Serbia basketball squad boss resigns

Head coach of the Serbian national basketball team Dusan Ivkovic resigned Monday. Ivkovic announced that he did not feel "physically or mentally fit to continue" in the job he took over in 2008. Serbia basketball squad boss resigns In a statement published on the website of the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS), Ivkovic noted that the Serbian team is facing the most important year before the Olympics, and that the nationa team - nicknamed White Eagles - will compete at the European Championship in Lithuania from August 31 to September 18. "This will be a qualifying competition for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The KSS, with the help of all sports institutions, should do everything so that the national team qualifies directly for the games, i.e. so that it wins one of the top two spots at the championship," the former coach said. Ivkovic lead Serbia to a silver medal at the European Championship in Poland in 2009 at the start of his second term as head coach. Ivkovic said the position was "an extraordinary honor and recognition" for him, and added that the fact KSS owns him money "is not and cannot be a reason to step down." Dusan Ivkovic (Beta, file)

Serbia basketball squad boss resigns

In a statement published on the website of the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS), Ivković noted that the Serbian team is facing the most important year before the Olympics, and that the nationa team - nicknamed White Eagles - will compete at the European Championship in Lithuania from August 31 to September 18.

"This will be a qualifying competition for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The KSS, with the help of all sports institutions, should do everything so that the national team qualifies directly for the games, i.e. so that it wins one of the top two spots at the championship," the former coach said.

Ivković lead Serbia to a silver medal at the European Championship in Poland in 2009 at the start of his second term as head coach.

Ivković said the position was "an extraordinary honor and recognition" for him, and added that the fact KSS owns him money "is not and cannot be a reason to step down."