Igor Kokoškov

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Igor Stefan Kokoškov (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Стефан Кокошков, 17 December 1971) is an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. Kokoškov became the youngest coach in Yugoslavian basketball history shortly after suffering serious injuries sustained during an automobile accident that ended a promising playing career.

Kokoškov coached various club teams in Belgrade and was on the coaching staff of the Yugoslav (now Serbia) men's and junior national teams.

His savvy, ambitious nature and command of the English language were factors when he was hired by the University of Missouri as a part of their coaching staff in 1999, the first European to be holding that position in NCAA Division I.

The following year, Kokoškov became the first non-American to be hired in the NBA, as a full-time assistant coach, by the Los Angeles Clippers. In 2003 he joined the Detroit Pistons staff of coach Larry Brown.

On April 18, 2008, Kokoškov was named the head coach of Georgia national basketball team.

Kokoškov is a graduate of the University of Belgrade.