Jovica Antonić


Jovica Antonić is a Serbian professional basketball coach who has been an assistant coach for the Serbia national basketball team since 2013.

Playing career

Antonić played for Partizan, Jagodina, KK Poliester Priboj and Mladost Zemun.

Coaching career

Men's basketball

In 1991, Antonić began his coaching career in Mladost Zemun. After that, he moved to Radnički Belgrade. In November 1998, Antonić was named the coach of KK Crvena zvezda for the rest of the 1998–99 season. He and Crvena zvezda parted ways on 10 October 1999. The club sat well in domestic league, but fared poorly in EuroLeague 1999–2000 season. Antonić was a head coach of KK Igokea for 2000–01 season where he won Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, he coached Spartak Subotica, OKK Beograd, Lavovi 063 and Konstantin.
From 2013 to 2019, Antonić was an assistant coach of Aleksandar Đorđević in the Serbia national team, with whom he won three silver medals; the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain, the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and the EuroBasket 2017. In January 2020, coach Igor Kokoškov announced that Antonić is an assistant coach in Serbia's new coaching staff.

Women's basketball

Antonić was a head coach of Hemofarm from Vršac where he won the Serbian Basketball League and the Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup in 2006–07 season.
Antonić was a head coach of the Serbia national team and led the ladies at the 2007 EuroBasket Women in Italy and the 2009 EuroBasket Women in Latvia.
Also, Antonić has coached the Serbia Under-20 national team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship for Women in Bulgaria and bronze at 2008 European Championship for Women in Italy.

Career achievements