The Japan Times periodically features interviews with personalities in the bj-league. Coach Zoran Kreckovic of the Osaka Evessa is the subject of this week's profile.
Age: 53
Country: Serbia
Coaching background: Kreckovic served as head coach for IMT Beopetrol in Serbia from 1997-2000, with a stint at Crvena Zvezda Beograd in 2001-02 before moving on to Yamolgaz '92 Yambol in the Bulgarian League from 2002-03. He coached the Kuwait national team from 2004-06 and in 2008-09, including appearances in the FIBA Asia Championship in Doha in 2005 and the Asia Championship in Tianjin, China, in 2009. He guided Al Sadd in the Qatari League last season. In his playing days, Kreckovic was a shooting guard, but he says he prefers the term "scoring guard."