Stefan Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Марковић; born 25 April 1988) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He also represented the Serbia national basketball team internationally. He is a 1.99 metres (6 ft 6 in) tall combo guard.
 Marković with Crvena zvezda in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 April 1988 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2005–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9, 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005–2006 | Atlas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Hemofarm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Benetton Treviso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Banvit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Málaga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Khimki Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editMarković began his professional career with KK Atlas. From 2006 to 2010 he was member of Hemofarm. Season 2010–11 he spent in Italy playing with Benetton Treviso.
In June 2011 he signed a two-years plus an option for a third one contract with Valencia Basket in Spain.[1] In July 2013, negotiations for a new contract fell apart and he became a free agent.[2] In October 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Banvit.[3] On 27 June 2014, Marković signed a two-year deal with Unicaja.[4][5]
On 13 August 2016, Marković signed a one-year deal with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.[6]
On 23 June 2017, Marković signed a two-year deal with Russian club Khimki.[7] In 2018–19 season, he averaged 6.1 points, 4.4 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 23.3 minutes of action in the EuroLeague and 6.3 points, 5.0 assists, 3.2 rebounds in VTB United League. On 18 July 2019, Khimki parted ways with Marković.
On 2 August 2019, Marković signed a contract with the Italian team Virtus Bologna.[8] After having knocked out 3–0 both Basket Treviso in the quarterfinals and New Basket Brindisi in the semifinals, on 11 June 2021 Virtus defeated 4–0 its historic rival Olimpia Milan in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years.[9]
On 8 November 2021, Marković returned to Serbia, signing with Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League.[10][11][12] The club won the ABA League, the Serbian League, and the Serbian Cup during the 2021–2022 season.
On 23 June 2023, he announced his retirement from professional basketball.[13]
Serbian national team
editMarković played with the senior Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2009, where he won the silver medal. He has been a member of the Serbian national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship where Serbia was defeated by Lithuania in the game for the bronze medal. He was capped once more for the national team of Serbia at the EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania where Serbia finished 8th.
Marković represented the national basketball at the EuroBasket 2013. He was also a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup under new head coach Aleksandar Đorđević.
He also represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2015.[14] In the first phase of the tournament, Serbia dominated in the toughest Group B with 5-0 record, and then eliminated Finland and Czech Republic in the round of 16 and quarterfinal game, respectively. However, they were stopped in the semifinal game by Lithuania with 67–64,[15] and eventually lost to the host team France in the bronze-medal game with 81–68.[16] Over 9 tournament games, Marković averaged 5.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game on 39.1% shooting from the field.[17]
Marković also represented Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics where they won the silver medal, after losing to the United States in the final game with 96–66.[18] After the tournament, Marković announced his retirement from the national team.[19]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2014–15 | Unicaja | 21 | 16 | 18.9 | .341 | .279 | .667 | 2.4 | 3.4 | .7 | .0 | 4.0 | 5.2 |
| 2015–16 | 10 | 6 | 22.3 | .314 | .208 | .818 | 2.1 | 4.9 | .5 | .0 | 3.6 | 7.0 | |
| 2017–18 | Khimki | 33 | 11 | 23.7 | .317 | .266 | .841 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .1 | 5.0 | 7.2 |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 0 | 23.8 | .388 | .349 | .750 | 2.1 | 4.4 | .8 | .0 | 6.1 | 7.9 | |
| Career | 91 | 33 | 22.5 | .345 | .291 | .773 | 2.3 | 4.0 | .9 | .0 | 4.9 | 6.9 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ PE Valencia announces Stefan Markovic
- ^ "Negotiations between Stefan Markovic and Valencia fall apart". Sportando. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Marković potpisao za Banvit". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Stefan Markovic completa la pareja de bases del Unicaja". unicajabaloncesto.com (in Spanish). 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Unicaja hires Eurocup assists king Markovic". Euroleague.net. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Stefan Markovic signs with Zenit". Sportando.com. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Stefan Markovic signs a two-year contract with BC Khimki". Sportando.com. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Virtus Bologna officially signs Stefan Markovic". eurohoops.net. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Virtus, sei magnifica! Bologna, scudetto dopo 20 anni, Milano schiacciata 4-0, Gazzetta dello Sport
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (8 November 2021). "Crvena Zvezda officially announces signing of Stefan Markovic". Sportando. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Stefan Marković potpisao za Zvezdu!". b92.net. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Stefan Marković pens contract with Crvena zvezda mts until the end of 2022/23 season". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Stefan Markovic retires from basketball". basketnews. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "AMBITIOUS SERBIA UNVEIL POWERFUL 12-MAN SQUAD". eurobasket2015.org. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "LITHUANIA END SERBIAN STREAK, RETURN TO FINAL". eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "FRANCE REWARD HOME SUPPORT WITH BRONZE". eurobasket2015.org. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Player profile: Stefan Markovic". eurobasket2015.org. FIBA Europe. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: USA beat Serbia in men's basketball to win last gold of Games". BBC Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Marković se povlači iz reprezentacije Srbije". n1info.com (in Serbian). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
External links
edit- Stefan Marković at acb.com
- Stefan Marković at draftexpress.com
- Stefan Marković at euroleague.net
- Stefan Marković at fiba.com
- Stefan Marković at Olympedia
- Stefan Marković at Olympics.com
- Stefan Marković at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)