TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR EVENT HONORING BASKETBALL LEGEND RADIVOJ KORAĆ

The traditional Memorial Tournament honoring legendary basketball player Radivoj Korać once again gathers talented youth teams in the largest city of Republika Srpska.

This year's competition will feature six young teams who will showcase their skills while preserving the memory of one of the greatest scorers in Yugoslav basketball history, known for his outstanding performances at European Championships.

The tournament draw has been completed, dividing the teams into two groups of three.

Group A: Igokea, Borac, Max

Group B: Sloboda Užice, Basket 2000, Rookie

After the group-stage matches, the top teams from each group will face off in the grand final for the trophy. Second-place teams will compete for third place, while third-place finishers will battle for fifth.

FULL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:

Friday, August 22

17:30 – Opening Ceremony

18:30 – KK Igokea vs. KK Borac

20:30 – KK Sloboda vs. KK Basket 2000

Saturday, August 23

10:00 – KK Max vs. KK Igokea

12:00 – KK Sloboda vs. KK Rookie

17:00 – KK Borac vs. KK Max

19:00 – KK Rookie vs. KK Basket 2000

Sunday, August 24

10:00 – Match for 5th Place

12:00 – Match for 3rd Place

14:00 – Final

Radivoj Korać, affectionately known as "Žućko," remains one of the most iconic basketball players from the former Yugoslavia. A prolific scorer and beloved athlete, Korać was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield last year – the highest individual honor in global basketball.

His legendary status was cemented long before his tragic death at age 31 on June 2, 1969. One of his most unforgettable achievements was scoring 99 points for OKK Beograd in a European Champions Cup game against Sweden’s Alvik.

In 1972, FIBA honored Korać by establishing one of its three European club competitions — the Radivoj Korać Cup. The competition ran for four decades, and in 2003, Serbia renamed its national cup competition in his honor. The winner’s trophy is uniquely cast from a mold of Korać’s shooting hand.

Radivoj Korać was also the first athlete buried in Belgrade’s Alley of Greats. In another historic tribute, OKK Beograd, the Yugoslav Basketball Federation, and FIBA retired his jersey number 5 — the first jersey retirement in European basketball history, back when numbers ranged only from 4 to 15.

In 2007, during the inaugural class of the FIBA Hall of Fame in Alcobendas, Korać was among the first to be inducted, further solidifying his legacy as a true legend of European and world basketball.