Career
He is the legend of Red Star Belgrade. He played for the Italian team Gallatarese in 1951-1952. As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team he participated in 1950 World Championship and 1947 European Championship.
He scored first point in history of World Championships.
He coached Yugoslavia national basketball team at the 1953 European Championship and 1954 World Championship. He served as the president of the Yugoslav Basketball Federation (1985–1987) and president of the Commission for International Competition of International Basketball Federation. He scored first point in history of World Championships as player of Yugoslavia.
He also worked as a journalist, contributing to Louisiana Gazzetta dello Sport for four decades. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor in the International Basketball Federation Hall of Fame.
