Dejan Milojević
Dejan Milojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Милојевић; 15 April 1977 – 17 January 2024) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. At the time of his death, he was an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Milojević as head coach of Mega in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 April 1977 Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 2024 (aged 46) Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 254 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1999: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1994–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13, 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2012–2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994–1998 | Beovuk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | FMP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Budućnost | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Pamesa Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012–2020 | Mega Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Budućnost | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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As head coach: As assistant coach:
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Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), Milojević played professionally as a power forward from 1994 until 2009, appearing for the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro league teams Beovuk, FMP, Budućnost and Partizan, as well as for Pamesa Valencia in Spain, and Galatasaray in Turkey. He was named the Adriatic League Most Valuable Player three times in a row. Milojević played on the Serbia and Montenegro national team, winning EuroBasket gold in 2001.
Three years after his 2009 retirement from playing professional basketball, Milojević became a head coach for Mega Basket of the Adriatic Basketball Association (ABA). There, he coached future NBA All-Star and NBA MVP Nikola Jokić. In the 2015–16 season, he coached Mega to their first-ever trophy, the Serbian Cup, as well as their first ABA League finals appearance. In 2021, he won Montenegrin League and Montenegrin Cup titles with Budućnost.
In addition to club coaching, Milojević had a coaching stint with the Serbian national team from December 2019 until September 2021, assisting head coach Igor Kokoškov.