Mirko Novosel

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Mirko Novosel

Cibona
Position	Honorary president
League	HT Premijer liga ABA League
Personal information
Born	(1938-06-30)30 June 1938 Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	20 July 2023(2023-07-20) (aged 85)
Nationality	Croatian
Career information
Playing career	1952–1966
Coaching career	1967–1993
Career history
As player:
1952–1966	Lokomotiva
As coach:
1967–1971	Lokomotiva
1976–1985	Cibona
1986–1988	Cibona
1988–1990	Napoli
Career highlights and awards
As head coach 2× EuroLeague champion (1985, 1986) European Coach of the Year (1985) 2× FIBA European Selection (1995) 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1982, 1987) 2× Yugoslav League champion (1982, 1984) 7× Yugoslav Cup winner (1969, 1980–1983, 1985, 1988)
Basketball Hall of Fame as coach
FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
Medals Men's basketball Head Coach for  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 1984 Los Angeles FIBA World Cup 1974 Puerto Rico EuroBasket 1973 Spain 1975 Yugoslavia Head Coach for  Croatia 1993 Germany

Mirko Novosel (30 June 1938 – 20 July 2023) was a Croatian professional basketball coach and player.

Novosel coached some of the greatest players in former Yugoslavia and Croatia, such as Croatian Hall of Fame players Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Petrović. He was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a coach, on 7 September 2007. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a coach, in 2010.