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Drazen Dalipagic among six inducted to Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2004

Springfield, 10 September 2004

Former Yugoslavian star guard Drazen "Praya" Dalipagic and Clyde Drexler, a nine-time National Basketball Association All-Star, were among six inductees here Friday into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Yugoslavian star Drazen Dalipagic (left) and former Portland Trail Blazer and Houston Rockets All-Star Clyde Drexler sit onstage after being formally introduced as a part of the Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2004 at the museum in Springfield

Author: Reuters

Also inducted were long-time NBA coach Bill Sharman, Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo, women's star Lynette Woodard and the late Maurice Stokes.

Dalipagic was born in Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) in 1951. After a season in Lokomotiva Mostar, legendary Yugoslavian coach Ranko Zeravica took Dalipagic to Partizan Belgrade in the summer of 1971.

Dalipagic was named the European Player of the Year in 1977, 1978 and 1980. He was once selected the sportsman of the year in Yugoslavia.

By the time Dalipagic retired from his national team in 1986, he had played 243 official games, second only to another Hall of Famer, Croat Kresimir Cosic (303). Dalipagic remains Yugoslavia's top scorer ever, with 3,131 points. With national team, he earned total of 12 medals - four medals at World Championships (gold, silver, two bronzes), three at the Olympic Games (gold, silver, bronze) and five at European Championships (three golds, silver, bronze).

Dalipagic averaged 33.7 points per game in seven seasons playing for Partizan during the 1986-87 season. After leaving Partizan, he played in Italy (Venezia, Udine, Reyer Venice), and Spain (Real Madrid) before finishing his career in Red Star Belgrade.

While playing for Reyer Venice, Dalipagic set the single game scoring record with 70 points. He also scored 50 points in the 1978 European Korac Cup title game. During his Italian playing career, Dalipagic scored 50 points in a game 15 times and led both the A-1 and A-2 League in scoring. He holds the Italian playoff career scoring average record, 34.7 ppg.

He is currently the sports director of BC Atlas Belgrade and has been a member of the Euroleague technical commission for over a year.