Education
University of Belgrade.
University of Belgrade.
As assistant coach, Kokoškov is the first European to hold such a position in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the first non-American to hold such a position in National Basketball Association.
Kokoškov coached various club teams in Belgrade and was on the coaching staff of the Yugoslav (now Serbia) men"s and junior national teams. At the age of 24 Kokoškov became the youngest coach in Yugoslavian basketball history shortly after suffering serious injuries sustained during an automobile accident that ended a promising playing career. Kokoškov is a graduate of the University of Belgrade.
His savvy, ambitious nature and command of the English language were factors when he was hired by the University of Missouri as a part of their coaching staff in 1999, the first European to hold such a position in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men"s basketball.
National Basketball Association
In 2000, Kokoškov became the first non-American to be hired as a full-time assistant coach in the National Basketball Association, by the Los Angeles Clippers under head coach Alvin Gentry. In 2003 he joined the Detroit Pistons staff of coach Larry Brown.
On 20 June 2008, Kokoškov was named assistant coach of Phoenix Suns. On 29 May 2013, Kokoškov was named assistant coach of Cleveland Cavaliers.
On 17 February 2015, Kokoškov was named assistant coach for the Orlando Magic until the end of the season.
On 1 July, he was hired by the Utah Jazz to be an assistant coach. National teams
= Serbia and Montenegro He was an assistant with the Serbian national team at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2005 EuroBasket under renowned European coach Željko Obradović. = Georgia On 18 April 2008, Kokoškov was named the head coach of Georgia national basketball team
= Slovenia On 18 January 2016, Basketball Federation of Slovenia named Kokoškov as head coach of Slovenia national team for 2 years.