Marko Tejić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Тејић; born 4 August 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Zlatibor of the Basketball League of Serbia and the Second ABA League.

Marko Tejić
Tejić with Crvena zvezda in November 2014
Zlatibor
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Second ABA League
Personal information
Born (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 29)
Užice, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2017Crvena zvezda
2016FMP
2016–2017Mega Leks
2017–2018Aries Trikala
2018–2019AZS Koszalin
2019–2020FMP
2020–2021Studentski center
2021Rytas Vilnius
2022Spars
2022–2023Zlatibor
2023–presentSpartak Subotica
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
U20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Greece Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Italy

Professional career

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Tejić grew up with the Crvena zvezda youth team and signed a first professional contract with his club during 2013.[1] In April 2016, he was loaned to FMP for the rest of the season.[2] On July 21, 2016, Tejić was loaned to Mega Leks.[3]

On September 26, 2017, Tejić joined Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League.[4] On July 5, 2018, he joined AZS Koszalin of the PKL.[5]

In August 2019, Tejić signed a two-year contract for FMP.[6] On 20 October 2020, he signed for the Montenegrin team Studentski centar.[7][8]

On September 30, 2021, Tejić signed with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[9] He parted ways with Rytas Vilnius in November 2021.[10] In January 2022, he signed with Spars Sarajevo.[11] In August 2022, he signed for Zlatibor.[12]

Career statistics

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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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Crvena zvezda 1 1 14.8 .667 .000 .000 2.0 1.0 .0 .0 4.0 2.0
2014–15 17 4 8.9 .357 .333 .375 1.4 .7 .1 .1 1.6 .1
2015–16 11 3 5.7 .200 .000 .333 1.1 .5 .2 .1 .7 .0
Career 29 8 7.9 .326 .222 .357 1.3 .7 .1 .1 1.3 .1

References

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  1. ^ "Marko Tejić u Zvezdi još četiri godine" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Tejić prešao u FMP". sportske.net (in Serbian). 24 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Marko Tejić na pozajmici u Mega Leksu". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Marko Tejic inks with Trikala". sportando.com. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Marko Tejic inks with AZS Koszalin". sportando.com. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Marko Tejić inks a 2-year contract with FMP". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Tejić novi košarkaš Studentskog centra". b92.net. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Marko Tejić signed with Studentski centar". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. ^ Skerletic, Dario (October 2, 2021). "Rytas Vilnius inks Marko Tejic". Sportando. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Bivši košarkaš Crvene zvezde napustio klub posle samo mesec dana". b92.net. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Tejić napustio Ritas – ima novi klub". b92.net. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Marko Tejić novo pojačanje Zlatibora". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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