Miroslav Berić

Miroslav Berić
Personal information
Born (1973-01-20) January 20, 1973
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Listed weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 1995 / Undrafted
Playing career 1990–2007
Position Shooting guard
Career history
1990–1997 Partizan
1997–1999 Tau Cerámica Baskonia
1999–2000 Müller Verona
2000–2001 Partizan
2001–2003 Scavolini Pesaro
2003–2004 Žalgiris
2004–2005 Panellinios
2005–2006 Azovmash
2006 Llanera Menorca
2007 Gijón
Medals
Representing  Yugoslavia
Men's basketball
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta National team
FIBA World Championship
1998 Greece National team
FIBA European Championship
1995 Greece National team
1997 Spain National team

Miroslav "Mića" Berić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав "Мића" Берић; born January 20, 1973) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in), he played the shooting guard position.

Professional career

Berić was the top scorer of the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague, averaging 23.3 points per game, while playing with Partizan. He also played for Tau Vitoria, Müller Verona, Scavolini Pesaro, Žalgiris, Panellinios, Azovmash, Llanera Menorca and Gijón.

After being without a club for more than a year, Berić announced his retirement from basketball in June 2008.

Yugoslav national team

Berić was a regular member of the Yugoslav national team during the 1990s. He won two FIBA European Championship gold medals, in 1995 and 1997, as well as the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

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.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2001–02 Pesaro 16 11 28.6 .397 .387 .807 1.6 1.9 .6 .0 13.0 10.6
2003–04 Žalgiris 9 5 23.6 .500 .419 .625 1.3 1.7 .3 .0 9.8 6.6
Career 25 16 26.8 .428 .396 .766 1.5 1.8 .5 .0 11.8 9.2

Post-playing career

Soon after his retirement, in July 2008, Berić was hired as the team manager of the Serbian national team.

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