Born In Jerome, Arizona on September 7, 1926.
Educated in Jerome schools graduating from Jerome High School in 1944. Attended Arizona State College graduating in 1949.
COACHING CAREER
Started coaching at Wilson Junior High School in Oxnard in 1952. Also coached at Haydock Junior High School and Camarillo High School before coming to Santa Clara High School in 1958.
C.I.F.-S.S. Basketball Championships 1959, 60, 61, 63, 64, 80, 81, 83, 85, 89, 90 (Div. 2AA), 91 (Div. IVAA), 92 (Div. IVAA), 97 (Div. VAA), 99 (Div.VAA)
C.I.F.-S.S. Regional Champions Division IV 1989, 90 (Div. IV), 91 (Div. IV), 92, 99 (Div. V)
C.I.F.- State Champions Division IV 1989, Division IV 1999
C.I.F.S.S. – Regional Champions Division II 1983
C.I.F. State Championship Division Il Runner-up 1983, 92 Division IV Runner-up
C.I.F.-S.S. – Football Championships 1963, 1965
C.I.F.-S.S. – Baseball Championship 1960
Frontier League Championships Basketball 1967, 68, 69, 76, 79, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89
Frontier League Championships Football 1966, 67, 68
Tri-Valley League Championships Basketball 1958, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65
Tri-Valley League Championships Football 1958, 61, 63, 65
Tri-valley League Championships Baseball 1959, 60, 63, 65
Tri-Valley League Championship Track 1963
C.I.F.-S.S. – 1A Basketball Coach of the Year 1959, 61, 63, 64, 80, 81, 83
C.I.F.-S.S. 2A Basketball Coach of the Year 1985, 89
Tri-Valley League Basketball Coach of the Year 1959, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65
Frontier League Basketball Coach of the Year 1967, 68, 69, 76, 79, 80, 82, 83, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99
Ventura County Basketball Coach of the Year 1979, 1985
Ventura County All-Star Game Coach 1979, 1981
Catholic High School Basketball Coach of the Year 1985
Paul Harris Fellow Award 1985
829-247 overall record. Retired after the 1998-99 season as the state’s winningest boys basketball coach.
Cvijanovich won 30 league championships, 15 section titles and state titles in 1989 and 1999.
Named to California Coaches Association Hall of Fame (1998), National High School Hall of Fame (1997)