Koprivica was a member of the Yugoslav national U16 team that won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Championship for Cadets.

[2] Koprivica is a founder and the president of the AS Basket, a basketball club for youth based in Belgrade.

[3] Players who played for the youth team of AS Basket are: Marko Kešelj, Aleksandar Cvetković, Ivan Marinković, Brano Đukanović and many others.

Jovan played for Crvena zvezda, Panellinios, Politekhnika-Halychyna, Kryvbas and OKK Beograd.

Nikola played college basketball for the Washington State,[4] and for the Superfund and Iraklis.