Marko Luković
Marko Luković (born May 26, 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Maroussi of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.07 m tall power forward.
Luković in 2023 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 26, 1992 Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2014 | Mega Vizura |
| 2014–2015 | TBB Trier |
| 2015–2016 | MZT Skopje |
| 2016–2017 | Krka |
| 2017–2018 | UCAM Murcia |
| 2018 | ESSM Le Portel |
| 2018–2019 | Manresa |
| 2019 | Igokea |
| 2019–2020 | Koper Primorska |
| 2020–2021 | Split |
| 2021–2023 | Breogán |
| 2023 | Maroussi |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
Luković played in youth categories with Mega Vizura. He made his debut with the first team in March 2009. In July 2014, he left Mega and signed with German club TBB Trier for the 2014–15 season.[1]
On August 17, 2015, he signed with MZT Skopje for the 2015–16 season.[2][3] With MZT he won the Macedonian League championship and Macedonian Cup trophy. He was also named the Macedonian Cup MVP.[4]
On July 6, 2016, he signed with Krka for the 2016–17 season.[5] On July 22, 2017, he signed with UCAM Murcia for the 2017–18 season.[6] On March 8, 2018, he parted ways with Murcia.[7] Five days later, he signed with ESSM Le Portel.[8]
On August 17, 2018, he signed with Baxi Manresa for the 2018–19 season.[9] On January 10, 2019, he signed with Igokea for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[10]
On December 28, 2019, he signed with Koper Primorska for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[11] He averaged 14 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in ABA league, including two wild game winning buzzerbeaters. On 13 July 2020 he extended his contract with Koper Primorska.[12]
On September 23, 2020, Luković signed for the Croatian team Split for the 2020–21 season.[13][14]
National team career edit
Luković was a member of the Serbian junior national teams. With Serbia U-18 team he played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Lithuania. Two years later he played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Slovenia.
Personal life edit
Marko comes from a basketball family. In fact, his father Ljubisav Luković, is a former basketball player and current basketball coach, and his mother is also former basketball player. Marko has an older brother Uroš and younger sister Branka who are also professional basketball players.[15]
Career statistics edit
| 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 |
Domestic leagues edit
| Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Mega Vizura | ABA League | 25 | 16.6 | .368 | .400 | .657 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 2015–16 | MZT Skopje | 25 | 28.9 | .430 | .288 | .681 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 11.8 | |
| 2019–20 | Koper Primorska | 7 | 29.7 | .364 | .206 | .692 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 14 |
References edit
- ^ TBB Trier sign Marko Lukovic
- ^ Marko Lukovic signs with MZT Skopje
- ^ Марко Луковиќ нов играч на МЗТ Скопје (in Macedonian)
- ^ MZT-u Kup, Luković MVP (in Serbian)
- ^ Marko Lukovic moves to Krka Novo Mesto
- ^ Marko Lukovic signs with Murcia
- ^ Marko Lukovic, UCAM Murcia part ways
- ^ Le Portel adds Marko Lukovic
- ^ "ACB.COM - Marko Lukovic, más centímetros y talento para el BAXI Manresa". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Igokea strengthened by Luković and Jerrett". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (28 December 2019). "Marko Lukovic signs with Primorska". Sportando. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Marko Luković pred potpisom". sportske.net. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Marko Luković signs contract with Split". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "I nakon Marka - Marko, Luković je novi igrač Splita". basketball.hr. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Porodično blago “dinastije Luković” (in Serbian)
External links edit
- Marko Luković at aba-liga.com
- at acb.com
- Marko Luković at beobasket.net
- Marko Luković – profile and statistics at Basketball Bundesliga (in German)
- Marko Luković at fiba.com