Milenko Topić


Milenko Topić is a Serbian basketball coach and former player.

Playing career

Topić played at the power forward position for several clubs in his country and abroad, in Italy and Greece.

National team career

Topić was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Over five tournament games, he averaged 2.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and one assist per game. Topić won the gold medal at EuroBasket 1997 in Spain. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 5.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game while shooting 72.7% from the field. He was a member of the Yugoslavia team that won the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Athens, Greece. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 6.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Topić won the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1999 in France. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 3.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.

Coaching career

Topić spent the 2015–16 season working as an assistant coach for the Hungarian team SZTE-Szedeák.

Crvena zvezda

On 21 July 2017, Topić joined Crvena zvezda coaching staff after Serbian coach Dušan Alimpijević become their head coach for the 2017–18 season. On 8 May 2018 he became an interim head coach for the Zvezda after Alimpijević was sacked. On 10 May he made his debut in an 84–74 home win against Borac Čačak. He finished his stint undefeated with a 10–0 record. In July 2018, Milan Tomić became the head coach for Crvena zvezda while Topić was moved back to the assistant coach role. In June 2020, Crvena zvezda parted ways with him.

Career achievements and awards

;As head coach
;As assistant coach
;As player:
;Individual
His son Nikola is a junior basketball player. In June 2020, Nikola signed a scholarship contract with the Crvena zvezda U16 team.