Last Updated on April 14, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Josip Sesar is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player, currently serving as the head coach for Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian League and Alpe Adria Cup, as well as for the senior Croatia national team.

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Josip Sesar
  • Nationality: Croatian
  • Date of Birth: January 17, 1978
  • Hometown: Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Height: 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm)
  • Weight: 202 pounds (92 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6 feet 7 inches
  • Shoe Size: Size 14 (US)
  • Jersey Number: 6
  • Position: Shooting Guard
  • High School: Information not publicly available
  • College: Did not attend college; began professional basketball career directly
  • NBA Draft: Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2nd round (47th overall pick) of the 2000 NBA Draft; his rights were subsequently traded to the Boston Celtics. However, Sesar never played in the NBA.
  • Teams Played For:
    • KK Zagreb (1993–1999)
    • Cibona (1999–2002)
    • Split CO (2002–2003)
    • Cibona (2003–2005)
    • Široki Hercegtisak (2005)
    • Zadar (2005–2006)
    • Zagreb (2006–2008)
    • Zrinjski Mostar (2008–2009)
  • Championship Rings:
    • 5× Croatian League champion (2000–2004)
    • 2× Croatian Cup champion (2001, 2002)
  • National Team Career:
    • MVP of the 1996 European Championship for Junior Men.
    • Represented Croatia in various international competitions, including the 1997 and 2001 EuroBasket tournaments.
  • Coaching Career:
    • Began coaching in 2010.
    • Appointed head coach of Cibona in July 2022.
    • Currently serves as the head coach for Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatia national team.
  • Personal Life:
    • Children: Information not publicly available
    • Siblings: Information not publicly available

Player Archetype / Play Style

Josip Sesar looked like a scoring combo-guard/swingman archetype: a 6-foot-5 to 6-foot-6 perimeter player with enough size to play either guard spot but whose résumé points more to shot-making and secondary creation than pure table-setting. Offensively, he projects best as a scoring guard who could work on or off the ball, with FIBA youth and club numbers showing real volume scoring alongside useful passing rather than full-time lead-guard orchestration. Defensively, his frame suggested he was better suited to checking backcourt wings and bigger guards in a team structure than operating as a small disruptive stopper. Physically, he was listed around 195–198 cm and 92–95 kg, giving him solid size and strength for a perimeter scorer. In plain terms, Sesar’s style reads as a polished European scoring guard: skilled, composed, capable of carrying offense in stretches, and most effective when asked to score, space, and make the next play.

Sources: FIBA — “Josip Sesar (Croatia) – Basketball Stats, Height, Age”; FIBA EuroLeague Archive — “Josip Sesar – KK Cibona – Player profile – EuroLeague Men”; FIBA U18 EuroBasket Archive — “Josip Sesar – Croatia – Player profile”; EuroLeague Basketball — “JOSIP SESAR Profile”; The Draft Review — “Josip Sesar”