Dražen Zlovarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дражен Зловарић, born 23 March 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who played as a power forward. He currently works as an assistant coach for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Dražen Zlovarić
Arizona State Sun Devils
PositionAssistant coach
LeaguePac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35)
Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight99 kg (218 lb)
Career information
High schoolCleveland (Cleveland, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–2015
PositionPower forward
Coaching career2017–present
Career history
As player:
2013Best Balıkesir
2013Zepter Vienna
2014–2015Igokea
As coach:
2017–2018Cleveland State (assistant)
2018–presentArizona State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As Player:

Playing career

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Zlovarić played university basketball at the University of Georgia and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. After returning to Europe, he had stints with Best Balıkesir, Zepter Vienna, and Igokea.

On 19 March 2015, it was announced that Zlovarić decided to finish his playing career and concentrate on continuing his studies and pursuing a career outside professional basketball.[1]

Coaching career

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On 9 May 2017, Zlovarić was announced as an assistant coach on Cleveland State University's men's basketball staff under head coach Dennis Felton.[2]

In September 2018, Zlovarić was hired by Arizona State to be assistant coach under head coach Bobby Hurley.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Zlovarić otišao iz kluba" (in Serbian). Igokea (igokea.rs). 19 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Cleveland State basketball coach Dennis Felton adding coaches, players". Cleveland Plain Dealer (cleveland.com). 9 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Bobby Hurley adds Drazen Zlovaric to Arizona State Basketball Staff as an Assistant Coach". hoopdirt.com. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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