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Sabahudin Bilalović

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Sabahudin Bilalović
Personal information
Born(1960-05-07)7 May 1960
Trebinje,PR Bosnia and Herzegovina,FPR Yugoslavia
Died29 July 2003(2003-07-29)(aged 43)
Makarska,Croatia
NationalityBosnian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Career information
NBA draft1982:undrafted
Playing career1977–1999
PositionCenter
Career history
1977–1989Bosna Sarajevo
1989–1990KK Vojvodina
1990–1992Bosna Sarajevo
1992–1993Hapoel Nahariya
1993–1994CB Breogán
1994–1995KK Zagreb
1995Lugano Tigers
1995–1996Speyer
1997–1999Česko 93 Sarajevo
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men'sbasketball
RepresentingYugoslavia
European Championship for Cadets
Silver medal – second place 1977 France Team

Sabahudin "Dino" Bilalović(7 May 1960 – 29 July 2003) was a Bosnian professionalbasketballplayer.

About

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He was born inTrebinje,Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In 1979, as a player ofKK Bosna Sarajevo,in his early career years, he won theEuroleagueat the timeEuropean Champions Cup.

National team career

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He made the national team ofYugoslaviain the early nineties for the1990 Goodwill Games,the second games which took place in Seattle, United States, along withDražen Petrović,Toni Kukoč,Žarko Paspalj,Dino Rađaothergreat stars of Yugoslavian basketball.[1]

Later, in the first appearance ofBosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team,inEuroBasket 1993,he was theTop Scorerof the tournament averaging25(24.6)points per game:

  • vs.Latviahe scored36 points,
  • vs.Estoniahe scored29 points,
  • vs.Croatiahe scored28 points,
  • vs.Swedenhe scored26 points.
  • vs.Italyhe scored22 points.
  • vs.Russiahe scored21 points.
  • vs.Spainhe scored18 points.
  • vs.Greecehe scored17 points.

Personal life

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Bilalović's mother Ševka Bajraktarević (1934 – 30 September 2013) was the older sister ofSilvana Armenulić,famous folk singer in Yugoslavia. Her other sistersMirjana BajraktarevićandDina Bajraktarevićalso maintained folk singing careers of their own.

Death

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Bilalović died July 2003 during his vacation to the Croatian coastal town ofMakarskafrom previously diagnosed heart condition.[2]He died of a heart attack on the beach while swimming with his son.[3]

References

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  1. ^IN MEMORIAM: DINO BILALOVIĆ – 29/07/08
  2. ^"Sabahudin Bilalovic: The Bosnian who left in 2003"ACB.Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  3. ^EUROBASKET NEWS REPORT – 4/9/2009KK BOSNA marks 30th Anniversary of winning European Champion title – (...) Mirza Delibasic Kindje and Sabahudin Dino Bilalovic have [passed] away, but they will be remembered by all KK Bosna fans forever. (...)