Milenko Tepić

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Not to be confused with Milenko Topić.
Milenko Tepić
Tepic-Madrid-CB Sevilla marzo 2013.JPG
Tepić with Cajasol in March 2013
Mega Basket
PositionTeam manager
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Adriatic League
Personal information
Born (1987-02-27) February 27, 1987 (age 35)
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2009 / Undrafted
Playing career2002–2021
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Number4, 5, 8
Career history
2002–2006NIS Vojvodina
2006–2009Partizan
2009–2011Panathinaikos
2011–2013Sevilla
2013Lietuvos rytas
2013–2015Partizan
2015–2016PAOK
2016–2017Orlandina
2017–2018Brindisi
2018–2019PAOK
2019Pallacanestro Varese
2019–2020Iraklis
2020–2021Mega Soccerbet
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2009 Poland Team
U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Slovenia Team
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turkey Team
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2005 İzmir Competition
U18 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Serbia and Montenegro Team
European Championship for Cadets
Gold medal – first place 2003 Spain Team

Milenko Tepić (Serbian: Миленко Тепић; born February 27, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who is a team manager for Mega Basket of the Basketball League of Serbia. He is 2.02 m (6 ft 7.5 in) tall, and a combo guard-point forward.

Professional career[]

Tepić began his career playing with the KK Sports World youth teams in Serbia. He made his professional debut with the NIS Vojvodina in 2002.

In July 2006, Tepić signed with the Serbian Euroleague club Partizan.[1] Tepić has won three Serbian League and Adriatic League titles with Partizan. He also lifted the Serbian Cup trophy in 2008 and 2009. In his last season with Partizan he averaged 9.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 18 Euroleague games, helping his team reach the Quarterfinal Playoffs for the second time in a row.

In June 2009, Tepić signed a three-year contract with the Greek Basket League club Panathinaikos.[2] He played two seasons with the Greek club and won the EuroLeague in 2011, as well as two Greek League championships in 2010 and 2011.

On 26 September 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the Spanish club Cajasol Sevilla.[3] On July 25, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Lietuvos rytas.[4]

In December 2013, he returned to his former club Partizan, signing a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season.[5] He won the Serbian League championship in 2014.

On September 3, 2015, Tepić signed with Greek club PAOK for the 2015–16 season.[6]

On November 13, 2016, he signed with Italian club Orlandina Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 LBA season.[7]

On July 22, 2017, Tepić signed with Italian club New Basket Brindisi for the 2017–18 LBA season.[8]

On July 21, 2019, he signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian LBA[9] but the contract was terminated on November.[10]

On November 14, 2019, Tepić joined his third team in the Greek League, Iraklis Thessaloniki. [11] He averaged 4.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. On August 10, 2020, he signed with Mega Basket.[12] On 15 July 2021, he announced his retirement from his basketball career at age 34, becoming the team manager for Mega Basket.[13]

National team career[]

Tepić won a gold medal at both the 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also won a gold medal at both the 2006 and 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships.

He has also been a member of the senior men's Serbian national basketball team, and with the senior team of Serbia, he played at the EuroBasket 2007. At the EuroBasket 2009, he won a silver medal with Serbia. He also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the EuroBasket 2011.

Career 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
† Denotes seasons in which Tepić won the Euroleague

Euroleague[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2006–07 Partizan 20 6 19.7 .337 .281 .698 2.1 1.4 1.3 .0 4.8 4.3
2007–08 Partizan 23 14 26.5 .439 .389 .783 3.4 2.2 .8 .1 9.0 8.1
2008–09 Partizan 19 18 30.5 .389 .397 .673 3.5 3.3 .8 .2 9.7 10.5
2009–10 Panathinaikos 15 2 15.8 .364 .217 .778 2.1 1.0 .4 .0 3.5 2.3
2010–11† Panathinaikos 19 2 9.6 .321 .143 .706 1.1 .7 .3 .0 2.5 1.7
2013–14 Lietuvos rytas 9 1 15.8 .348 .222 1.000 1.6 1.4 .5 .0 4.2 3.2
2013–14 Partizan 13 10 29.6 .427 .320 .889 2.5 2.0 .8 .0 6.2 5.0
Career 118 53 20.5 .388 .331 .731 2.4 1.7 .7 .1 6.0 5.4

Post-playing career[]

On 15 July 2021, on the same day of the retirement of his playing career, Mega Basket named Tepić their new team manager.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "B92: Milenko Tepić u Partizanu". b92.net (in Serbian). 9 July 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Official, Panathinaikos inks Tepic". Sportando.com. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Milenko Tepic inks with Panathinaikos". Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "Lietuvos Rytas sign Milenko Tepic". Sportando. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Tepić zvanično zadužio crno-beli dres sa brojem 4" (in Serbian). kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  6. ^ "PAOK Thessaloniki officially signs Milenko Tepic". sportando.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Un'altra stella alla Betaland: firmato Milenko Tepić". orlandinabasket.it (in Italian). 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  8. ^ Milenko Tepic signs with Brindisi
  9. ^ "Varese signs Milenko Tepic". Sportando. July 21, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  10. ^ "RISOLTO CONSENSUALMENTE IL CONTRATTO CON MILENKO TEPIC" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 6 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Milenko Tepic inks with GS Iraklis". Sportando. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Milenko Tepic signs with KK Mega Bemax". Sportando. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Milenko Tepić otišao u penziju, pa postao Megin tim-menadžer". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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