Career
He played 209 games for Yugoslavia national team from 1956 to 1970, winning World Championship in 1970, silver medal at 1968 Olympics, silver medals at World Championships in 1963 and 1967 (he was voted the tournament"s Most Valuable Player in 1967), silver medals at European Championships in 1961, 1965 and 1969 and a bronze medal at European Championship in 1963. He coached AŠK Olimpija (1970–1971) and Rudar Trbovlje (1976). He was named one of International Basketball Federation"s 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
He was enshrined in the International Basketball Federation Hall of Fame in 2007.