Born on 22nd October 1964, in ibenic, Croatia
Died on 7th June 1993, in a car crash in Denkendorf, Germany
Nationality: Croatian
Height: 1.96 m.
Position: Shooting guard/Playmaker
Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on 1st March 2007
Clubs:
- Sibenka ibenik: 1972-1984
- Cibona Zagreb: 1984-1988
- Real Madrid: 1988-1989
- Portland Trail Blazers: 1989-1990 and 1990-1991 (first half of the season)
- New Jersey Nets: 1990-1991 (second part of the season) and 1991-1993
Club Highlights:
- 2 times Champion of the European Cup for Men's Champion Clubs (current Euroleague): 1985 and 1986
- 2 times Champion of the European Cup Winner's Cup: 1987 and 1989
- Champion of the 1985 Yugoslavian League
- 3 times Champion of the Yugoslavian Cup: 1985, 1986 and 1988
- Champion of the 1989 Spanish Cup
National Team Highlights:
- World Champion in Argentina 1990 (with Yugoslavia)
- Silver medalist in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games (with Yugoslavia)
- Silver medalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games (with Croatia)
- Bronze medalist in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games (with Yugoslavia)
- Bronze medalist in the 1986 World Championship in Spain (with Yugoslavia)
- European Champion in Zagreb 1989 (with Yugoslavia)
- Bronze medalist in the 1987 European Championship in Athens (with Yugoslavia)
Individual Highlights:
- MVP of the 1986 World Championship in Spain
- MVP of the 1989 European Championship in Zagreb
- Top Scorer of the Spanish ACB League in 1989 (28.5 points per game)
- All-NBA Third Team in 1993
- The New Jersey Nets retired his #3 jersey in his honor in 1993
- The Dražen Petrović Trophy was awarded to the MVP of the McDonald’s Championship
- Honorary Citizen of ibenik since 1994… Cibona Zagreb’s arena is named after him (Basketball Center Dražen Petrović)… The Croatian Post edited a commemorative stamp of the Republic of Croatia in his honor… as did the Croatian Olympic Committee issuing gold coins with his image... In Lausanne, outside the IOC’s Olympic Museum, there is a monument featuring his image… Dražen Petrović is also known as the ‘Genius from ibenik’, the ‘Mozart of Basketball’ or simply as ‘Amadeus’…
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