Dražen Zlovarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дражен Зловарић, born 23 March 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who played as a power forward. He currently works as an assistant coach for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
| Arizona State Sun Devils | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Pac-12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 March 1989 Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 99 kg (218 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cleveland (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–2015 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Coaching career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2013 | Best Balıkesir |
| 2013 | Zepter Vienna |
| 2014–2015 | Igokea |
| As coach: | |
| 2017–2018 | Cleveland State (assistant) |
| 2018–present | Arizona State (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As Player:
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Playing career edit
Zlovarić played university basketball at the University of Georgia and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. After returning to Europe, he had stints with Best Balıkesir, Zepter Vienna, and Igokea.
On 19 March 2015, it was announced that Zlovarić decided to finish his playing career and concentrate on continuing his studies and pursuing a career outside professional basketball.[1]
Coaching career edit
On 9 May 2017, Zlovarić was announced as an assistant coach on Cleveland State University's men's basketball staff under head coach Dennis Felton.[2]
In September 2018, Zlovarić was hired by Arizona State to be assistant coach under head coach Bobby Hurley.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Zlovarić otišao iz kluba" (in Serbian). Igokea (igokea.rs). 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Cleveland State basketball coach Dennis Felton adding coaches, players". Cleveland Plain Dealer (cleveland.com). 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Bobby Hurley adds Drazen Zlovaric to Arizona State Basketball Staff as an Assistant Coach". hoopdirt.com. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.