Slaviša Koprivica


Slaviša "Slavko" Koprivica is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He played both power forward and center positions. While playing for Partizan, Koprivica won the 1992 Euroleague.

Personal life

His son Balša is a high school basketball player in the United States. Balša won the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and he is considered one of the top ten college recruits in the Class of 2019.
Koprivica and Miroslav Pecarski played together for national team and won a gold medal at the 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Thirty years later, their sons Balša Koprivica and Marko Pecarski played together for national team and won a gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.