Milenko Tepić

Milenko Tepić

Tepić with Cajasol in March 2013.
No. 4 – PAOK Thessaloniki
Position	Guard / Forward
League	Greek Basket League Eurocup
Personal information
Born	February 27, 1987 Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2009 / Undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2006	NIS Vojvodina
2006–2009	Partizan
2009–2011	Panathinaikos
2011–2013	Cajasol Sevilla
2013	Lietuvos rytas
2013–2015	Partizan
2015–present	PAOK
Career highlights and awards
Euroleague champion (2011) Serbian Cup MVP (2008) 4× Serbian League champion (2007–2009, 2014) 3× Adriatic League champion (2007–2009) 2× Serbian Cup winner (2008, 2009) 2× Greek League champion (2010, 2011)
Medals Men's basketball Competitor for  Serbia EuroBasket 2009 Poland Team U20 European Championship 2007 Slovenia Team Competitor for  Serbia and Montenegro U20 European Championship 2006 Turkey Team Universiade 2005 İzmir Competition U18 European Championship 2005 Serbia and Montenegro Team European Championship for Cadets 2003 Spain Team

Milenko Tepić (Serbian: Миленко Тепић; born February 27, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. He is 2.02 m (6 ft 7.5 in) tall combo guard/point forward.

Player profile

Tepić won both the 2006 and 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship gold medals with the Serbian national under age 20 team. He then developed into a key member of Partizan's team at the Euroleague level. A favorite of Coach Dusan Ivkovic, Tepic has a wide-range of offensive skills, which he uses to good effect. As a combo guard-point forward he is a solid shooter and passer.

He is also a good decision maker, and he doesn't jack up three-point shots, unless his feet are set for shooting. He is also a smart player at the defensive end, which is something that was recognized by the 2008–09 Euroleague season champions, Panathinaikos, who signed him to a three-year deal prior to the 2009–10 season.

Professional career

Tepić began his career playing with the KK Sports World youth teams in Serbia. He made his professional debut with the Serbian League club Vojvodina in 2002. In 2006, Tepić signed with the Euroleague club Partizan Belgrade.

In 2009, he signed a 3-year contract worth €2.5 million euros net income (after taxes and agent's fees are paid) with the Greek League club Panathinaikos.^[1][2][3] He played two seasons with the Greek club and won Euroleague in 2011.

On 26 September 2011, he signed two-year contract with the Spanish club Cajasol Sevilla.^[4] On July 25, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Lietuvos rytas.^[5]

In December 2013, he returned to his former club, Partizan Belgrade, signing a one-and-a-half year contract.^[6]

On September 3, 2015, he signed a contract with the Greek team PAOK Thessaloniki.^[7]

Serbian national team

Tepić won a gold medal at both the 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also won a gold medal at both the 2006 and 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships.

He has also been a member of the senior men's Serbian national basketball team, and with the senior team of Serbia, he played at the EuroBasket 2007. At the EuroBasket 2009, he won a silver medal with Serbia.

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.

†	Denotes seasons in which Tepić won the Euroleague

Euroleague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2006–07	Partizan	20	6	19.7	.337	.281	.698	2.1	1.4	1.3	.0	4.8	4.3
2007–08	Partizan	23	14	26.5	.439	.389	.783	3.4	2.2	.8	.1	9.0	8.1
2008–09	Partizan	19	18	30.5	.389	.397	.673	3.5	3.3	.8	.2	9.7	10.5
2009–10	Panathinaikos	15	2	15.8	.364	.217	.778	2.1	1.0	.4	.0	3.5	2.3
2010–11†	Panathinaikos	19	2	9.6	.321	.143	.706	1.1	.7	.3	.0	2.5	1.7
2013–14	Lietuvos rytas	9	1	15.8	.348	.222	1.000	1.6	1.4	.5	.0	4.2	3.2
2013–14	Partizan	13	10	29.6	.427	.320	.889	2.5	2.0	.8	.0	6.2	5.0
Career		118	53	20.5	.388	.331	.731	2.4	1.7	.7	.1	6.0	5.4

References

1. Sport.gr Tepic signs with Panathinaikos (Greek).
2. Gazzetta.gr Panathinaikos signs Tepic (Greek).
3. Gazetta.gr Tepic to PAO (Greek).
4. "Milenko Tepic inks with Panathinaikos.". Retrieved May 18, 2012.
5. "Lietuvos Rytas sign Milenko Tepic.". Sportando. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
6. "Tepić zvanično zadužio crno-beli dres sa brojem 4." (in Serbian). kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
7. "PAOK Thessaloniki officially signs Milenko Tepic.". sportando.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

External links

• Milenko Tepić at acb.com
• Milenko Tepić at draftexpress.com
• Milenko Tepić at esake.gr (Greek)
• Milenko Tepić at Eurobasket.com
• Milenko Tepić at euroleague.net