Boban Marjanović

Boban Marjanović
No. 20 – Mega Vizura
Center
Personal information
Born (1988-08-15) August 15, 1988 (age 24)
Zaječar, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
Listed weight 117 kg (258 lb)
Career information
Pro career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2010 Hemofarm
2007 Swisslion Takovo
2010–2011 CSKA Moscow
2011 Žalgiris
2011–2012 Nizhny Novgorod
2012 Radnički Kragujevac
2012–present Mega Vizura
Career highlights and awards

Boban "Bobi" Marjanović (Cyrillic: Бобан Марјановић; born August 15, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Mega Vizura. He is a 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) tall center.

Professional career

Marjanović began his professional career with Hemofarm in the 2006–07 season of the Adriatic League, but was loaned to Serbian League team Swisslion Takovo in January 2007. After a half season there, he moved back to Hemofarm. In the following seasons, he played an important role for his team together with his teammates from the national team, Stefan Marković and Milan Mačvan.

In the summer of 2010, Marjanović signed a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow on insistence of Duško Vujošević.[1] However, after Vujošević got fired, Marjanović lost his place in the first team. On December 31, 2010, he was loaned to Žalgiris until the end of the 2010–11 season.[2]

In July 2011, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod,[3] staying there for a half season. In January 2012, he signed with Radnički Kragujevac.[4]

In July 2012, he signed with Mega Vizura.[5]

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Serbian national team

As a junior national team player, Marjanović won the gold medals at the 2007 World U19 Championship and the 2008 European U20 Championship. He was on candidate list before the EuroBasket 2009 and the 2010 FIBA World Championship, but did not get in the final 12-man squad. His senior team debut at major tournament came at the EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania, where Serbia finished 8th.

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Euroleague statistics

Legend
  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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 CSKA
Žalgiris
8
6
3
1
11.4
12.3
.458
.647
.000
.000
.923
.643
3.5
3.5
.4
.3
.6
.2
.6
.5
4.3
5.2
5.6
5.7
Career 14 4 11.6 .537 .000 .778 3.5 .4 .4 .6 4.6 5.6
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References

  1. ^ "CSKA Moscow adds size with Marjanovic". euroleague.net. July 6, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013. 
  2. ^ "ZALGIRIS gets center Marjanovic on loan". euroleague.net. December 31, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013. 
  3. ^ "Boban Marjanovic moves to BC Nizhny Novgorod". sportando.net. July 2, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2013. 
  4. ^ "Boban Marjanović pojačao Radnički iz Kragujevca" (in Serbian). blic.rs. January 7, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013. 
  5. ^ "Boban Marjanovic inks with Mega Vizura". sportando.net. July 20, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013. 
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