Mileta Lisica (; 7 October 1966 – 11 November 2020) was a Serbian-Slovenian professional basketball player.
Playing career
Lisica had played for the Poliester from Priboj and the Sloboda from Tuzla before he came to the Crvena zvezda. With the Zvezda he won two YUBA League titles (1993 and 1994). He spent one season at the Borovica from Ruma and with them, he reached the YUBA League Playoffs Final in 1995. After that, he returned to the Zvezda and spent another season with them.
In 1996, Lisica went to play for the Pivovarna Laško of the Slovenian Premier League. He played six seasons there and has been one of the team's best players. He participated at three Slovenian League All-Star Games. After leaving Slovenia, he played two seasons in the France LNB Pro A League. He played there for the Le Mans and the Limoges CSP.
In November 2003, he returned to Serbia and played one season for the Lavovi 063 and two seasons for the Novi Sad. Lisica finished his playing career at the Slovenian team Rudar Trbovlje after the 2007–08 season.
Personal life
In 2002, Lisica got Slovenian citizenship.
He had two sons Rade (born 1997) and Đorđe (born 1999), both became basketball players. Rade played for Vojvodina of the Basketball League of Serbia in 2019. Đorđe played for Zlatorog Laško.
On 11 November 2020, Lisica died after a long and severe illness.
Career achievements and awards
Club
Yugoslav League champion: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 1992–93, 1993–94) Yugoslav Super Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1993)
Individual
YUBA League MVP: 1994
Slovenian League MVP: 2000
Slovenian League Best Foreign Player: 2000
Slovenian League All-Star Game: 1999, 2000, 2001
See also
KK Crvena zvezda accomplishments and records
List of KK Crvena zvezda players with 100 games played
References
External links
Profile at eurobasket.com
Na današnji dan: Rođen Mileta Lisica
1966 births
2020 deaths
KK Borovica players
KK Crvena zvezda players
KK Lavovi 063 players
KK Novi Sad players
KK Zlatorog Laško players
KK Sloboda Tuzla players
Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
Limoges CSP players
People from Priboj
Sportspeople from Zlatibor District
Serbian men's basketball players
Slovenian men's basketball players
Slovenian people of Serbian descent
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia
Serbian expatriate basketball people in France
Yugoslav men's basketball players
Centers (basketball) Power forwards (basketball) Serbia and Montenegro men's basketball players Slovenian expatriate basketball people in France Naturalized citizens of Slovenia Naturalised basketball players