Nationality Serbian 1987–1990 FIBA Academy in Pula 1994 Alvik | 1979–1987 Crvena zvezda (youth) 1992–1993 Crvena zvezda (co-HC) | |
1988–1991 Crvena zvezda (assistant) | ||
Marin Sedlaček (Serbian Cyrillic: Марин Седлачек, born in Belgrade) is a Serbian basketball coach, currently working as a scout for the NBA team Philadelphia 76ers.
Professional career
Marin was briefly a member of Crvena zvezda's basketball team in the '70s and started his coaching career at the age of 20. He graduated as basketball coach from the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education at the University of Belgrade in 1984. In 1982 he spent six months in John Wooden's basketball program at UCLA. He coached Crvena zvezda's junior teams for a decade and won several junior national championships.
He coached at the FIBA Academy in Pula from 1987 to 1990. In 1993, he won the YUBA League title as co-head coach of Crvena zvezda. He also worked as head coach of then emerging Hemofarm and Swedish club Alvik, and as assistant coach of Crvena zvezda under Moka Slavnić.
He was director of Basketball Without Borders camps for Europe (2001–13) and the Americas (2005–07), assistant coach of the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit (1998–2014), and director of Nike Euro Camp (1997–99). He has been a FIBA instructor since 1989, and has conducted over 50 clinics worldwide in that role. Since 2003, he has been an international scout for NBA teams Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers.
When in Belgrade, he frequently appears as a pundit for basketball broadcasts at the Radio Television of Serbia.