Milica Vukadinović

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Milica Vukadinović
Personal information
Born (1968-11-18) 18 November 1968 (age 55)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight68 kg (150 lb)
Career information
CollegeCalifornia (1991–1993)
PositionPoint guard
Career history
As player:
–1991ŽKK Crvena zvezda
1997Charlotte Sting
As coach:
1997–1998California (assistant)
1998–1999Cal State Fullerton (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-PAC-10 (1992, 1993)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Milica Vukadinović (born 18 November 1968) is a Serbian former basketball player. She grew up in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where she played for ŽKK Crvena zvezda and the Yugoslavian national team.[1] She played college basketball for University of California, Berkeley[2][3][4] where she was a two time First-team All-PAC-10 selection.[5] Following her college stay, she played professionally in Germany for four seasons.[6] She became the first Serbian player to play in the WNBA when she appeared in Charlotte Sting's opener of the 1997 WNBA season on 22 June where she scored 3 points in 14 minutes.[7] That ended being her only WNBA game as a back injury that she suffered in the game ended her season.[8] In 1999, she was set to join the Los Angeles Sparks but the deal fell through due to visa problems.[9]

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  1. ^ Ron Kroichick (16 February 1993). "Cal player maintains her focus amid strife". Santa Cruz Sentinel. McClatchy News Service. p. B1. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Rick Weber (8 January 1993). "No 'Standford-Cal thing' here - just 2 great guards". The Modesto Bee. pp. C4. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Dwight Chapin (30 November 1992). "Cal women to feature a definite international flavor". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. D1, D7. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Holly Woolard (19 December 1992). "Cal has a foreign flavor". Oakland Tribune. pp. C1, C8. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Milica Vukadinovic (2003) - California Athletics Hall of Fame - California Golden Bears Athletics". calbears.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ^ Lon Eubanks (20 October 1998). "Naumovic learning the American way". The Los Angeles Times. p. D8. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Looking Back: Golden Bears In The WNBA". calbears.com. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  8. ^ Cliff Mehrtens (29 April 1998). "Sting seeks guards in today's WNBA draft". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1B. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Ex-Bear now an ex-Spark". San Francisco Chronicle. 25 May 1999. Retrieved 8 April 2022.