The Slobodan Piva Ivković Award for Lifetime Achievement () is a lifetime achievement award honoring the achievements of those basketball coaches who have made a significant contribution to the game of basketball in Serbia. It was first awarded in 1995. The awards are presented by the Serbian Association of Basketball Coaches and its named in honor of coach Slobodan Ivković who was the founder and the first president of the Association. All coaches with Serbian citizenship, regardless of where they coached in the world, qualify for the award. The inaugural Awards for Lifetime Achievement were presented to five recipients: Slobodan Ivković, Borislav Stanković, Ranko Žeravica, Aleksandar Nikolić, and Nebojša Popović. The most recent recipients of the award are Aleksandar Đorđević and Marina Maljković.
Marina Maljković in 2023 is the only female coach to have won the award. Her father, Božidar, won the award in 2005.
Recipients +List of award recipients, showing the year and achievementsYearRecipientsCoaching careerAchievements 1995 1966–1995 1995 1950–1970 1995 1954–2003 1995 1951–1985 1995 1945–1955 1998 1968–2016 1999 1991–present 2000 1965–1995 2001 1982–2026 2002 1950–1995 2003 1947–1985 2004 1967–2004 2005 1971–2013 2007 1958–1993 2008 2022 1976–2021 2022 1967–2013 2023 2006–present 2023 2004–present
See also List of lifetime achievement awards
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