Dražen Petrović died on the 7th of June 1993 in a traffic accident on the Autobahn 9 near Denkendorf, close to Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Germany. He was a passenger in a Volkswagen Golf that struck a truck which had broken through the highway median. He died of severe head injuries on impact at the age of 28.
What is Dražen Petrović's career three-point percentage in the NBA?
Dražen Petrović's career three-point field goal percentage of .4374 ranks fourth in NBA history. In each of his two full seasons with the New Jersey Nets, he shot 45% from three-point range.
How many points did Dražen Petrović score in his record Yugoslav League game?
Dražen Petrović scored 112 points for Cibona Zagreb against Union Olimpija Ljubljana on the 5th of October 1985, setting the all-time single-game scoring record in the Yugoslav First Federal League. He shot 40 of 60 from the field, 10 of 20 from three-point range, and a perfect 22 of 22 from the free-throw line, surpassing the previous record of 74 set by Radivoj Korać in 1962.
What NBA team did Dražen Petrović play for and what were his best seasons?
Dražen Petrović played for the Portland Trail Blazers from 1989 to 1991 before being traded to the New Jersey Nets. His best seasons came with the Nets, where he averaged 20.6 points per game in 1991-92 and 22.3 points per game in 1992-93, earning him a spot on the All-NBA Third Team.
What international honors did Dražen Petrović win with Yugoslavia and Croatia?
Petrović won Olympic silver medals in 1988 and 1992, and a bronze in 1984. With Yugoslavia he won the FIBA World Championship gold in 1990 and bronze in 1986, and the FIBA EuroBasket gold in 1989 and bronze in 1987. He was named FIBA World Championship MVP in 1986 and FIBA EuroBasket MVP in 1989.
Is Dražen Petrović in the Basketball Hall of Fame?
Dražen Petrović was posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002 and into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2013, players at the FIBA EuroBasket voted him the best European basketball player in history.