Marko Banić (born August 31, 1984) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall, and he played at the center and power forward positions.
.jpg) Banić with Pınar Karşıyaka | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 31, 1984 Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center / power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Bilbao Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Pınar Karşıyaka | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Cedevita Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
editBanić has played with Zadar and Bilbao Berri. He was chosen as the EuroCup MVP in 2010.[1]
In June 2012 he signed with a three-year contract with UNICS Kazan in Russia.[2] He was released after suffering a knee injury.[3]
In September 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club CB Estudiantes.[4] In September 2014, he left Estudiantes and signed a one-year deal with the German club Alba Berlin.[5][6]
In September 2015, he returned to UNICS Kazan, signing a 1+1 year contract.[7]
On December 13, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka.[8]
On November 10, 2018, he signed with Croatian champion Cedevita Zagreb.[9]
Croatian national team
editBanić was part of the Croatian national basketball teams at the EuroBasket 2007, the 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament, the EuroBasket 2009.
EuroLeague 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2011–12 | Gescrap BB | 20 | 12 | 25.2 | .625 | .200 | .794 | 4.0 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 13.3 | 13.4 |
| 2014–15 | Alba Berlin | 23 | 8 | 19.5 | .638 | .000 | .878 | 2.9 | .9 | .4 | .3 | 8.8 | 9.2 |
| 2016–17 | UNICS | 24 | 4 | 13.3 | .614 | .000 | .818 | 1.7 | .300 | .300 | .200 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Career | 43 | 20 | 22.2 | .631 | .200 | .826 | 3.4 | .8 | .4 | .2 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
References
edit- ^ 2009-10 Eurocup MVP: Marko Banic, Bizkaia Bilbao Basket.
- ^ Unics bags star forward Banic
- ^ Unics Kazan waived Marko Banic
- ^ Marko Banic firma por dos años con Estudiantes, donde se reencontrará con Txus
- ^ "ALBA Berlin lands Marko Banic". eurobasket.com. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Alba Berlin signs big man Banic, guard Renfroe
- ^ Марко Банич снова в УНИКСе Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Marko Banic signs with Pinar Karsiyaka
- ^ "Cedevita se okrenula domaćim snagama: Iskusni centar i mladi bek umjesto stranih pojačanja". gol.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
External links
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- Marko Banić at euroleague.net
- Marko Banić at fiba.com