Borce Ilievski (born August 3, 1972) is a Macedonian-Icelandic professional basketball coach. In 2019 he was named the ÃÂrvalsdeild karla Coach of the Year after guiding ÃÂR to the ÃÂrvalsdeild finals.
In 2006, Ilievski was hired as an assistant coach to KFÃÂ's men's team as well as the head coach of the club's youth program. He took over as head coach of the men's team in end of November 2006 after Baldur Ingi Jónasson resigned. After winning the 1. deild karla with the team in 2010, and achieving promotion to the top-tier ÃÂrvalsdeild karla, Ilievski was not retained by the club at the conclusion of his contract despite also being the 1. deild karla Coach of the Year.
In May 2010, Ilievski went on to sign with ÃÂrvalsdeild club Tindastóll. He guided Tindastóll to a 9th-place finish with a 7âÂÂ14 record during his first season. He resigned as head coach three games into his second season after a disagreement with board about the need to strengthen the roster.
He guided 2. deild karla club BolungarvÃÂk for the final games of the 2011âÂÂ2012 season, where the team bowed out in the first round of the playoffs.
In June 2012, Ilievski was hired as the head coach of Breiðablik. After guiding the team to a 9âÂÂ9 record, he received a two-year contract extension in April 2013. In December 2014, he was relieved of his duties as head coach by the board of Breiðablik.
After starting the 2015âÂÂ2016 as an assistant coach to ÃÂR, Ilievski was promoted to head coach when Bjarni Magnússon resigned as head coach six games into the season. He guided the club to the playoffs during his second season where it was swept by Stjarnan in the first round.
In 2018, Ilievski led ÃÂR to the second best record in the league. They faced Stjarnan in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year in what turned out to be a heated series. In game three of the series, Stjarnan's Hlynur Bæringsson was fouled hard by ÃÂR's Ryan Taylor After the game he experienced concussion like symptoms and was ultimately ruled out of game four which Stjarnan eventually lost after Danero Thomas scored the game winning basket at the buzzer. Although Taylor received an unsportsmanlike foul, he was not ejected from the game. After the game he received a three-game suspension from the league. In the semi-finals, ÃÂR ultimately lost to Tindastóll in four games.
In February 2019, Ilievski led ÃÂR to the semi-finals of the Icelandic Cup where it faced Stjarnan in a tension filled game were fighting broke out between fans during the game. ÃÂR ultimately lost the game, 87âÂÂ73. In the ÃÂrvalsdeild, ÃÂR finished with the 7th best record and faced second seed NjarðvÃÂk in the first round. After losing the first two games in the best-of-five series, ÃÂR unexpectedly won the next three and knocked out NjarðvÃÂk. In the semi-finals, ÃÂR faced top-seed and heavy title favorites Stjarnan. After losing the first game by 33 points, ÃÂR bounced back and took the next two games before Stjarnan tying the series with a comfortable 90âÂÂ75 victory in game four. In game five, ÃÂR came out on top with an 83âÂÂ79 victory and advanced to the finals. In the finals, ÃÂR lost 2âÂÂ3 to KR after leading 2âÂÂ1. After the season, Ilievski was named as the ÃÂrvalsdeild Coach of the Year.
Ilievski resigned from ÃÂR following a 0âÂÂ3 start to the 2021âÂÂ22 season.
In May 2022, Ilievski was hired as the head coach of Fjölnir men's team.
On 18 November 2024, Ilievski resigned from Fjölnir and returned to ÃÂR as its head coach.