Radivoj Korać
Radivoj Korać[a] (Serbian Cyrillic: Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known for holding the EuroLeague's all-time single-game scoring record (since 1958), at 99 points scored, in a game versus Alviks, during the 1964–65 season, and for once making 100 out of 100 free throws on a live television show in Belgium.
Korać in 1963 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 November 1938 Sombor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | 2 June 1969 (aged 30) Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1960: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1954–1969 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 5, 14 |
| Career history | |
| 1954–1967 | OKK Beograd |
| 1967–1968 | Standard Liège |
| 1968–1969 | Petrarca Padova |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
| FIBA Hall of Fame as player | |
Korać died in a car crash in 1969, at the age of 30, and FIBA Europe later established the European-wide third-tier level FIBA Radivoj Korać Cup, in his remembrance, in 1971. Korać was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2002, the Basketball Federation of FR Yugoslavia named its top national domestic cup competition, the Radivoj Korać Cup, after him. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors the following year.