Mirko Novosel

Mirko Novosel
Cibona
Position	Honorary president
League	HT Premijer liga; ABA League
Personal information
Born	30 June 1938; Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	20 July 2023 (aged 85)
Nationality	Croatian
Career information
Playing career	1952–1966
Coaching career	1967–1993
Career history
As player:
1952–1966	Lokomotiva
As coach:
1967–1971	Lokomotiva
1976–1985	Cibona
1986–1988	Cibona
1988–1990	Napoli
Career highlights and awards
	As head coach 2× EuroLeague champion (1985, 1986); European Coach of the Year (1985); 2× FIBA European Selection (1995); 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1982, 1987); 2× Yugoslav League champion (1982, 1984); 7× Yugoslav Cup winner (1969, 1980–1983, 1985, 1988);
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	FIBA Hall of Fame
Men's basketball
Head Coach for Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
EuroBasket
Head Coach for Croatia

Mirko Novosel (30 June 1938 – 20 July 2023) was a Croatian professional basketball coach and player.

Novosel coached some of the greatest players in former Yugoslavia and Croatia, such as Croatian Hall of Fame players Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Petrović. He was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a coach, on 7 September 2007. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a coach, in 2010.

Playing career

Novosel played club basketball, from 1952 to 1966, with Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Novosel coached Cibona to two Yugoslav League titles, seven Yugoslav Cups, and the two European Champions Cup titles in 1985 and 1986, when he was named the European Coach of the Year.

Novosel was also the head coach of the senior men's Croatia national team, leading them to the bronze medal at the 1993 European Championship.

Mirko Novosel died on 20 July 2023, at the age of 85.^[1]

FIBA European Champions Cup: 1 (with Cibona: 1984–85)
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (Saporta Cup): 2 (with Cibona: 1981–82, 1986–87)
FIBA European Champions Cup – top 6 (with Cibona: 1982–83)
FIBA Korać Cup – finalist (with Cibona: 1979–80, 1987–88)
Yugoslav League: 2 (with Cibona: 1981–82, 1983–84)
Yugoslav Cup: 7 (with Cibona: 1968–69 (under the name Lokomotiva), 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88)

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