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Marko Milič (born May 7, 1977) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Slovenian national basketball team.

Marko Milič
Personal information
Born (1977-05-07) May 7, 1977 (age 45)
Kranj, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1991–2015
PositionPower forward
Number12, 20
Career history
1991–1994Triglav Kranj
1994–1997Union Olimpija
1997–1998Phoenix Suns
1998Fenerbahçe
1999Phoenix Suns
1999–2000Union Olimpija
2000–2001Real Madrid
2001–2002Fortitudo Bologna
2002–2003Roseto
2003–2005Pesaro
2005–2006Virtus Bologna
2006–2007Union Olimpija
2007Real Madrid
2007–2009Union Olimpija
2009Entente Orléanaise
2010–2012Vanoli Cremona
2012–2013Mahram Tehran
2013–2015Al Kuwait
Career highlights and awards
  • ULEB Cup champion (2007)
  • 3× FIBA EuroStar (1996, 1998, 1999)
  • Spanish League champion (2007)
  • Adriatic League All-Star (2007)
  • 4× Slovenian League champion (1995–1997, 2008)
  • 4× Slovenian Cup winner (1995, 1997, 2000, 2008)
  • 5× Slovenian League All-Star (1994–1997, 2000)
  • 2× Slovenian League All-Star MVP (1997, 2000)
  • 2× Slovenian League All-Star Slam Dunk winner (1994, 1995)
  • Kuwaiti League champion (2014)
  • No. 12 retired by Union Olimpija (2015)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career


After being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1997 NBA draft (34th pick overall), Milič's rights were traded to the Phoenix Suns. After seeing limited NBA duty (44 career games) during his two seasons with the Suns,[1] he returned to Europe and played for Union Olimpija (where he started playing senior basketball), Real Madrid (two stints), Fortitudo Bologna (Italian League runner-up), Pesaro (2004 Italian Cup finalist) and Virtus Bologna. He also represented Fenerbahçe in the first part of the 1998–99 season, due to the NBA season's lockout, returning to Phoenix in January 1999.

Milič won four Slovenian Leagues and four Slovenian Cups with Union Olimpija and led the team to its only EuroLeague Final Four appearance so far, in 1997. With Real Madrid he had his biggest success as a player with the ULEB Cup title of 2007 paired with a Spanish League title that same year. He also won the Kuwait League in 2014.

On October 14, 2015, he announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.[2] On October 29, 2015, Union Olimpija retired Marko Milič's #12 jersey.[3]


National team career


With the junior national teams of Slovenia, Milič played at the 1994 FIBA Europe Under-22 Championship and the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-22 Championship.

Milič played for the senior national basketball team of Slovenia, from 1995 until 2006. He played at the EuroBasket 1995, EuroBasket 1997, EuroBasket 1999, EuroBasket 2001, EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2005 and 2006 FIBA World Championship.[4]


Personal life


Milič's father, Vladimir Milić, a Serb from Croatia based in Belgrade, was a shotputting champion in former Yugoslavia. His mother, Metka Papler, was also a successful sportswoman in Yugoslavia.[5]


Club career statistics


Legend
  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


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2000–01 Real Madrid 15822.5.519.300.5564.61.91.8.09.310.9
2001–02 Skipper Bologna 181521.1.496.267.6593.61.41.8.19.38.7
2004–05 Scavolini Pesaro 221926.1.489.250.6174.62.21.6.010.411.2
2006–07 Union Olimpija 111126.5.611.200.5506.92.51.0.115.116.3
2007–08 141430.3.517.125.7446.41.51.2.115.615.8
2008–09 6421.3.378.0.7143.71.31.2.09.09.3
2009–10 Entente Orléanaise 319.11.0.0.6672.0.0.3.02.75.0
Career 897225.5.513.239.6284.81.81.5.011.011.7

NBA



Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Phoenix 3304.9.609.500.647.8.4.3.02.8
1999–00 Phoenix 1104.8.400.000—.5.2.3.11.5
Career 4404.9.560.429.647.7.3.3.02.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998 Phoenix 202.0.667——.5.0.5.02.0
Career 202.0.667——.5.0.5.02.0

References


  1. Marko Milic. nba.com
  2. Perko, Drago (14 October 2015). "KZS "upokojil" Milića, ga bo zdaj še zaposlil?". kosarka.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Union Olimpija Ljubljana retires Marko Milic's jersey". Eurocupbasketball.com. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. Marko MILIC (SLO) participated in 14 FIBA / FIBA Zones events
  5. "Marko Milić: Jednom legenda, uvek legenda". kosmagazin.com (in Serbian). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2017.



На других языках

[de] Marko Milič

Marko Milič (* 7. Mai 1977 in Kranj, SR Slowenien) ist ein ehemaliger slowenischer Basketballspieler. Der 1,99 m große Power Forward war der erste Slowene in der NBA.
- [en] Marko Milič

[es] Marko Milič

Marco Milic (Kranj; 7 de mayo de 1977) es un exjugador de baloncesto esloveno que disputó más de 20 temporadas como profesional. Con 1,98 metros de altura, jugaba en la posición de alero. Fue el primer esloveno en jugar en la NBA.[1]


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