Zmago Sagadin

Zmago Sagadin

Sagadin in 2006
Personal information
Born	(1952-11-01) 1 November 1952 Celje, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1974–present
Career history
1974–1981	Libela Celje
1981–1985	Maribor
1985–1994	Smelt Olimpija
1995–1996	KK Split (Croatia Osiguranje)
1996–2002	Union Olimpija
2002–2004	Crvena zvezda
2005–2006	Union Olimpija
2006–2007	Lietuvos rytas
2008	Anwil Włocławek
2009–2010	Zadar
2011–2014	Helios Domžale
2014	MZT Skopje

Zmago Sagadin (/sɑːˈɡɑːdɪn/; born 1 November 1952) is a Slovenian basketball coach. He has won 25 national and international championship titles, and has been named Slovenian Top Coach of the Year nine times.

Career

Sagadin's most recent head-coaching position was with MZT Skopje during the 2014–15 season. He has subsequently worked as a sports commentator, basketball consultant and mentor. From 2011 to 2014, he was a member of the coaching staff at KK Helios Domžale, where he was involved in the development of young players, including Klemen Prepelič, Gregor Hrovat, Blaž Mahkovic and Matic Rebec.

Sagadin has been described as a founder of Slovenia's first national basketball team and a co-founder of the Adriatic Basketball League. He has also written basketball-related articles, served as president of the Slovenian Basketball Coaches Association for eight years, and lectured at seminars and clinics organised by the KZS, FIBA and ULEB.

Career achievements

Club Titles

• FIBA European Cup winner: 1 (with Olimpija: 1993–94)
• Adriatic League champion: 1 (with Olimpija: 2001–02)
• Slovenian League champion: 10 (with Olimpija: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06)
• Slovenian Cup winner: 11 (with Olimpija: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06)
• Serbia & Montenegro Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2003–04)

and

• Euroleague Final Four – 3rd place with Olimpija: 1996–97

Awards

• Slovenian Coach of the Year – 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02

Players

He developed many great basketball players: Beno Udrih, Primož Brezec, Boštjan Nachbar, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Jiří Welsch, Marko Milič, Vladimir Stepania, Soumaila Samake, Radisav Ćurčić (former NBA), Vladimir Boisa, Sani Bečirovič, Nikola Vujčić, Vlado Ilievski, Gregor Fučka, Jurica Golemac, Ariel McDonald, Marko Tušek, Boris Gorenc, Jasmin Hukić, Ivica Jurković, Gregor Hafner, Klemen Prepelič.

He helped the career of Igor Rakočević, Scoonie Penn, Obinna Ekezie, Mindaugas Žukauskas, Sandro Nicević, Yotam Halperin.

Coaches

Sagadin served as a mentor to many of his former assistant coaches and players who are now head coaches:

• Sašo Filipovski (CSKA Moscow, Lottomatica Roma, Turow Zgorzelec, Union Olimpija),
• Tomo Mahorič (BC Kyiv, Slask Wrocław, Lietuvos Rytas, Union Olimpija),
• Neven Spahija (Tau Ceramica, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Lietuvos rytas),
• Aleksandar Trifunović, (Lietuvos rytas, Crvena zvezda),
• Zoran Martič (Union Olimpija, Domžale, Slovan, Pivovarna Laško),
• Jure Zdovc (Union Olimpija, Bosna, Split, Iraklis, Panionios).

See also

• List of Radivoj Korać Cup-winning head coaches

About

• Euroleague.net coach profile: Zmago Sagadin
• Eurobasket.com Zmago Sagadin profile
• Union Olimpija history Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

Interviews

• Polet: "Prva peterka bo slovenska!" Archived 9 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine
• Adriatic League interview: Zmago Sagadin Archived 15 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• MojeDelo interview: Zmago Sagadin Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• FIBA Assist Magazine: Zmago Sagadin – Defense Is a Constant
• Zmago Sagadin, Jasmin Hukić's coach Archived 18 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
• Lietuvos Rytas: Drucker out, Sagadin in Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine