Igor Kokoškov

Who is Igor Kokoškov?

Igor Stefan Kokoškov is a Serbian assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. At the age of 24 Kokoškov became the youngest coach in Yugoslavian basketball history shortly after suffering serious injuries sustained during an automobile accident that ended a promising playing career. Kokoškov is a graduate of the University of Belgrade.

Kokoškov coached various club teams in Belgrade and was on the coaching staff of the Yugoslav men's and junior national teams.

His savvy, ambitious nature and command of the English language were factors when he was hired by the University of Missouri as a part of their coaching staff in 1999, the first European to hold such a position in NCAA Division I men's basketball.

The following year, Kokoškov became the first non-American to be hired as a full-time assistant coach in the NBA, by the Los Angeles Clippers. In 2003 he joined the Detroit Pistons staff of coach Larry Brown.

On 18 April 2008, Kokoškov was named the head coach of Georgia national basketball team.