philippine Centennial Team
• 1998 Philippine Centennial Team-PBA All-Star Selection Goodwill Series
• 2000 PBA Top 25 Greatest Players of All Time (Top 5)
• 2000 PBA All-time Mythical Ten Selection - PBA 25th Anniversary
• 2002 PBA-Philippines all-star national team assistant coach
• 2004 PBA All-Star Legends Shootout Challenge Champion (team)
• 2005 PBA Classic All-Star Greatest Game
• PBA Classic All-Star Greatest Game Most Valuable Player (2005)
• 2005 PBA Legends Tour of Australia (Alvin Patrimonio, Allan Caidic, Samboy Lim, Jojo Lastimosa, Chito Loyzaga, Joey Loyzaga, Jerry Codiñera, Paul Alvarez, Ato Agustin and Manny Victorino)
• PBA Legends Tour of Australia Series Most Valuable Player (2005)
• 2006 NBA-USA Legends-San Miguel All-Star Exhibition Game

Philippine Basketball Association All-Time Records

• Career all-time PBA record leader for most points scored in a single game by a Filipino (79) - November 21, 1991
• Career all-time PBA record leader for most points scored in a single half (53) - November 21, 1991
• Career all-time PBA record leader for most points scored in a single quarter (37)
• Third career all-time PBA record leader for most points scored in a single game scored by a Filipino (68) - November 2, 1989
• Third career all-time PBA record leader for most points scored in a single quarter (27) - November 2, 1989
• Sixth career all-time PBA record leader for most points scored in a single game by a Filipino (59) - 1989
• Seventh career all-time PBA record leader for most points scored in a single game by a Filipino (57) - 1990
• Sixth career all-time PBA record leader for most points scored in a single game by a player (both locals/imports) (79) - November 21, 1991
• Third career all-time PBA record leader for most points scoring average per game in the PBA history (19.6)
• Tenth career all-time PBA record leader for most points scoring in the PBA history (11,719)

• Career all-time PBA record leader for most number of three-point field goals made in a single game (17) - November 21, 1991
• Career all-time PBA record leader for most number of three-point field goals attempts in a single game (27) - November 21, 1991
• Career all-time PBA record leader for most consecutive three-point field goals made in a single game (8) - October 15, 1991
• Career all-time PBA record leader for most number of three-point field goals made in a single quarter (9) - November 21, 1991
• Career all-time PBA record leader for most number of three-point field goals made in a career (1,242)
• Career all-time PBA record leader for most number of three-point field goals attempted in a career (3,375)
• Career all-time PBA record leader for most number of three-point field goals made in a single season (160) - 1990 PBA Season
• Second career all-time PBA record leader for most number of three-point field goals made in a single game (15) - November 2, 1989
• Second career all-time PBA record leader for most consecutive three-points field goals made in a single game (7) - 1989
• Second career all-time PBA record leader for most number of three-point field goals made in a single season (148) - 1989 PBA Season
• Second career all-time PBA record leader for most three-point shooting average/percentage in the PBA history (36.8%)

• Career all-time PBA record leader for most consecutive free-throw shots made (76) - October 22, 1992 - May 11, 1993
• Career all-time PBA finals record leader for most points scored in a single game by a Filipino (48) - Game 3, 1987 PBA Open Conference

• Career all-time PBA All-Star record leader for most number of three-point field goals made in a single game (9) - June 6, 1993
• Second career all-time PBA All-Star record leader for most points scored in a single game (40) - June 6, 1993

• Fastest PBA player to score 1,000 career three-point field goals made in the PBA - July 12, 1995
• First PBA player to score 1,000 career three-point field goals made in the PBA - July 12, 1995
• First PBA player to score 900 career three-point field goals made in the PBA
• First PBA player to score 800 career three-point field goals made in the PBA
• First PBA player to score 700 career three-point field goals made in the PBA
• First PBA player to score 600 career three-point field goals made in the PBA
• Second PBA player to score 500 career three-point field goals made in the PBA - 1991
• Second Filipino PBA player to score 70 points or more in a single game (79) - November 21, 1991
• Sixth PBA player to score 70 points or more in a single game (79) - November 21, 1991
• Fifth Filipino PBA player to score 60 points or more in a single game (68) - November 2, 1989
• Eighth Player to score 10,000 career points in the PBA - October 27, 1995

• First PBA player ever to win the Most Valuable Player awards in the Regular Season and in the All-Star Game.
• Third Rookie Player ever to be named in the PBA All-Star Mythical Five Selection in first year of Pro-Career - 1987
• Third PBA player to be given the honor of retiring his jersey number by his ball club first PBA player whose jersey number has been retired by two PBA franchises - San Miguel Beermen and Barangay Ginebra Kings - 2000 jersey number has been retired by the whose jersey number has been retired by the Barangay Ginebra Kings - 2000Last PBA guard ever to lead the league in season-best points scoring average in the 20th Century. (20.9 points per game) - 1995

International Career Achievements
Club and Country
Team Achievements

• 1982 ASEAN School Youth Basketball Championship champions
• 1983 Asian Invitational Basketball Tournament, third place
• 1983 FIBA Asia Championship, ninth place
• 1984 William Jones Cup
• 1984 FIBA Asia Club Championship champions
• 1985 Pesta Sukan Basketball Championship champions
• 1985 William Jones Cup champions
• 1985 FIBA World Club Championships, third place
• 1985 South East Asian Games champions
• 1986 FIBA Asia Championship champions
• 1986 Guam Invitational Basketball Tournament champions
• 1986 Asian Games, third place (bronze medal)
• 1990 Asian Games basketball finalists, second place (silver medal)
• 1994 Asian Games, fourth place
• 1998 Philippines-China Exhibition Game
• 1998 Philippine Centennial Team-PBA All-Star Selection Goodwill Series
• 1998 William Jones Cup champions
• 1998 Philippine Tour of the United States
• 1998 Asian Games, third place (bronze medal)
• 2002 Philippines-Chinese-Taipei Goodwill Series, Assistant Coach
• 2002 Philippine-Qatar Goodwill Series, Assistant Coach
• 2002 Philippine-Melbourne Tigers Goodwill Series, Assistant Coach
• 2002 Philippine-Euro Basketball Challenge, third place, Assistant Coach
• 2002 Asian Games, fourth place, Assistant Coach
• 2006 Shell Rimula Brunei Cup, Team Manager

Individual Achievements

• Guam Tournament Most Valuable Player (1986)
• Asian Games Basketball Tournament top scorer (1994)
• Asian Games All-Star Mythical Five member (1994)

National Records/Distinctions:

• Career all-time leader for most number of Asian Games participation by a Filipino basketball player - (4) shared with Carlos Loyzaga and Alvin Patrimonio.
• Career all-time leader for most number of Asian Games participation by a PBA player - (4) shared with Alvin Patrimonio.
• Second career all-time leader for most number of games played by a Filipino in the Asian Games Basketball Tournaments. - (23 games) shared with Alvin Patrimonio.
• Only Filipino player ever to win two William Jones Cup titles in the history (1985, 1998). Only Filipino player to win the William Jones Cup International Basketball Championships twice in the 20th Century, first as an amateur in 1985 and then as a professional in 1998. He also participated in three William Jones Cup tournaments (1984, 1985, and 1998).and Jerry Codiñera.and Jerry Codiñera.

Other achievements[LIST][*]2005 Philippine South East Asian Games Sports Ambassador (basketball star Allan Caidic, equestrian Mikaela “Mikee” Cojuangco-Jaworski, Akiko Thomson, billiard legend Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes, pistol shooter Nathaniel Padilla, sprint queen Lydia de Vega-Mercado, sprint queen Elma Muros-Posadas, bowling legend Rafael ‘Paeng’ Nepomuceno, Olympian boxer Mansueto ‘Onyok’ Velasco, tae kwon do jin Monsour del Rosario and Eric Buhain - They were the highest symbols of athletic excellence the country has produced, the cornerstones of the rich history of the Philippine Sports).[LIST]

Trivia

• Allan Caidic and Alvin Patrimonio, both share the distinction of being the only PBA players to represent the country in four Asian Games basketball tournaments since 1986. Participated in the 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998 Asian Games. In addition, they both won the 1998 Jones Cup, 2 bronze medals and a silver medal in the Asian Games. In the PBA, they both played in the latter part of their careers as playing assistant coaches for their respective teams but Caidic would later became the playing coach while Patrimonio became the playing team manager. Currently both served as Team Managers of their respective teams and playing for the touring San Miguel All-Stars.
• Former National Basketball Association superstar Earvin “Magic” Johnson awarded Caidic with the game ball after he scored his 10,000th career point on October 27, 1995. Johnson was in the country for a one-game tournament against a team led by former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Caidic became the eighth player to score 10,000 career points in the PBA history.
• He studied Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of the East while playing for the UE Red Warriors.

“The 6-2 former national team standout will go down as the cager with the deadliest pair of shooting hands ever. His accuracy from the perimeter, especially from beyond the arc, was a story told and retold in the same hushed and awed tone that one would use in narrating myths. But everything about him from his legendary shooting touch to his undying desire to always win was true... It is not farfetched to believe that those scoring records will weather the trials of time and it will take ages before anybody like him torches the nets of the PBA hardcourts again.”

(Philippine Basketball Association 25th Anniversary, http://www.pba.ph, 2000)

References

• Bocobo, Christian and Celis, Beth, Legends and Heroes of Philippine Basketball, (Philippines, 2004)
  
• Dela Cruz, Juan, Book of Pinoy Facts and Records, (National Bookstore, Mandaluyong City, Philippines, 2004) - http://www.txtmania.com
  
• King, Jenny, Great and Famous Filipinos, 2nd Edition, (Worldlink Books, Philippines, 2002)
  
• OFW Guardian, Mr. Inside and Mr. Out, Sport, OFW Guardian, http://www.ofwguardian.com/article.php/I29mrinside, (2006)
  
• Philippine Basketball Association, The First 25 Years, (Philippines, 2000)

[stuart]

Dang dormar, now thats some information. Thanks. Any personal thoughts about these players? For my information and curiosity -- what is your personal objective opinion about where these players stand in the history of RP basketball? Where does a player like Danny Siegle stand?

Stuart

[donmar]

In my opinion, Allan Caidic is certainly a legend in Philippine basketball... other players before him such as Robert Jaworski and Carlos Loyzaga were great legendary players... same thing that I could say to Alvin Patrimonio (the same generation as Allan Caidic)... these players played for the Philippine national teams many times and became heroes in the local Filipino leagues.... Carlos Loyzaga (I'll add him later) is certainly is the greatest Filipino player of all time while Jaworski, Patrimonio, and Caidic are great players of their own generations...

Allan Caidic was probably the greatest shooter the Philippine basketball ever had and certainly the most feared shooter in Asia on his prime. In the Philippines, Caidic was a basketball legend and a many time member of the national team. His shooting prowess has brought glory to his club and country. In his prime, Filipino professional basketball players were only allowed to play in the Asian Games and thus, he and his peers lacks international exposure as professional players. Many only get their chance to represent the Philippines as an amateur. After turning pro in 1987, Caidic only participated in four major international tournaments compare to his international career as an amateur.

About Danny Seigle.... he got a great future ahead of him... already a many time champion in the PBA... with more international exposure... I'm sure he will shine in international stage for the coming years!!! ... same thing that I could say to Mark Caguioa but Seigle has a brighter future!

[Lebron23]

KG Canaleta's PBA Profile





Position Small forward/Shooting guard
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Team Air21 Express
Nationality Philippines
Born February 12, 1980(1980-02-12)
Tarlac, Philippines
College University of the East
Pro career 2005–present
Awards PBA Slam Dunk Champion (2006, 2007)


Rommel Niño Canaleta (born February 12, 1980 in Tarlac, Philippines) is a Filipino professional basketball player of Filipino-American descent. He currently plays for the Air21 Express in the Philippine Basketball Association. A 6'5", 190-pound swingman, he is fondly called by nicknames like KG, The Big Ticket, and The Da Vinci of Dunk. He won the 2006 and 2007 PBA Slam Dunk Contests and led the Air21 Express to a third-place finish in the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup.

About The Player




He made a serious run for the Rookie of the Year honors with an impressive Philippine Cup campaign where he averaged 16.2 points per game, No. 1 among rookies and seventh in the tournament among locals. But a so-so performance in the Fiesta Conference and two finals stints of Red Bull made Larry Fonacier a no-brainer for the award.

Canaleta is undoubtedly one of the biggest attractions in the league with his jaw-dropping, never-seen slams by a local player. The 6-5 forward was a back-to-back winner of the Slam-Dunk competition, both by convincing fashion. He was ranked number 2 in scoring among rookies during his rookie year with 9.4 points per outing. Canaleta was the First Philippine Basketball Association player to become a 3-time PBA Slamdunk Champion.


Awards

Three-time PBA Slam Dunk Champion (2006, 2007)
PBA All Rookie First Team (2005-2006)
Score a record 38 Points in the PBA Rookie Game

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Source/References

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