Steven Marković (born 14 March 1985) is an Australian former professional
basketball
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player.
Early life
Marković was born in the Sydney suburb of
Liverpool
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to a Serbian father and an Italian mother.
Professional career
Marković was a development player with the
West Sydney Razorbacks
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They were the s ...
of the
National Basketball League in 2002–03 and played in a total of five games. In 2003, he signed a full contract with the Razorbacks, going on to win the 2004 NBL Rookie of the Year award. In October 2005, he moved to
Serbia
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, spending the next three seasons with
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...
. In July 2008, Marković signed with
Benetton Treviso of Italy for the 2008–09 season, before being loaned back to Crvena zvezda in February 2009.
After missing the entire 2009–10 season due to injury, Marković signed with
Radnički Kragujevac in September 2010. In early May 2013, Marković was released by Radnički after three seasons following altercations with team management.
On 31 May 2013, Marković signed a two-year deal with the
Townsville Crocodiles
The Townsville Crocodiles were an Australian professional men's basketball team based in the North Queensland city of Townsville. They competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played their home games at the Townsville Entertainmen ...
.
On 30 June 2015, Marković signed with the
Sydney Kings
The Sydney Kings are an Australian men's professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The Kings were formed from a merger between the West Sydney Westars and the ...
for the
2015–16 NBL season
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. On 6 January 2016, he was ruled out for the rest of the season with an illness.
MCDAVID R14 RECOVERY REPORT
/ref> He managed just seven games for the Kings, with his final game coming on 19 November.
National team career
Marković played for Australia
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at the 2010 FIBA World Championship
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.
See also
* List of KK Crvena zvezda players with 100 games played
KK Crvena zvezda is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Crvena zvezda is a part of the Adriatic Basketball Association and competes in the ABA League, EuroCup and in the Basketball League of Serbia. The team play dom ...
* List of foreign basketball players in Serbia
This is a list of men's foreign players that play or have played in the top league in basketball clubs from the territory of Serbia.
In this list are included the foreign players that:
* Play or have played in the Serbian league system (from 200 ...
References
External links
Eurocupbasketball.com profile
Legabasket.it profile
NBL stats
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1985 births
Living people
ABA League players
Australian expatriate basketball people in Italy
Australian expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Australian men's basketball players
Australian Institute of Sport basketball players
Australian people of Italian descent
Australian people of Serbian descent
Basketball League of Serbia players
Basketball players from Sydney
KK Crvena zvezda players
KK Radnički Kragujevac (2009–2014) players
Pallacanestro Treviso players
Point guards
Shooting guards
Sydney Kings players
Townsville Crocodiles players
West Sydney Razorbacks players
2010 FIBA World Championship players