Marko Banić

Marko Banić

Banić with Bilbao Berri.
UNICS Kazan
Position Center / Power forward
League VTB United League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1984-08-31) 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–present
Career history
2002–2005 Zadar
2005–2012 Bilbao Basket
2012–2013 UNICS Kazan
2013–2014 Estudiantes
2014–2015 Alba Berlin
2015–present UNICS Kazan
Career highlights and awards

Marko Banić, (born August 31, 1984) is a Croatian professional basketball who plays for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall, and plays the center and power forward position.

Professional career

Banić has played with Zadar and Bilbao Berri. He was chosen as the Eurocup Basketball 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]

Euroleague 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.

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
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
Career 43 20 22.2 .631 .200 .826 3.4 .8 .4 .2 10.9 11.2

Croatian national team

Banić was part of the Croatian national basketball teams at the EuroBasket 2007, the 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament, the EuroBasket 2009.

References

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