Miloš Teodosić

Miloš Teodosić

Teodosić playing with the Serbian national team in August 2011
No. 4 – CSKA Moscow
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League VTB United League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1987-03-19) March 19, 1987
Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1][2]
Listed weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2007 FMP Železnik
2005–2006 → Borac Čačak
2007–2011 Olympiacos
2011–present CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Serbia Serbia
World Cup
2014 Spain
EuroBasket
2009 Poland
U20 European Championship
2007 Slovenia Team
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
U18 European Championship
2005 Serbia and Montenegro Team
European Championship for Cadets
2003 Spain Team

Miloš Teodosić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Теодосић, born March 19, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League and the Euroleague. He also represents the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), he primarily plays the point guard position, but he can also play the shooting guard position. He is a five time All-Euroleague selection, and was voted Euroleague MVP in 2010.

Teodosić helped the Serbian national team to a EuroBasket silver medal in 2009, as well as a FIBA World Cup silver medal in 2014, being elected to the All-Tournament Team in both competitions.[3] In 2010, he was named the FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year.

Professional career

Early years

He began playing basketball in hometown clubs KK Student and Metalac. He then moved to Belgrade-based club FMP Železnik where he signed his first professional contract. After being loaned to Borac Čačak for the 2005–06 season, he had a breakthrough 2006–07 season. Over 16 games in the ULEB Cup, he averaged 7.8 points, 2.9 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game. FMP was eventually eliminated in the semifinal of this second-tier European competition.[4] They also played the final series of the Adriatic League playoffs where they lost to Partizan Belgrade.

Olympiacos

In 2007, Teodosić signed a five-year contract with Olympiacos of the Greek League, worth €2.8 million net income (after taxes). Olympiacos also had to pay a buyout to FMP Železnik, in order to secure his rights. The contract he signed with Olympiacos included a €1.3 million buyout clause amount. However, the contract also stipulated that Olympiacos would hold the right to match any offer made to him by another club that offered to pay his buyout.[5]

In the 2009–10 Euroleague season, Teodosić averaged 13.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.8 steals per game, all career highs up to that point. Teodosić played a crucial role in Olympiacos, reaching the Euroleague Final Four, where they eventually lost in the final to FC Barcelona, after beating KK Partizan in the semifinal. Teodosić was voted onto the All-Euroleague First Team, and on 8 May 2010, he was officially announced the Euroleague 2010 MVP, his first for his career.

CSKA Moscow

On July 6, 2011, he signed a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow of the Russian League and VTB United League.[6][7] The contract was worth €5.7 million euros net income.[8] In his first season in the Russian club, he led them to Euroleague Final, losing 62-61 to his former club Olympiacos. He was named to the All-Euroleague Second Team before the start of Final 4.[9] His second season was statistically even better for him, having the averages of 12.7 points, 4.9 assists and career-high 2.8 rebounds in the Euroleague. He was once again named to the All-Euroleague Second Team, his second consecutive nomination.[10]

2013–14 season

After beating Panathinaikos in the playoff series in the 2013–14 Euroleague, CSKA Moscow lost in the semifinal of the Euroleague Final Four to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[11] Shortly after failing to win the Euroleague for third straight year, the president of CSKA blamed Teodosić and his Serbian teammate Nenad Krstić for not putting enough effort over the season.[12][13] Back on the domestic front, shortly after the Euroleague Final Four, CSKA was facing elimination in the VTB United League playoff quarterfinal series versus Lokomotiv Kuban, trailing 0-2 without home advantage. Teodosić and Krstić helped CSKA storm back to win the series 3-2 after big comeback and advance to semifinals, answering the previous criticism of the club's president. Eventually, CSKA won the VTB United League by sweeping Nizhny Novgorod 3-0 in the final series.[14] Teodosić was named the VTB Playoffs MVP. Despite winning the VTB United League, the 2013-14 season was seen as a disappointment, and it was expected that Teodosić, alongside teammate Nenad Krstić and head coach Ettore Messina, could leave the club over the summer.[15] Eventually, Krstić and Messina left the club. However, in June 2014, Teodosić extended his contract with the club for three more years.[16]

2014–15 season

On November 7, 2014, in the Euroleague game victory against Unicaja Málaga, he recorded a career-high 27 points, while also adding 10 assists.[17] In May 2015, he was chosen in the All-Euroleague First Team for the performances he put over the season.[18] CSKA Moscow has managed to advance to the Euroleague Final Four for fourth straight season, after eliminating Panathinaikos for the second straight season in the quarter-final series with 3–1.[19] However, in the semifinal game, despite being dubbed by media as an absolute favorite to advance, once again lost to Olympiacos. The final score was 70–68, after great Olympiacos comeback in 4th quarter, led by Vassilis Spanoulis.[20] Teodosić was inefective, scoring 8 points on 2 from 9 shooting, also having 5 assists and 6 turnovers. CSKA Moscow eventually won the third place after defeating Fenerbahçe with 86–80,[21] in a game which Teodosić hasn't played due to the muscle fatigue.[22]

Teodosić, however, had one of the best seasons in the recent years, averaging career-high 14.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and league-leading 7 assists over 24 games played in the Euroleague. CSKA Moscow finished the season by winning the VTB United League, after eliminating Khimki with 3–0 in the final series.[23]

Serbian national team

Teodosić was a member of the Serbian junior national teams. Playing with Serbia's junior national teams, he won the gold medal at the 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He also won the gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He was named the MVP of the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship,[24] where he also won the gold medal.

He now plays for the Serbian national basketball senior team. With the senior men's Serbian national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2007. At the EuroBasket 2009, he reached the final with Serbia, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

In 2010, Teodosić was named to the Serbian roster for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. After being suspended for a brawl in a friendly against Greece, Teodosić made a game-winning three-point field goal from about nine meters distance in the quarterfinals, sending Serbia into the semifinals with a 92-89 upset of Spain. He was also named All-Tournament Team.

He was part of the team at the EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania which took eighth place.

Teodosić was a member of the Serbian roster that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, under head coach Aleksandar Đorđević. He was also named All-Tournament Team, averaging 13.6 points and 4.4 assists over 9 tournament games.[25][26]

He captained the team for the first time in his career at the EuroBasket 2015.[27] In the first phase of the tournament, Serbia dominated in the toughest Group B with 5-0 record, and then eliminated Finland and Czech Republic in the round of 16 and quarterfinal game, respectively. However, they were stopped in the semifinal game by Lithuania with 67–64,[28] and eventually lost to the host team France in the bronze-medal game with 81–68.[29] Over 9 tournament games, Teodosić averaged 11.8 points, 7.1 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game on 34.1% shooting from the field and 22.2% from the three-point line.[30]

Personal life

Miloš parents are Miodrag (father) and Zorana (mother). He has an older brother, Jovan, who is also a professional basketball player in Serbia. During an interview, Teodosić cited that he is very proud of his home town, Valjevo.[31] Since 2008, Teodosić had been dating Serbian volleyball player Maja Ognjenović.[31][32] They even got engaged in 2010, only to break-up two years later.[33]

Awards and accomplishments

Teodosić during EuroBasket 2009.
Teodosić's game-winning 3-pointer over Jorge Garbajosa during the 2010 FIBA World Championship quarterfinal versus Spain.

Professional career

Individual

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.

Led the league

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Olympiacos 23 7 19.5 .396 .273 .833 2.1 2.0 .7 .0 5.2 5.1
2008–09 17 10 14.6 .333 .353 1.000 .9 1.7 .5 .0 3.3 2.0
2009–10 22 21 30.2 .489 .426 .892 2.5 4.9 1.8 .2 13.4 16.8
2010–11 18 16 25.5 .327 .290 .898 2.7 3.6 .7 .1 10.9 10.7
2011–12 CSKA Moscow 22 20 26.5 .432 .361 .827 2.7 5.0 .6 .0 10.4 11.3
2012–13 30 29 29.7 .457 .377 .823 2.8 4.9 1.0 .1 12.7 13.2
2013–14 23 16 24.9 .406 .347 .927 2.5 4.0 .5 .0 10.7 10.2
2014–15 24 8 28.2 .431 .405 .866 2.8 7.0 .8 .0 14.8 15.9
Career 179 127 25.4 .422 .364 .869 2.4 4.3 .8 .1 10.5 11.1

References

  1. ↑ "TEODOSIĆ, Miloš". FIBA.com. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "TEODOSIĆ, Miloš". EUROLEAGUE.net. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ↑ FIBA.com profile
  4. ↑ "Pirova pobeda FMP-a u Železniku". pressonline.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Redplanet.gr Ο Τεόντοσιτς και το συμβόλαιο του (Greek).
  6. ↑ CSKA MOSCOW lands Teodosic.
  7. ↑ Milos Teodosic moved to CSKA.
  8. ↑ Redplanet.gr Ανακοινώθηκε επίσημα από την ΤΣΣΚΑ ο Τεόντοσιτς (Greek).
  9. ↑ "Kirilenko, Krstic and Teodosic are the 2011-12 All-Euroleague team nominees". cskabasket.com. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "2012-13 All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced". euroleague.net. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Maccabi rallies from 15 down to stun CSKA, advance to championship game!". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Predsednik CSKA više neće Tea i Krleta". 24sata.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Teodosić: Sami smo krivi". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "CSKA crowned champions!!!". vtb-league.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Teodosic, Krstic and Messina likely to leave CSKA Moscow". sportando.net. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "CSKA Moscow officially extends Milos Teodosic for three years". sportando.net. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Teodosic stars as CSKA downs Unicaja in battle of unbeatens". euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced". euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "CSKA Moscow routs Panathinaikos to claim Final Four berth". euroleague.net. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Spanoulis comes through again as Olympiacos stuns CSKA". euroleague.net. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "CSKA Moscow beats Fenerbahce in third-place game". eurolague.net. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "Teodosic se borra. ¿Por qué no jugó hoy?". planetadeporte.es (in Spanish). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "CSKA wins championship!". vtb-league.com. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  24. ↑ FIBAEurope.com MVP Award: Teodosic Tops The Polls.
  25. ↑ "Teodosić u idealnom timu, Irving MVP". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  26. ↑ "Milos TEODOSIC". fiba.com. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  27. ↑ "AMBITIOUS SERBIA UNVEIL POWERFUL 12-MAN SQUAD". eurobasket2015.org. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  28. ↑ "LITHUANIA END SERBIAN STREAK, RETURN TO FINAL". eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  29. ↑ "FRANCE REWARD HOME SUPPORT WITH BRONZE". eurobasket2015.org. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  30. ↑ "Player profile: Milos Teodosic". eurobasket2015.org. FIBA Europe. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  31. 1 2 Preradović, V. (22 September 2009). "Srce je za Maju". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  32. ↑ Mijatović, M. (20 September 2015). "Miloš je usrećio naciju i mene". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  33. ↑ "Maja Ognjenović i Miloš Teodosić: Za raskid je kriva treća osoba". hellomagazin.rs (in Serbian). 9 January 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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