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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).
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.