Marko Pavićević (basketball)

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

This article is about the basketball player. For the footballer, see Marko Pavićević.
Marko Pavićević
No. 14 – Tamiš
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (2001-05-08) May 8, 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–presentCrvena zvezda mts
2019→ FMP
2019–2020→ 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 April 27, 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 season.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Personal life

His older brother Filip (born 1999) is a basketball player.

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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. "2017 Serbia 5 - Marko Pavicevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. "Marko PAVICEVIC, Serbia 2017". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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