Milko Bjelica

Milko Bjelica

Bjelica with Anadolu Efes
No. 51 – Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade
Position Power forward / Center
League ABA League
Basketball League of Serbia
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1984-06-04) June 4, 1984
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Montenegrin / Serbian
Listed height 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
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–present Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards

Milko Bjelica (born June 4, 1984) is a Serbian-born Montenegrin professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia.

Professional career

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 reminder 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]

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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Led the league

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
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
Career 135 52 20.0 .471 .332 .750 3.3 1.1 .4 .2 8.7 8.1

Personal life

Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, he internationally represents Montenegro, [8] where his grandfather is from. One of his sisters, Milka, is also a basketball player, while another, Ana is a Serbian volleyball player.

References

  1. ↑ "Caja Laboral announces the arrival of Milko Bjelica". Sportando.net. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "LABORAL KUTXA brings Bjelica back". Euroleague.net. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Anadolu Efes signs Milko Bjelica". Sportando.net. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "ANADOLU EFES tabs big man Milko Bjelica". euroleague.net. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Anadolu Efes keeps Bjelica for two more years". Euroleague.net. July 9, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Milko Bjelica signs with Darussafaka Dogus". Sportando.com. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Crvena Zvezda brings Bjelica home". Euroleague.net. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Milko Bjelica Player Profile". EUROBASKET. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
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