Dušan Alimpijević
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_(cropped).jpg) Alimpijević coaching Beşiktaş in 2024. | |||||||||||||||
| Beşiktaş Gain | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Novi Sad (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Vojvodina Srbijagas (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Vojvodina Srbijagas | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Spartak Subotica | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | FMP | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Avtodor | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Frutti Extra Bursaspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Beşiktaş | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Serbia | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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Dušan Alimpijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Алимпијевић; born 9 March 1986) is a Serbian basketball coach who serves as head coach of Beşiktaş Gain of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Serbian national team.
Early years
Alimpijević coached Vojvodina Srbijagas from Novi Sad and Spartak from Subotica of the Basketball League of Serbia. In 2017, he coached FMP for the 2016–17 Serbia Super League and finished on the second place.
Crvena zvezda
On 21 July 2017, Alimpijević was named a head coach of the Belgrade team Crvena zvezda.[1][2][3] He made his Adriatic League debut as head coach on 1 October in an 88–77 home victory against Mornar Bar.[4] On 13 October, Alimpijević made his EuroLeague debut in a 76–78 road loss against Žalgiris Kaunas.[5] In the EuroLeague Round 2 on 20 October 2017, he made his first EuroLeague win in a home game against FC Barcelona Lassa.[6] Crvena zvezda was eliminated in the regular season of 2017–18 EuroLeague with 11–19 record. In April 2018, Crvena zvezda – as the defending champions of the ABA League – lost the title to Budućnost Podgorica with 3–1 record in the finals series,[7] thus way failing to secure a spot in 2018–19 EuroLeague. In May 2018, he was sacked by the club after a series of bad results.[8]
Alimpijević got his first taste of the NBA through Summer League coaching stint in 2018 season with Dallas Mavericks.[9][10]
On 19 November 2018, Alimpijević was named a head coach of the Russian team Avtodor Saratov.[11][12] Avtodor Saratov parted ways with him on 30 January 2019.[13]
Turkey and the United States
On 24 November 2020, Alimpijević was named the head coach of Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League (BSL).[14] In April 2021, he signed a three-year extension contract.[15] In May 2022, Alimpijević won the EuroCup Basketball Coach of the Year award for the 2021–22 season.[16]
In July 2022, Alimpijević joined the San Antonio Spurs coaching staff for the 2022 NBA Summer League.[17][18] On 29 June 2023, he signed with Beşiktaş Emlakjet.[19] Alimpijević finished the 2023-24 Turkish Super League regular season 3rd place.[20]
Serbia men's basketball team
On 30 September 2025, Alimpijević signed a three-year contract as head coach of Serbia men's national basketball team, replacing Svetislav Pešić.[21]
Coaching record
| Legend | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | ||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda | 2017–18 | 30 | 11 | 19 | .367 | Eliminated in regular season |
| Career | 30 | 11 | 19 | .367 | ||
EuroCup
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bursaspor | 2020–21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | Eliminated in regular season |
| 2021–22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | .500 | Lost Finals | |
| 2022–23 | 19 | 8 | 11 | .421 | Lost Eighthfinals | |
| Beşiktaş | 2023–24 | 23 | 12 | 11 | .522 | Lost Semifinals |
| 2024–25 | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 | Lost Eighthfinals | |
| 2025–26 | 23 | 16 | 7 | .696 | Lost Finals | |
| Career | 116 | 60 | 56 | .517 | ||
Domestic Leagues
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda | 2017–18 | 30 | 23 | 7 | .767 | Lost Finals series |
| 2017–18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | Fired | |
| Avtodor Saratov | 2018–19 | 26 | 9 | 17 | .346 | Eliminated in regular season |
| Bursaspor | 2020–21 | 22 | 10 | 12 | .455 | Eliminated in regular season |
| 2021–22 | 33 | 19 | 14 | .576 | Lost Quarterfinals series | |
| 2022–23 | 32 | 17 | 15 | .531 | Lost Quarterfinals series | |
| Beşiktaş J.K. | 2023–24 | 35 | 23 | 12 | .657 | Lost Semifinals series |
| 2024–25 | 41 | 29 | 12 | .707 | Lost Finals series | |
| 2025–26 | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | ||
| Career | 253 | 158 | 95 | .625 | ||
