The Draža Mihailović Cup (DMC) is an annual Australian basketball tournament for basketball clubs with Serb ethnic affiliation. The first edition of the tournament held in 1993, it has steadily grown to encompass clubs from across the country.[1]
KK Otpisani Melbourne recently won the 2023 (30 years) rendition of the tournament in Melbourne, defeating 2022 champions Sydney Obilic for their maiden DMC title. Star KK Otpisani shooting guard Milan Savic, who previously played with the Keillor Thunder and Ballarat Miners in Youth League and NBL1, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player (MVP).
The tournament is named after Chetnik leader Draža Mihailović, who led the first European uprising against Nazi Germany in World War II.
Adelaide will host DMC 2024 played in December.
List of winners
edit| Year Host | Winner | Runner Up | |
| 2023 Melbourne | KK Otpisani Melbourne | Sydney Obilic | |
| 2022 Wollongong | Sydney Obilic | Red Stars South | |
| 2021 Tournament Postponed | due to COVID-19 | ||
| 2020 Tournament Postponed | due to COVID-19 | ||
| 2019 Brisbane | Sydney Obilic | Brisbane White Eagles | |
| 2018 Adelaide | Sydney Obilic | Brisbane White Eagles | |
| 2017 Melbourne | Monstars Melbourne | Melbourne White Eagles | |
| 2016 Sydney | Red Stars Sydney | Sydney Obilic | |
| 2015 Brisbane | Sydney Obilic | Brisbane White Eagles | |
| 2014 Adelaide | Melbourne White Eagles | Sydney Obilic | |
| 2013 Melbourne | Melbourne White Eagles | Otpisani Melbourne | |
| 2012 Sydney | Sydney Obilic | Brisbane White Eagles | |
| 2011 Brisbane | Brisbane White Eagles | Sydney Obilic | |
| 2010 Adelaide | Sydney Obilic | Brisbane White Eagles | |
| 2009 Melbourne | Sydney Obilic | Melbourne White Eagles | |
| 2008 Sydney | Sydney Obilic | Brisbane White Eagles | |
| 2007 Brisbane | Brisbane White Eagles | Sydney Obilic | |
| 2006 Adelaide | Sydney Obilic | Brisbane White Eagles | |
| 2005 Albury/Wodonga | Brisbane White Eagles | Adelaide Beograd | |
| 2004 Melbourne | Sydney Obilic | Melbourne Gamblers | |
| 2003 Sydney | Adelaide Beograd | Sydney Obilic | |
| 2002 Melbourne | Sydney Obilic | Melbourne White Eagles | |
| 2001 Canberra | Sydney Sokolovi | Adelaide Beograd | |
| 2000 Sydney | Sydney Sokolovi | Sydney Obilic | |
| 1999 Melbourne | Sydney Sokolovi | Adelaide Golubovi | |
| 1998 Adelaide | Adelaide Golubovi | Melbourne White Eagles | |
| 1997 Sydney | Sydney Sokolovi | Melbourne White Eagles | |
| 1996 Melbourne | Sydney Sokolovi | Melbourne White Eagles | |
| 1995 Adelaide | Melbourne White Eagles | Sydney Delije | |
| 1994 Sydney | Melbourne White Eagles | Sydney Delije | |
| 1993 Melbourne | Sydney Delije | Melbourne White Eagles | |
Most Valuable Players' (MVP)
edit| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Milan Savic | KK Otpisani Melbourne |
| 2006 | Đorđe Đorđević | Sydney Obilić |
| 2005 | Not Given | |
| 2004 | Stevan Šipka | Sydney Obilić |
| 2003 | Cameron McKinnon | Adelaide Beograd |
| 2002 | Vladimir Jankovic | Sydney Obilić |
| 2001 | Cameron McKinnon | Adelaide Beograd |
| 2000 | Milorad Mendebaba | Melbourne White Eagles |
| 1999 | Zoran Jaglica | Sydney Sokolovi |
| 1998 | Damijan Jelić | Adelaide Beograd |
| 1997 | Milan Jaglica | Sydney Sokolovi |
| 1996 | Stevan Šipka | Sydney Sokolovi |
| 1995 | Vladimir Gak | Melbourne White Eagles |
| 1994 | Staniša "Steve" Simić | Melbourne White Eagles |
| 1993 | Milan Vranjkovic | Sydney Delije |
See also
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Draza Mihajlovic Cup 2008 Official Magazine" (PDF). Obilic Basketball Club. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
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