Radivoj Korać[a] (Serbian Cyrillic: Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Yugoslav professional basketball player.
Korać is well-known for holding the EuroLeague's all-time single-game scoring record (since 1958), at 99 points scored, in a game versus Alviks, during the 1964–65 season,[1][2] and for once making 100 out of 100 free throws on a live television show in Belgium.
He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors the following year.
In 1962, in a Yugoslav First Federal League game against Mladost Zagreb, Korać scored 74 points.
Korać also played in multiple FIBA European Champions' Cup (EuroLeague) competitions with OKK Beograd.
[8] Away from the basketball court, Korać enjoyed theatre, music, and reading books.
On Monday 2 June 1969, Korać died in a car crash, just outside of Sarajevo, on the road between Vogošća and Semizovac.