Bogoljub Marković
| No. 6 – Mega Basket | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | ABA League Basketball League of Serbia | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 2005 Užice, Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2025: 2nd round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Mega Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →OKK Beograd | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Bogoljub Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Богољуб Марковић; born 12 July 2005) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Mega Basket of the Adriatic League and the Basketball League of Serbia. Standing at 2.10 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in), he plays at the power forward position.
Professional career
Mega Basket (2023–present)
In October 2023, Mega Basket loaned Marković to OKK Beograd for the 2023–24 Basketball League of Serbia. Over 28 regular-season games, he averaged 17.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[1] Marković was named to the All-First Team Basketball League of Serbia and was the leading rebounder of the regular season.[2]
NBA draft rights
On 26 April 2024, Marković declared for the 2024 NBA draft,[3] but later withdrew.[4] He was selected with the 47th overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft.[5]
National team career
Marković was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that won the gold medal at the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship in Serbia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 14.1 points, seven rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.[6] He was selected to the All-Star Five Team of the championship.[7]
On 24 November 2024, Marković made his debut for the Serbian senior national team in a win against Denmark in Belgrade during the EuroBasket 2025 qualification.[8]
References
- ^ "Bogoljub Marković, OKK Beograd". kls.rs. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Prvotimac plavo-belih Bogoljub Marković u najboljoj petorki lige". okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Veliki talenat srpske košarke ide na NBA draft: Zablistao na Evropskom, bio prvi skakač domaće lige, sad gleda ka Americi". nova.rs. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "31 early entry candidates withdraw from 2024 NBA Draft". nba.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Select Bogoljub Marković with 47th Pick in 2025 NBA Draft". National Basketball Association. June 26, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Bogoljub Markovic 2023 FIBA Profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Serbia star Topic takes home MVP award". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Marković: Velika čast raditi sa selektorom". zurnal.rs. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference