Steven Marković (born 14 March 1985) is an Australian former professional

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player.

Early life

Marković was born in the Sydney suburb of

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to a Serbian father and an Italian mother.

Professional career

Marković was a development player with the

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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

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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

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. On 30 June 2015, Marković signed with the

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for the

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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

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at the

2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...

References

External links

Eurocupbasketball.com profile

Legabasket.it profile

NBL stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Markovic, Steven 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

Early life

Professional career

National team career

See also

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