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Ivo Daneu
He never won a European cup. In fact, he didnt even play in any finals. He didnt win any other titles, which didnt even exist in his playing years, but believe me, he was one of the greats. Ivo Daneu (October 6, 1937, in Maribor, Slovenia) was the first Slovenian basketball superstar. Slovenia is a small country, with hardly two million people, but with a long basketball tradition and many greats who played alongside Daneu and after him: From the generations of Bors Kristancic, Vital Eiselt, Miha Lokar, Marjan Kandus, Bogdan Miler, Matija Dermastija, Borut Basin and Alosa Zorga, continuing with Peter Vilfan and Jure Zdovc, and leading us to the current stars: Rasho Nesterovic, Primoz Brezec, Erazem Lorbek, Jaka Lakovic, Bostjan Nachbar, Sasha Vujacic, Goran Dragic and more...
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