Marko Milič (born May 7, 1977) is a Slovenian basketball coach and former player currently working as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represented the senior Slovenian national basketball team.
| Dallas Mavericks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 7, 1977 Kranj, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Listed height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 112 kg (247 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1997: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 1991–2015 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 12, 20 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1991–1994 | Triglav Kranj |
| 1994–1997 | Union Olimpija |
| 1997–1998 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1998 | Fenerbahçe |
| 1999 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1999–2000 | Union Olimpija |
| 2000–2001 | Real Madrid |
| 2001–2002 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2002–2003 | Roseto |
| 2003–2005 | Pesaro |
| 2005–2006 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2006–2007 | Union Olimpija |
| 2007 | Real Madrid |
| 2007–2009 | Union Olimpija |
| 2009 | Entente Orléanaise |
| 2010–2012 | Vanoli Cremona |
| 2012–2013 | Mahram Tehran |
| 2013–2015 | Al Kuwait |
| As coach: | |
| 2022–present | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Playing career
editProfessional career
editAfter being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1997 NBA draft (34th pick overall), Milič's rights were traded to the Phoenix Suns. After seeing limited NBA duty (44 career games) during his two seasons with the Suns,[1] he returned to Europe and played for Union Olimpija (where he started playing senior basketball), Real Madrid (two stints), Fortitudo Bologna (Italian League runner-up), Pesaro (2004 Italian Cup finalist) and Virtus Bologna. He also represented Fenerbahçe in the first part of the 1998–99 season, due to the NBA season's lockout, returning to Phoenix in January 1999.
Milič won four Slovenian Leagues and four Slovenian Cups with Union Olimpija and led the team to its only EuroLeague Final Four appearance so far, in 1997. With Real Madrid he had his biggest success as a player with the ULEB Cup title of 2007 paired with a Spanish League title that same year. He also won the Kuwait League in 2014.
On October 14, 2015, he announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.[2] On October 29, 2015, Union Olimpija retired Marko Milič's #12 jersey.[3]
National team career
editWith the junior national teams of Slovenia, Milič played at the 1994 FIBA Europe Under-22 Championship and the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-22 Championship.
Milič played for the senior national basketball team of Slovenia, from 1995 until 2006. He played at the EuroBasket 1995, EuroBasket 1997, EuroBasket 1999, EuroBasket 2001, EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2005 and 2006 FIBA World Championship.[4]
Coaching career
editIn 2022, Milič was hired as an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks under head coach Jason Kidd who was his teammate in the Phoenix Suns.[5]
Personal life
editMilič's father, Vladimir Milić, a Serb from Croatia based in Belgrade, was a shotputting champion in former Yugoslavia. His mother, Metka Papler, was also a successful sportswoman in Yugoslavia.[6] His daughter is a tennis player Ela Nala Milić.
Club 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 |
EuroLeague
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Real Madrid | 15 | 8 | 22.5 | .519 | .300 | .556 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | .0 | 9.3 | 10.9 |
| 2001–02 | Skipper Bologna | 18 | 15 | 21.1 | .496 | .267 | .659 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .1 | 9.3 | 8.7 |
| 2004–05 | Scavolini Pesaro | 22 | 19 | 26.1 | .489 | .250 | .617 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | .0 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
| 2006–07 | Union Olimpija | 11 | 11 | 26.5 | .611 | .200 | .550 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .1 | 15.1 | 16.3 |
| 2007–08 | 14 | 14 | 30.3 | .517 | .125 | .744 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .1 | 15.6 | 15.8 | |
| 2008–09 | 6 | 4 | 21.3 | .378 | .0 | .714 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | |
| 2009–10 | Entente Orléanaise | 3 | 1 | 9.1 | 1.0 | .0 | .667 | 2.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
| Career | 89 | 72 | 25.5 | .513 | .239 | .628 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .0 | 11.0 | 11.7 | |
NBA
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Phoenix | 33 | 0 | 4.9 | .609 | .500 | .647 | .8 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 2.8 |
| 1998–99 | Phoenix | 11 | 0 | 4.8 | .400 | .000 | — | .5 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 1.5 |
| Career | 44 | 0 | 4.9 | .560 | .429 | .647 | .7 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.5 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .667 | — | — | .5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .667 | — | — | .5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 | |
References
edit- ^ Marko Milic. nba.com
- ^ Perko, Drago (14 October 2015). "KZS "upokojil" Milića, ga bo zdaj še zaposlil?". kosarka.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Union Olimpija Ljubljana retires Marko Milic's jersey". Eurocupbasketball.com. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Marko MILIC (SLO) participated in 14 FIBA / FIBA Zones events
- ^ Callie Caplan (8 September 2022). "Assistant Marko Milic brings stories of Luka Doncic's childhood, coaching freedom to Mavs". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Marko Milić: Jednom legenda, uvek legenda". kosmagazin.com (in Serbian). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Marko Milič at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Marko Milič at adriaticbasket.com
- Marko Milič at legabasket.it (in Italian)
- Marko Milič at euroleague.net
- Marko Milič at tblstat.net