Dejan Milojević

Serbian basketball player and coach (1977–2024)

Dejan Milojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Милојевић; 15 April 1977 – 17 January 2024) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Dejan Milojević
Milojević smiling, wearing a tracksuit
Milojević as head coach of Mega in 2020
Personal information
Born(1977-04-15)15 April 1977
Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Died17 January 2024(2024-01-17) (aged 46)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1999 / Undrafted
Playing career1994–2009
PositionPower forward
Number13, 31
Coaching career2012–2024
Career history
As player:
1994–1998Beovuk
1998–2000FMP
2000–2004Budućnost
2004–2006Partizan
2006–2008Pamesa Valencia
2008–2009Galatasaray
2009Partizan
As coach:
2012–2020Mega Basket
2021Budućnost
20212024Golden State Warriors (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2001 Turkey
'22 & under' European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Italy

In December 2019, Milojević was named an assistant coach for the Serbia national team under Igor Kokoškov.[1] In September 2021, he left the national team as the assistant coach.

On 16 January 2024, Milojević was hospitalised after suffering a heart attack at a Salt Lake City restaurant.[2] He died the following day, on 17 January, at the age of 46.[3]

References

change
  1. "Dejan Milojević asistira Igoru Kokoškovu u reprezentaciji". b92.net. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. Wojnarowski, Adrian and Shelburne, Ramona (17 January 2024). "Warriors assistant Dejan Milojevic in hospital; Jazz game postponed". ESPN.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. Stroggylakis, Antonis (17 January 2024). "Dejan Milojevic passes away at 46". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 17 January 2024.