COACHING STAFF

 
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BORIS BAKOVIC

HEAD COACH - 2003 TEAM

Boris founded Eurostep in 2015 and is the sole owner of the club. Leveraging over 10 years of high level basketball experience, both domestic and international, Boris is on the coaching staff as well as being the organization’s president of operations. He is very involved in all aspects of the club and still personally runs small group training sessions, summer & march break camps, individual sessions, HP program, and is the head coach of the 2003 team.

Boris has been doing small group training sessions for over 4 years for a variety of age groups and skill levels. He also coached in the OBA for three seasons before starting full-time Eurostep teams.

In terms of basketball education, Boris has completed his NCCP level 2 certification to ensure that he is able to coach at any OBA/CYBL level. Aside from that, Boris also has USA basketball gold certification, making him eligible to coach at NCAA certified events.

PLAYER ACCOLADES

  • Set the record for all-time leading scorer is CIS history during his time at University of Calgary.

  • Received a full basketball scholarship.

  • Played on various Canadian National Teams for five years and won a silver medal in 2011 in Shenzhen, China.

  • Played professional basketball in France and Bulgaria.

 
 
 
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DAMNJAN ZLATIC

HEAD COACH - 2005 TEAM & ASSISTANT FOR 2008

Damnjan was the first coach to be hired by Eurostep and has been with the program ever since. He coaches in all aspects of the club’s training programs (small group sessions, camps, Eurostep teams, 3x3 league) and is very involved in the growth process of the company.

Aside from being with the club for over two years, Damnjan previously coach teams with other OBA organizations for four years and has been involved with the boys and girls basketball program at Etobicoke CI. Damnjan’s coaching education includes the NCCP level 2 as well as the USA gold certification.

 
 
 
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LUKA MILANOVIC

HEAD COACH - 2007 TEAM & ASSISTANT FOR 2008

Coach Luka worked with Damnjan at previous OBA organizations and decided to come on board in the winter of 2018. Since then coach Luka has been integrated in all aspects of the club. Due to his attention to detail and passion for working with kids, coach Luka is now a part of the small group sessions, Eurostep teams, 3x3 league, and camps.

Luka has the same level of certification as Boris and Damnjan in terms of having both his NNCP level 2 as well as the USA gold coaching license.