WE PRODUCE WINNERS!
HEAD COACH:
DEJAN SRZIC ''SUSLA''
Having more than 35 years of coaching experience, coaching in 6 different leagues and 8 different countries,
working as a head coach and assistant coach in over 13 teams and 11 selections of Yugoslavia - Serbia National Team.
I have worked a long side many great coaches. I am a also proud to have coached many talented players and help personally
develop many of them, which over 20 of them had a opportunity to play in NBA or were drafted by NBA team.
Head coach: ''Dejan Srzic - Susla''
(1x World Champion, 2x European Champion, 1x Balkan Champion, 3x Greek League Champion, 2x Greek Cup Champion)
12 golden medals, 8 silver, 2 bronze. Coached: Partizan, Aris, Panionios, Red Star, National Teams... Coached over 20 NBA players.
He coached and help personally develop many NBA and TOP European Players. He has coached players such as:
Drazen Petrovic (NBA - New Jersey NETS, Member of Basketball Hall of Fame, 2× Euro Champion, World Champion, 2× Euro MVP...)
Nick Galis (8× Euroleague Top Scorer, 4× Eurobasket Top Scorer, Euro Champion, Member of Basketball Hall of Fame...)
Dejan Bodiroga (2× World Champion, 3× Euro Champion, Barcelona, Real Madrid...)
Toni Kukoc (NBA – Chicago Bulls, 3× NBA Champion, 3× Euro Champion...)
And many others...
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REFERENCES
“I was the best Dejan Srzic’s pupil. Here is why. Even when I was formed as a player I listened everything what he used to tell me because I knew that every single correction can bring me one point more. I learned a lot from Dejan during 3 years in Aris and I’m very grateful. We stayed in touch with the same mission –connecting young people and basketball, what Dejan does excellent, best in Europe.“
Nick Galis
Former Greek International player
(The best Greek player of all time. Member
of Basketball Hall of Fame and one of the
best European players of all time)
I was a member of “Stefanel” when I first shook Srzic’s hand at junior’s preparations
in Poland. He is a very successful coach, especially when working with younger categories. Numerous medals are also his credits. Full of great energy and knowledge, Dejan is always there to mark the talents.“
Dejan Bodiroga
Former Serbian International player
(Two time's the MVP of Euroleague, MVP of World Championship in 1998. Played for Real Madrid, Barcelona, Panathinaikos)
“When I was 30 years old I still had to learn a lot from Dejan, an excellent teacher. I always listen to Dejan’s suggestions.
Although I already had 30 years, Susla insisted that we work on fundamentals, especially on shot fake, penetration and passing. After that, I played the best 7 years of my career and significantly improved my technique. Coach Dejan Srzic -Susla is in my opinion, the best coach for individual development of young players in this areas. ”
Slobodan Subotic
Euroleague Coach
(Former player now a coach. Coached Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Paok, Slovenia National Team, Cibona)
TESTIMONIALS
PARENTS TESTIMONIALS
“Coach Susla is a representative of the Yugoslavian
basketball school, Individual development of young players
is his speciality, that is where coach Susla is a master.
His working methodology is specific in the sense that he evaluates the player and selects specific area of technic he needs to improve, before he starts developing him. Susla has coached my sons Mitja and Aleksej Nikolić, three months working with them on shooting technique is something that two of them have never forgotten, methodology, correction and repetition are his secrets. Coach Susla definitely helped them reach the next level and for that we are grateful.
I would recommend Hoop Talents Basketball Academy and coach Susla to every young player, as his method of work
and his experience will for sure help them become better players.“ - father David Nikolic
Mitja Nikolic
Fortitudo Bologna - Italy
Slovenia National Team
Aleksej Nikolic
Brose Bamberg - Germany
Slovenia National Team
“Coach Susla and Josko coached brothers Lazar and Savo Drezgic from their start.
Savo and Lazar played as game organizers in the KK Partizan selections, where they lead the way with excellent technique in their generations thanks to them.
They develop young players with the principles of modern, faster and more efficient basketball.
Teaching young people the principles that apply today in the strongest senior leagues and clearly shows them the way to further improvement until becoming senior players.
They do this best in the region and beyond.“
- father Igor Drezgic
Savo Drezgic
University of Georgia - USA
Serbia National Team
PLAYERS
Some of the payers who were part of Hoop Talents individual programs
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ABOUT US
Hoop Talents Individual Academy is international academy offering individual player development programs for more then 15 years, with programs running in Belgrade - Serbia, Makarska - Croatia and since 2024 in Dublin, Ireland.
The curriculum of our academy focuses on individual improvement and development of the each player with a purpose of helping them reach the highest possible level as an athlete and a basketball player.
Our coaching staff has over 50 years of international experience, coaching the highest level basketball clubs
and national teams and helping personally develop many NBA and TOP European Players.
Combining unique basketball training programs specially designed for each player individually, video analyses, advice and guidance, we will cover all necessary aspects that every player needs to know to be able to reach his full potential.
This is a proven process that has produced many professional players.
Contact us for more information on available programs