Marko Todorović (basketball)
Marko Todorović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Тодоровић; born April 19, 1992) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB. He is a 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall power forward-center.
Todorović with Khimki, 2019 | |
| No. 19 – UCAM Murcia | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 19, 1992 Podgorica, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2013: 2nd round, 45th overall pick |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | FIATC Joventut |
| 2010–2012 | →Prat Juventud Badalona |
| 2012–2015 | FC Barcelona |
| 2014–2015 | →Bilbao Basket |
| 2015–2018 | Khimki |
| 2016 | →Dominion Bilbao Basket |
| 2018–2019 | Divina Seguros Joventut |
| 2019–2021 | Tianjin Ronggang |
| 2021 | Coosur Real Betis |
| 2021–2022 | Beijing Royal Fighters |
| 2022–2023 | Ningbo Rockets |
| 2023 | Shaanxi Wolves |
| 2023–present | UCAM Murcia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Professional career edit
Todorović played basketball at the junior level with the youth teams of KK Joker in Montenegro and Joventut Badalona in Spain. He played with Joventut Badalona's second team, Prat Joventut, in the Spanish 3rd Division, from 2010 to 2012. He also played with the senior men's team of Joventut Badalona, in the Spanish ACB League, from 2011 to 2012.
Todorović joined Barcelona Bàsquet before the start of the 2012–13 season.[1]
For the 2014–15 ACB season, Todorović was loaned from FC Barcelona to Bilbao Basket.[2] He was named ACB Player of the Month on March 31, 2015.[3]
On July 14, 2015, Todorović signed a three-year contract with the Russian club Khimki.[4] On April 1, 2016, he was, again, loaned to Bilbao Basket for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[5]
On September 28, 2018, Todorović returned to Divina Seguros Joventut for a second stint, signing a one-year deal.[6]
On August 17, 2019, Todorović was reported to have signed with Tianjin Pioneers.[7]
On August 13, 2021, he has signed with Real Betis Baloncesto of the Liga ACB.[8]
On November 17, 2021, he has signed with Beijing Royal Fighters of the CBA.
NBA draft rights edit
On June 27, 2013, Todorović was drafted 45th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.[9] On July 10, 2013, the Trail Blazers traded his rights to the Houston Rockets as part of a trade for Thomas Robinson.[10] It was reported on July 31, 2019, the Houston Rockets renounced their draft rights to Todorović.[11]
Montenegrin national team edit
Todorović was a member of the junior national teams of Montenegro. He played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. With the senior Montenegrin national basketball team, Todorović played at the 2017 EuroBasket.
References edit
- ^ "FC Barcelona Regal gets young prospect Todorovic". Euroleague.net. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "FC Barcelona loans Marko Todorovic to Bilbao Basket". Sportando.com. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Marko Todorovic, MVP del mes de marzo". acb.com (in Spanish). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Khimki inks center Todorovic". Euroleague.net. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ . BilbaoBasket.biz (in Spanish). 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Joventut Badalona signs Marko Todorovic". Sportando.basketball. September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Marko Todorovic (ex Joventut) is a newcomer at Gold Lions". asia-basket.com. August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Marko Todorovic signs with Coosur Real Betis". Sportando. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Acquire C.J. McCollum, Jeff Withey, Marko Todorovic And Draft Rights To Allen Crabbe In 2013 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Rockets Acquire Papanikolaou, Todorovic and Two Future 2nd Round Picks". NBA.com. July 10, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Smith, Keith (July 31, 2019). "The Houston Rockets have renounced the NBA Draft Rights for Marko Todorovic. Todorovic is now an unrestricted free agent". Twitter. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
External links edit
- at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Marko Todorović at draftexpress.com
- Marko Todorović at euroleague.net
- Marko Todorović at eurobasket.com
- Marko Todorović at fiba.com
- Marko Todorović at fibaeurope.com