Mehmed "Memi" Bečirovič (born 1 March 1961) is čiroviča Slovenian professional basketball coach. He currently serves as the head coach for the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He was the head coach of the Slovenia national team from December 2009 till December 2010, when he was replaced by Božidar Maljković. He coached the national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. He coached for ten teams in Slovenia, Italy, Ukraine, and Belgium in his thirteen-year career. This position was his first at the head of a senior international team, after previously coaching the Slovenian junior team at various age levels between 1997 and 2003.

Bečirovič's son, Sani, was a professional basketball player and now is a sporting director, currently with Cedevita Olimpija.

Memi Bečirovič

As the head coach of the Iran national team, Bečirovič led the team to its first and second FIBA Asia Cup championship in the fourth and fifth edition of the tournament in Tokyo and Wuhan in 2012 and 2014. He also led Iran to their third title in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and also qualification for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. He also led Iran to the silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games.

Memi Bečirovič

References

1961 births

Living people

Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Iran

Slovenian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent

Slovenian basketball coaches

Slovenia national basketball team coaches

Basket Rimini Crabs coaches

KK Olimpija coaches

KK Helios Domžale coaches

Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Italy

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine

Expatriate basketball people in Ukraine

Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Belgium

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in China

Expatriate basketball people in China

Yugoslav basketball coaches

Basketball coaches of international teams

Memi Bečirovič