Ivo Nakić

Ivo Nakić (born May 26, 1966) is a Croatian former professional basketball player.

Ivo Nakić

Personal information
Born	(1966-05-26) May 26, 1966 (age 59) Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
NBA draft	1988: undrafted
Playing career	1983–2001
Position	Small forward
Career history
1983–1986	Cibona
1986–1992	Partizan
1992–1993	Cibona
1993–1994	TDK Manresa
1994–1995	Hapoel Tzvat
1995–1997	Krško
1997–1998	Sava Osiguranje Kvarner
1998	DJK Würzburg
1998–2000	Krka Novo Mesto
2000–2001	Pivovarna Laško
Career highlights
3× EuroLeague (1985, 1986, 1992) 4x Yugoslav League champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1992) Croatian Championship champion(1992-93) FIBA Korać Cup winner (1989)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Yugoslavia European Championship for Juniors 1984 Sweden Team European Championship for Cadets 1983 West Germany Team

Personal life

Nakić married Zorica Desnica who had previously been engaged to the professional tennis player Slobodan "Boba" Živojinović with whom she had a son, Filip, before splitting up without ever getting to the altar. Desnica and Nakić later married and had a son Mario and daughter Iva.

Nakić lives in Belgrade and works as an agent in Bill Duffy's BDA Sports Management agency.^[1][2]

His son Mario followed in his footsteps by becoming a professional basketball player.