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2020 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Jure Zdovc
MIES (Switzerland) -Â Jure Zdovc, a FIBA Basketball World Cup winner and two-time FIBA EuroBasket champion from Slovenia, is being inducted to the FIBA Hall of Fame.
A tall, long and tenacious point guard for Yugoslavia s national team and numerous clubs in Europe, Zdovc is taking his place among a pantheon of greats.
Zdovc and eight other players - Isabelle Fijalkowski (France), Mieczyslaw Lopatka (Poland), Steve Nash (Canada), Agnes Nemeth (Hungary), Park Shin-ja (Korea), Modestas Paulauskas (Lithuania), Kenichi Sako (Japan) and Alexander Volkov (Ukraine) - are being enshrined, as well as legendary coaches Ruben Magnano (Argentina), Svetislav Pesic (Serbia) and Tara Van Derveer (USA).
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2020 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Tara VanDerveer
MIES (Switzerland) - Coaching legend Tara VanDerveer is to be honored for her incredible career on the sideline by being enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
The American joins eight players and two fellow coaches - Steve Nash (Canada), Isabelle Fijalkowski (France), Agnes Nemeth (Hungary), Mieczyslaw Lopatka (Poland), Modestas Paulauskas (Lithuania), Kenichi Sako (Japan), Park Shin-ja (Korea), Alexander Volkov (Ukraine) and Jure Zdovc (Slovenia), plus playcallers Ruben Magnano (Argentina) and Svetislav Pesic (Serbia), who are all being enshrined as part of the Class of 2020.
The accomplishments of VanDerveer are extensive and that s no surprise considering her stellar career - one that started more than four decades ago and continues to this day.
MIES (Switzerland) - Korean basketball legend Park Shin-ja has been honored for her services to the sport by being inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
MIES (Switzerland) - Kenichi Sako, an inspirational player for many years in Japanese basketball as a fiery point guard and leader, is to be enshrined in the 2020 Class of the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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