Marko Pavićević (basketball)

Marko Pavićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Павићевић, born 8 May 2001) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Tamiš of the Basketball League of Serbia.

This article is about the basketball player. For the footballer, see Marko Pavićević.
Marko Pavićević
No. 18 – Tamiš
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Crvena zvezda mts
2019→ FMP
2019–2020→ Tamiš
2020–presentFMP
2020–present→ Tamiš
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
2017 MontenegroU16 team

Early career

Pavićević started to play basketball for his hometown team Vizura. In summer 2017, Pavićević was added to the Crvena zvezda youth team.[1] Pavićević won the second place at the 2018–19 Junior ABA League season with the Zvezda. Over seven-season games, he averaged 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[2]

Professional career

In April 2019, Pavićević was loaned out to FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia. On 27 April, he made his Serbian League debut against Zlatibor, making 2 points in under 3 minutes of playing time.[3] On 8 June 2019, Pavićević signed a multi-year contract for Crvena zvezda.[4] On 4 September 2019, he was loaned to Tamiš for the 2019–20 BLS season.[5] On 17 September 2020, Pavićević signed his first professional contract with FMP.[6] On 2 October 2020, he was loaned to Tamiš.

National team career

Pavićević was a member of the Serbian under-16 national team that won the bronze medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Montenegro. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 6.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.[7] Pavićević was a member of the Serbian under-17 team that participated at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina. Over three tournament games, he averaged 1.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.[8]

Personal life

His older brother Filip (born 1999) is a basketball player for San Severo of the Serie A2.[9] Filip played for Italian clubs Orlandina, Scafati and Teramo.[10][11]

References
  1. "Nemanja Popović at Serbianhoop". serbiahoop.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. "Season 2018/19 - Junior ABA League - Marko Pavicevic". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. "KK Zlatibor 61 - 74 KK FMP". kls.rs. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. "Pavićević potpisao ugovor sa Zvezdom". novosti.rs. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. "Vasić i Pavićević na pozajmici u Tamišu!". kls.rs. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. "Prvi profesionalni ugovor – Marko Pavićević". lige.kss.rs. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. "2017 Serbia 5 - Marko Pavicevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  8. "Marko PAVICEVIC, Serbia 2017". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. "Filip Pavicevic at Eurobasket.com". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  10. "Filip Pavicevic at Proballers". proballers.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  11. "Filip Pavicevic at SerbiaHoop". serbiahoop.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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