 Neno Ašćerić, coach of the Austrian national basketball team | |
| ALM Évreux | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | LNB Pro B |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1965-08-29)August 29, 1965 (age 60) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Listed height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1987:undrafted |
| Playing career | 1983–2006 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 5 |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1983–1985 | Sloboda Šašinci |
| 1985–1987 | Srem Sremska Mitrovica |
| 1987–1988 | Bačka Palanka |
| 1988–1989 | Novi Sad |
| 1989–1998 | UKJ SUBA Sankt Pölten |
| 1998–2000 | PSG Racing |
| 2000 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2000–2003 | Le Mans Sarthe |
| 2003–2004 | Hyères-Toulon |
| 2005–2006 | JA Vichy |
| 2006 | UBC Sankt Pölten |
Coaching | |
| 2006–2007 | UBC Sankt Pölten (assistant) |
| 2007 | Bourg Basket |
| 2007–2008 | Saint-Quentin |
| 2008–2013 | Austria |
| 2008–2009 | Lechugueros de León |
| 2010–2012 | Oberwart Gunners |
| 2012 | Oettinger Rockets |
| 2012–2013 | Szolnoki Olaj |
| 2014 | Zepter Vienna |
| 2015–2017 | Lille Métropole |
| 2017–2020 | Hermine Nantes |
| 2020–present | ALM Évreux |
| Career highlights | |
As a player
As a coach
| |
Nedeljko "Neno" Ašćerić (Serbian Cyrillic:Недељко "Нено" Ашћерић; born August 29, 1965) is a Serbian–Austrian professionalbasketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach forALM Évreux of theFrench Pro B League.
Ašćerić began his career inYugoslavia, where he worked for several clubs from the second division from 1985–1989. In 1989 he moved to theUKJ SUBA Sankt Pölten of theAustrian Bundesliga. There he spent his most successful time of his playing career. Between 1993 and 1998, he won five National Championship titles and threeNational Cups. In 1997, he was honored as the Bundesliga Player of the Year.
In 1998, Ašćerić moved toPSG Racing in France. In the following years he played andCrvena zvezda of theYUBA League for several French clubs (Le Mans Sarthe,Hyères-Toulon andJA Vichy). At the age of 41, Ašćerić ended his career as a player at UBC Sankt Pölten in the fall of 2006 following a brief interlude as a playing assistant coach.[1]
Ašćerić representedAustrian national basketball team internationally.
After the end of his playing career Ašćerić coached theBourg Basket of French leagueLNB Pro A and theSaint-Quentin of thePro B. In December 2008, he took over theMexican clubLechugueros de León, where he won 16 of 22 games and led the team into the playoffs.
In 2008, he became a head coach of theAustrian national basketball team. In February 2010, he also took over the post of head coach of the Austrian Bundesliga clubOberwart Gunners, with whom he won the Austrian champions in the 2010–11 season and celebrated his first title as a coach. Despite an ongoing contract, he resigned from his post in Oberwart after drop out in the Play–off quarterfinals during the 2011–12 season.
At the end of November 2012, Ašćerić became the new head coach of theOettinger Rockets in theGerman ProA (2nd tier).[2] He took over the team in 14th place after the previous head coach Marko Simić resigned from office, but remained barely a week before he asked again for dissolution of the contract. In December 2012, he then signed a contract withHungarian teamSzolnoki Olaj, who also played in theAdriatic League. In January 2013, Ašćerić was replaced by Werner Sallomon as a head coach of the Austrian national team. After a moderate start to the 2013–14 season in theHungarian Championship and in theAdriatic League Ašćerić ended his contract in Hungary after almost exactly a year in December 2013.[3] In the beginning of February 2014, he succeededDarko Russo and become a head coach of the Austrian defending championZepter Vienna.
In January 2015, he became a head coach of the French ProB teamLille Métropole.[4] He remained in office until the end of the 2016–17 season and then moved within the league to theHermine Nantes.[5]
His sonLuka (born 1997) is a professional basketball player. He coached Luka during his stings with Lille Métropole and Hyères-Toulon.