Ivica Mavrenski

{{Short description|Serbian basketball player (1966–2024)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1966|3|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|8|2|1966|3|31|df=y}}

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| nationality = Serbian

| draft_year = 1988

| career_start = 1986

| career_end = 2004

| career_position = Point guard

| career_number = 15, 5

| coach_start = 2004

| coach_end = 2005

| years1 = 1986–1992

| team1 = Vojvodina

| years2 = 1992–1993

| team2 = Profikolor

| years3 = 1993–1995

| team3 = Crvena zvezda

| years4 = 1995–1996

| team4 = FMP

| years5 = 1997–1998

| team5 = Hemofarm

| years6 = 1998

| team6 = MZT Skopje

| years7 = 1998–1999

| team7 = Gračanica

| years8 = 1999–2000

| team8 = Ibon Nikšić

| years9 = 2000–2002

| team9 = ZTE KK

| cyears1 = 2004–2005

| cteam1 = Vojvodina

| cyears2 = 2008–2009

| cteam2 = Vizura

| cyears3 = 2011–2012

| cteam3 = Železničar Inđija

| cyears4 = 2019–2020

| cteam4 = RKA Pécs

| cyears5 = 2021–2022

| cteam5 = NKA Pécs

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{{MedalCompetition|European Championship for Juniors}}

{{MedalBronze|1984 Sweden|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championship for Cadets}}

{{MedalGold|1983 West Germany|Team}}

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Ivica Mavrenski ({{lang-sr-cyr|Ивица Мавренски}}; 31 March 1966 – 2 August 2024) was a Serbian professional basketball coach and player.

Playing career

A point guard, Mavrenski played for Vojvodina, Profikolor, Crvena zvezda, FMP, Hemofarm, MZT Skopje, Gračanica, Gračanica, Ibon Nikšić, and ZTE KK.{{cite web |title=На данашњи дан: Рођени Ивица Мавренски и Раде Тошић |url=http://www.mojacrvenazvezda.net/88630/2014/03/31/na-danasnji-dan-rodjeni-ivica-mavrenski-rade-tosic/ |website=mojacrvenazvezda.net |access-date=12 December 2022}}

National team career

In July 1983, Mavrenski was a member of the Yugoslavia cadet national team that won a gold medal at the FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets in Tübingen and Ludwigsburg, West Germany. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 18.4 points per game leading a team as the top scorer.{{cite web |title=Ivica Mavrenski at 1983 FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/2639/pid2//sid/2304/tid/390/tid2//_/1983_European_Championship_for_Cadets_Final_Round/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218151216/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/2639/pid2//sid/2304/tid/390/tid2//_/1983_European_Championship_for_Cadets_Final_Round/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |website=fiba.com |access-date=12 December 2022}} In August 1983, Mavrenski was a member of the Yugoslavia Juniors that finished 8th at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Over six tournament games, he averaged 2.7 points per game.{{cite web |title=Ivica Mavrenski at 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/2639/pid2//sid/2892/tid/390/tid2//_/1983_World_Championship_for_Junior_Men/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221220315/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/2639/pid2//sid/2892/tid/390/tid2//_/1983_World_Championship_for_Junior_Men/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |website=fiba.com |access-date=12 December 2022}}

In August 1984, Mavrenski was a member of the Yugoslavia junior national team that won a bronze medal at the European Championship for Junior Men in Huskvarna and Katrineholm, Sweden. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 7.1 points per game.{{cite web |title=Ivica Mavrenski at 1984 European Championship for Junior Men|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/2639/pid2//sid/2339/tid/390/tid2//_/1984_European_Championship_for_Junior_Men_Final_Round/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212163132/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/2639/pid2//sid/2339/tid/390/tid2//_/1984_European_Championship_for_Junior_Men_Final_Round/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |website=archive.fiba.com |access-date=12 December 2022}}

Coaching career

After retirement as a player, Mavrenski started coaching career. He coached Vojvodina, Vizura, Železničar Inđija among others.

Death

Mavrenski died on 2 August 2024, at the age of 58.{{cite news |title=ПРЕМИНУО НАШ ИВИЦА МАВРЕНСКИ (1966-2024) |url=https://kkcrvenazvezda.rs/2024/08/02/preminuo-nas-ivica-mavrenski/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |publisher=kkcrvenazvezda.rs |date=2 August 2024}}

Career achievements

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