Mirko Đerić (

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: Mirko Djeric; sr-Cyrl, Мирко Ђерић; born 17 April 1995) is an Australian-Serbian professional

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player who plays for

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of the Swedish

Basketligan Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but whe ...

Professional career

Djeric started his career in 2012. He played for the

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of the Waratah League, the NBL teams the

Wollongong Hawks The Illawarra Hawks (formerly the Wollongong Hawks and The Hawks) are an Australian professional basketball team based in Wollongong, New South Wales. The Illawarra Hawks compete in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketbal ...

and 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 Entertain ...

, and for the Townsville Heat of the

Queensland Basketball League NBL1 North, formerly the Queensland Basketball League (QBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Queensland partnered wit ...

. Prior to 2016–17 season, he signed for FMP of the

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. Later in 2016, he moved to

Vršac Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical ...

of the

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. On 27 December 2017, he hit 9 three-pointers out of 11 attempts against

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. On 30 May 2019, Djeric signed for the

Cairns Taipans The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team based in Cairns, Queensland. The Taipans compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the Cairns Convention Centre, known colloquially as "The S ...

of the Australian NBL. On 8 June 2021, Djeric joined the Cairns Marlins of the NBL1 North. Djeric parted ways with the Taipans following the 2022–23 NBL season.

National team career

Djeric was a member of the Australia national under-17 basketball team that won the silver medal at the

2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship The 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Lithuanian: 2012 m. FIBA iki 17 metų pasaulio čempionatas) was the 2nd edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the ...

. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 9.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game.

References

External links

Cairns Taipans player profile

RealGM player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deric, Mirko 1995 births Living people Australian expatriate basketball people in Serbia Australian expatriate basketball people in Sweden Australian men's basketball players Australian people of Serbian descent Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Sydney Cairns Taipans players Illawarra Hawks players KK Dynamic players KK FMP players KK Vršac players People from Blacktown, New South Wales Point guards Shooting guards Townsville Crocodiles players Sportsmen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian sportsmen

Professional career

National team career

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