Sabahudin Bilalović
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
7 May 1960 Trebinje, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia |
| Died |
29 July 2003 (aged 43) Makarska, Croatia |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1982 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1977–1999 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1977–1989 | Bosna Sarajevo |
| 1989–1990 | KK Vojvodina |
| 1990–1992 | Bosna Sarajevo |
| 1992–1993 | Hapoel Nahariya |
| 1993–1994 | CB Breogán |
| 1994–1995 | KK Zagreb |
| 1995 | Lugano Tigers |
| 1995–1996 | Speyer |
| 1997–1999 | Česko 93 Sarajevo |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Sabahudin "Dino" Bilalović (7 May 1960 – 29 July 2003) was a Bosnian professional basketball player. He was born in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Playing career
In 1979, as a player of KK Bosna Sarajevo, in his early career years, he won the Euroleague at the time European Champions Cup.
National team
He appeared in the national team of former Yugoslavia in the early nineties at the 1990 Goodwill Games, the second games which took place in Seattle, United States, along with Dražen Petrović, Toni Kukoč, Žarko Paspalj, Dino Rađa other great stars of Yugoslavian basketball.[1]
Later, in the first appearance of Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team, in EuroBasket 1993, he was the Top Scorer of the tournament averaging 25 (24.6) points per game:
- vs. Latvia he scored 36 points,
- vs. Estonia he scored 29 points,
- vs. Croatia he scored 28 points,
- vs. Sweden he scored 26 points.
Personal life and death
His mother Ševka Bajraktarević (1934 – 30 September 2013) was the older sister of three famous singers: Silvana Armenulić, Mirsada Bajraktarević and Dina Bajraktarević.
Bilalović died July 2003 during his vacation to the Croatian coastal town of Makarska from previously diagnosed heart condition. He died of a heart attack on the beach while swimming with his son.[2]
References
- ↑ IN MEMORIAM: DINO BILALOVIĆ - 29/07/08
- ↑ EUROBASKET NEWS REPORT - 4/9/2009 KK BOSNA marks 30th Anniversary of winning European Champion title - (...) Mirza Delibasic Kindje and Sabahudin Dino Bilalovic have past away, but they will be remembered by all KK Bosna fans forever. (...)