Radivoje Živković

Radivoje Živković (Serbian Cyrillic: Радивоје Живковић; born 11 October 1950), sometimes also Radivoj, is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.

Radivoje Živković
Personal information
Born (1950-10-11) 11 October 1950
Trnava, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Career information
NBA draft1972 / Undrafted
Playing career1968–1981
PositionCenter
Number8
Career history
1968–1972Borac Čačak
1972–1981Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
1975 AlgeriaTeam

Playing career

Borac Čačak

Živković played for Borac Čačak from the 1968–69 to the 1971–72 season.

Crvena zvezda

In 1972, Živković signed for Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League. Due to strong transfer regulations he missed entire 1972–73 season.[1] He made his Yugoslav League debut for Crvena zvezda on 10 November 1973 in a win against OKK Beograd.[1]

He was a member of the 1973–74 Zvezda selection that won the 1974 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup.[2] He appeared in 203 games for the Zvezda during seven seasons and scored 2,838 points (13.9 PPG).[1] Živković finished his professional career in 1981.

National team career

Živković was a member of the Yugoslavia national junior team that finished 4th at the 1970 European Championship for Junior Men in Athens, Greece. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 5.9 points per game.[3]

Živković was a member of the Yugoslavian national team that won the gold medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games in Algeria.

Career achievements
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See also

References
  1. "Na današnji dan: Rođen Radivoje Živković". mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. "Zvezdin sjaj pod Profesorovom komandom". mvp.rs. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. "1960 Yugoslavia 6 - Radivoje Zivkovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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