Duško Ivanović

Coaching career

Ivanović started his coaching career in the 1993–94 season with Sisley Fribourg, where he worked as a player-coach. The next season, he was an assistant coach for Valvi Girona. He then became head coach of Fribourg Olympic from 1995 to 1999, also coaching the senior Swiss national team from 1997 to 2000. After a season with CSP Limoges in 1999–2000, he took over TAU Cerámica from 2000 to 2005, leading them to the EuroLeague finals in 2001 and 2005.

He moved to FC Barcelona in 2005 and resigned on 14 February 2008. He returned to Vitoria for the 2008–09 season as head coach of Caja Laboral, staying until his firing in November 2012. On 10 June 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Panathinaikos, but parted ways on 3 May 2015 after a 66–77 home loss to Olympiacos. He was hired by Khimki on 15 March 2016 and left on 29 June 2017.

On 20 August 2018, he signed a one-year deal with Beşiktaş, leaving in December 2019 to return as head coach of Kirolbet Baskonia. He was fired again by Baskonia on 15 November 2021. On 14 November 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Crvena zvezda, joining one day after the firing of Vladimir Jovanović. In December 2024, he signed with Virtus Bologna.

Virtus finished 17th in the EuroLeague but won the Italian championship, defeating Reyer Venezia 3–2, Olimpia Milano 3–1, and Pallacanestro Brescia 3–0 in the finals. For Ivanović, this was his first scudetto. On 27 March 2026, Virtus parted ways with him. On June 25, 2026, he signed a three-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg.