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Vlade Divac (Serbia)

Born on February 03, 1968, in Prijepolje, Serbia.

Height:

216cm (7'1")

Position:

Center

Nationality:

Serbia

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Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on September 12, 2010.

Clubs

Elan Prijepolje: 1980-1982
Sloga Kraljevo: 1982-1986
Partizan Belgrade: 1986-1989
Los Angeles Lakers: 1989-1996
Charlotte Hornets: 1996-1998
Red Star Belgrade: 1998-1999 (just 2 games)
Sacramento Kings: 1998-2004
Los Angeles Lakers: 2004-2005
As an executive: President of Partizan Belgrade from 2000 to 2003

Club Highlights

Champion of the 1989 European Cup Radivoj Korac
Champion of the 1987 Yugoslavian League
Champion of the Yugoslavian Cup in 1989

National Team

145 appearances with the Yugoslavian National Team with a total of 1,348 points scored
2 times World Champion: Argentina 1990 and Indianapolis 2002
2 times Olympic Silver medalist: Seoul 1988 and Atlanta 1996
Bronze medalist in the 1986 World Championship in Spain
3 times European Champion: Zagreb 1989, Rome 1991 and Athens 1995
2 times Bronze medalist in European Championships: Athens 1987 and France 1999
Gold medalist in the 1987 World Championship for Junior Men in Bormio
Gold medalist in the 1986 European Championship for Junior Men in Gmunden

Individual Highlights

European Player of the Year in 1989
NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1989-1990
NBA All-Star Game in 2001
One of the six players in the history of the NBA to record more than 13,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists and 1,500 blocks
Only player born and formed outside of the U.S.A. to play in over 1,000 games in the NBA
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (presented by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to honor an NBA player or coach for outstanding service and dedication to the community) in 2000
Named Goodwill Ambassador for Sports against Drugs by the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) in 2000
Founded the Divac Children's Foundation (DCF) to provide care, education and healthy environment for children who suffer from isolation, poverty and displacement
Created the Humanitarian Organization Divac (HOD) to provide financial, material and other resources to refugees, internally displaced persons and uncared-for people
Inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame in 2008
Adviser for Humanitarian Issues of the Serbian Government since October 2008
Elected in 2008 as one of the 50 Greatest Contributors in the History of European Club Basketball
President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia since February 2009
The Sacramento Kings retired his #21 jersey on 31st March 2009