Igor Miličić


Igor Miličić is a Croatian-Polish professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach for Aris of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroCup, and also the Poland men's national basketball team.

Professional playing career

Miličić was one of the most talented players of the Split youth teams in the 1990-s. As the starting playmaker he was one the leaders of the Croatia national under-18 basketball team that won silver at the 1994 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. After suffering a serious injury and a long recovery time, he moved to the Polish Basketball League. In Poland he became one of the best players of the league.

National team career

Miličić was named in the roster of the Croatia men's national basketball team in February 1998 for a FIBA EuroBasket 1999 qualification match against Netherlands. This was the only time he was in the roster failing to appear on court.

Coaching career

Miličić retired in 2013 as a player of AZS Koszalin. He stayed in the same club as an assistant coach for Zoran Sretenović. After a series of bad results and head coach changes, Miličić was named the head coach. Under coach Miličić the team won nine out of last ten games of the 2013–14 PLK season, making it the playoffs. In the next season, he led the team to the 3rd position before playoffs. He later led Anwil Włocławek to two winning two Polish League championships and Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski to another one, establishing himself as one of the best coaches in Poland.
In December 2022, Miličić took over Beşiktaş of the Turkish Super League. He only led until the end of the season.
On June 16, 2023, he signed with Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. With this team he won the Italian Cup.
On October 26, 2025, he became the new coach of the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.

National team coaching career

Miličić took over the Poland men's national basketball team in 2021. He led Poland to fourth place at the EuroBasket 2022, surprisingly defeating Slovenia in the quarterfinals.

Personal life

Miličić's sons Igor Jr., Zoran and Teo all successfully play basketball. Igor Jr. played at the FIBA U20 European Championship and debuted for the senior Poland men's national basketball team.