Marko Banić

Marko Banić
	Banić with Pınar Karşıyaka
Personal information
Born	August 31, 1984 (age 40); 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	2002–2019
Position	Center / power forward
Career history
2002–2005	Zadar
2005–2012	Bilbao Basket
2012–2013	UNICS Kazan
2013–2014	Estudiantes
2014–2015	Alba Berlin
2015–2017	UNICS Kazan
2017–2018	Pınar Karşıyaka
2018–2019	Cedevita Zagreb
Career highlights and awards
	Adriatic League champion (2003); Croatian League champion (2005); 3× Croatian Cup winner (2003, 2005, 2019); 2× All-EuroCup Team (2009, 2010); EuroCup MVP (2010);
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia
European U-18 Championship

Marko Banić (born August 31, 1984) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall, and he played at the center and power forward positions.

Professional career

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

On December 13, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka.^[8]

On November 10, 2018, he signed with Croatian champion Cedevita Zagreb.^[9]

Croatian national team

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

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


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
2016–17	UNICS	24	4	13.3	.614	.000	.818	1.7	.300	.300	.200	4.6	4
Career		43	20	22.2	.631	.200	.826	3.4	.8	.4	.2	10.9	11.2

References

^ 2009-10 Eurocup MVP: Marko Banic, Bizkaia Bilbao Basket.
^ Unics bags star forward Banic
^ Unics Kazan waived Marko Banic
^ Marko Banic firma por dos años con Estudiantes, donde se reencontrará con Txus
^ "ALBA Berlin lands Marko Banic". eurobasket.com. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
^ Alba Berlin signs big man Banic, guard Renfroe
^ Марко Банич снова в УНИКСе Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
^ Marko Banic signs with Pinar Karsiyaka
^ "Cedevita se okrenula domaćim snagama: Iskusni centar i mladi bek umjesto stranih pojačanja". gol.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

External links

Marko Banić at euroleague.net
Marko Banić at fiba.com

[1] 2009-10 Eurocup MVP: Marko Banic, Bizkaia Bilbao Basket.

[2] Unics bags star forward Banic

[3] Unics Kazan waived Marko Banic

[4] Marko Banic firma por dos años con Estudiantes, donde se reencontrará con Txus

[5] "ALBA Berlin lands Marko Banic". eurobasket.com. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

[6] Alba Berlin signs big man Banic, guard Renfroe

[7] Марко Банич снова в УНИКСе Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)

[8] Marko Banic signs with Pinar Karsiyaka

[9] "Cedevita se okrenula domaćim snagama: Iskusni centar i mladi bek umjesto stranih pojačanja". gol.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

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