Milko Bjelica (Serbian Cyrillic: Милко Бјелица; born June 4, 1984) is a Serbian-born Montenegrin professional basketball player who last played for Mornar of the Adriatic League.
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Free agent | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
Personal information | |
Born | (1984-06-04) June 4, 1984 (age 38) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Montenegrin / Serbian |
Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Listed weight | 108 kg (238 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2001–present |
Career history | |
2001–2006 | Crvena zvezda |
2006–2007 | Phantoms Braunschweig |
2007–2008 | Köln 99ers |
2008–2011 | Lietuvos rytas |
2011–2013 | Saski Baskonia |
2013–2015 | Anadolu Efes |
2015–2016 | Darüşşafaka |
2016–2018 | Crvena zvezda |
2018 | Tecnyconta Zaragoza |
2018–2019 | Alvark Tokyo |
2019–2021 | Mornar |
2021-2022 | Al Shamal Doha |
2022- | Al-Ittihad Jeddah (basketball) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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He began his professional career with Crvena zvezda, where he spent five seasons. He then played in Germany with Phantoms Braunschweig and Köln 99ers. In 2008 he signed with Lietuvos rytas, and made his EuroLeague debut during the 2009–10 season.
In July 2011 he signed a two-year deal with Saski Baskonia.[1] On October 28, 2013, he re-signed with Saski Baskonia on a short-term deal.[2] On December 30, 2013, he signed with the Turkish Euroleague team Anadolu Efes for the remainder of the season.[3][4] On July 9, 2014, he extended his contract with Efes for two more years.[5] On June 22, 2015, he left Efes and signed with Darüşşafaka for the 2015–16 season.[6]
On September 8, 2016, Bjelica returned to Crvena zvezda, signing a two-year contract.[7] On April 17, 2018, after parting ways with Crvena zvezda, Bjelica returned to Spain, signing with Basket Zaragoza for the remainder of the season.[8]
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 |
Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2009–10 | Lietuvos Rytas | 10 | 2 | 21.5 | .462 | .154 | .667 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .4 | .2 | 11.8 | 9.0 |
2010–11 | 16 | 10 | 26.1 | .533 | .279 | .727 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | |
2011–12 | Baskonia | 8 | 2 | 23.7 | .492 | .294 | .842 | 3.9 | .8 | .8 | .1 | 10.6 | 9.5 |
2012–13 | 27 | 19 | 17.3 | .406 | .378 | .750 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | 5.4 | 5.7 | |
2013–14 | 8 | 3 | 21.3 | .594 | .353 | .952 | 4.4 | 1.3 | .3 | .4 | 12.8 | 13.8 | |
2013–14 | Anadolu Efes | 14 | 3 | 22.8 | .459 | .270 | .913 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .6 | .1 | 9.4 | 7.5 |
2014–15 | 28 | 7 | 16.2 | .462 | .415 | .736 | 2.5 | .8 | .2 | .3 | 7.8 | 6.8 | |
2015–16 | Darüşşafaka | 24 | 6 | 19.1 | .434 | .354 | .679 | 3.4 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
2016–17 | Crvena zvezda | 30 | 1 | 15.6 | .385 | .193 | .795 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
2017–18 | Crvena zvezda | 29 | 29 | 26.0 | .397 | .297 | .703 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .4 | .2 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
Career | 194 | 82 | 20.2 | .446 | .305 | .750 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .4 | .2 | 8.6 | 8.1 |
Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, he internationally represents Montenegro,[9] where his grandfather is from. One of his sisters, Milka, is also a basketball player, while another, Ana is a Serbian volleyball player.
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