Boban Marjanović

Boban Marjanović

Marjanović with Crvena zvezda in September 2013
No. 40 – San Antonio Spurs
Position Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1988-08-15) August 15, 1988
Zaječar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight 290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2010 Hemofarm
2007 →Swisslion Takovo
2010–2011 CSKA Moscow
2011 →Žalgiris Kaunas
2011–2012 Nizhny Novgorod
2012 Radnički Kragujevac
2012–2013 Mega Vizura
2013–2015 Crvena zvezda
2015–present San Antonio Spurs
2015 →Austin Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Competitor for  Serbia
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
2007 Serbia National Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2008 Latvia National Team

Boban Marjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бобан Марјановић; born August 15, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also represented the Serbian national basketball team in international competitions. Standing at 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), he plays the center position.

Professional career

Early years

Marjanović began playing basketball with the youth categories of Boljevac-based club Rtanj.[1] At the age of 14, Serbian professional team Hemofarm took his talents; he was already 2.09 m tall at the time.[1] With their youth categories he played until 2005–06 season.

Marjanović joined the first team of Hemofarm in the second half of 2005–06 season; team which played the Adriatic League. He played with them until January 2007 when he was loaned to the Serbian League team Swisslion Takovo. After half a season there, he returned to Hemofarm. In the following seasons, he played an important role for his team, together with his other teammates that he played with from the Serbian junior national team, Stefan Marković and Milan Mačvan.

2010–2012

In the summer of 2010, Marjanović signed a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow, on the insistence of Duško Vujošević.[2] However, after Vujošević got fired, Marjanović lost his place in CSKA's senior men's first team. On December 31, 2010, he was loaned to Žalgiris, until the end of the 2010–11 season.[3]

In July 2011, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod,[4] staying there for half a season. In January 2012, he returned to Serbia, and signed with Radnički Kragujevac for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[5]

Mega Vizura

In July 2012, he signed a contract with the Serbian team Mega Vizura for the 2012–13 season.[6] He had a great season, and was named the MVP of the Serbian League.[7]

Crvena zvezda

2013–14 season

On July 2, 2013, Marjanović signed a two-year contract with Crvena zvezda.[8][9] In December 2013, he was named the Euroleague MVP of the Week for Round 10.[10] In April 2014, along with his teammate DeMarcus Nelson, he was selected to the ideal team of the 2013–14 ABA League season.[11][12]

2014–15 season

In the first game of the 2014–15 Euroleague season, Marjanović led his team to a 76–68 victory against Galatasaray, scoring 22 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in 28 minutes on the court.[13] He was later named the Euroleague MVP of the Week for Round 1.[14] On November 22, 2014, he recorded 23 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, for a total index rating of 39, in a double overtime 103–110 loss against Galatasaray.[15] At the time, his 17 rebounds in a single game was the highest number of rebounds by any player in a three-seasons span of the Euroleague.[16]

On April 9, in a game against Panathinaikos, he set the Euroleague record since the 2000–01 season for the most rebounds in a single season, with 256, passing the previous record of Mirsad Türkcan, who had 248 rebounds in the 2002–03 Euroleague season.[17] He also set the Euroleague record since the 2000–01 season for the most double-doubles in a season with 16, passing the previous record of Tanoka Beard, who had 14 in the 2004–05 Euroleague season.[17] Over 24 Euroleague games, he averaged all career-highs of 16.6 points, a league-leading 10.7 rebounds, and a record (since the Euroleague 2000–01 season) of 25.67 in PIR.[17][18]

On April 2, 2015, he was selected to the ideal team of the 2014–15 ABA League season.[19] Later that month, he helped his team to win the 2014–15 ABA League trophy.[20] For his performances, he was named the MVP of the ABA League playoffs.[21] In May 2015, he was chosen to the All-Euroleague First Team, for his performances over the season.[22]

On June 5, 2015, Marjanović was named the Serbian Super League MVP for the third consecutive season, after having helped his team to reach the first place in regular season, with a record 13–1.[23] Eventually, Crvena zvezda won the 2014–15 Serbian League championship, after a 3–0 series score in the finals series against Partizan Belgrade.[24]

San Antonio Spurs

On July 17, 2015, Marjanović signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs.[25][26] He made his NBA debut on October 30, recording 6 points and 5 rebounds in the Spurs' 102–75 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[27] On December 4, he was assigned to the Austin Spurs, San Antonio's D-League affiliate.[28] He was recalled by San Antonio on December 6,[29] and the following day, scored 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting in a 119–68 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[30] On December 28, in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Marjanović provided a spark off the bench with Tim Duncan out injured and LaMarcus Aldridge limited to six points. Marjanović scored 17 points on 7-of-7 shooting in just 14 minutes to help the Spurs defeat the Timberwolves 101–95 and extend their franchise-record home winning streak to 27 games (dating to 2014–15 season).[31] Two days later, in a win over the Phoenix Suns, he became the first player in Spurs franchise history to record 12 rebounds in 15 minutes or less.[32] On January 21, 2016, he recorded 17 points and a season-high 13 rebounds in a 117–89 win over the Phoenix Suns.[33]

Serbian national team

As a junior national team player with Serbia, Marjanović won the gold medals at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship and the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He was on the candidates list before both the EuroBasket 2009 and the 2010 FIBA World Championship, but he did not get in the final 12-man squads. His senior men's debut with the Serbian national basketball team, at a major tournament, came at the EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania, where Serbia finished in 8th place.

In August 2015, the San Antonio Spurs prohibited him from playing for the Serbian national team at the EuroBasket 2015, due to risk of injury after signs of pain in his left foot, although the Serbian Basketball Federation (KSS) stated that no bone fractures were found in his foot.[34]

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

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Led the league

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 CSKA 8 3 11.4 .458 .000 .923 3.5 .4 .6 .6 4.3 5.6
2010–11 Žalgiris 6 1 12.3 .647 .000 .643 3.5 .3 .2 .5 5.2 5.7
2013–14 Crvena zvezda 10 9 19.9 .616 .000 .621 7.7 1.0 .9 .8 10.8 15.2
2014–15 Crvena zvezda 24 24 27.3 .621 .000 .781 10.7 1.0 .4 .9 16.6 25.7
Career 48 37 21.3 .610 .000 .755 8.0 .8 .5 .8 11.9 17.7

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Nikolić, R. (2 May 2013). "Boban Marjanović i mit o pradedinom opanku". novosti.rs. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "CSKA Moscow adds size with Marjanovic". euroleague.net. July 6, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ "ZALGIRIS gets center Marjanovic on loan". euroleague.net. December 31, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Boban Marjanovic moves to BC Nizhny Novgorod". sportando.net. July 2, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Boban Marjanović pojačao Radnički iz Kragujevca" (in Serbian). blic.rs. January 7, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Boban Marjanovic inks with Mega Vizura". sportando.net. July 20, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Boban Marjanović MVP Superlige, Rakočević drugi, Bakić treći" (in Serbian). blic.rs. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Red Star adds size with Boban Marjanovic". Sportando.net. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Marjanović dve godine u Zvezdi!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Regular season Round 10 bwin MVP: Boban Marjanovic, Crvena Zvezda Telekom". Euroleague.net. December 21, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  11. ↑ "The ideal five of the 2013/14 season selected". abaliga.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "ABA: ’Večiti’ i Šarić u timu lige". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Crvena Zvezda takes first Game of the Week against Galatasaray". euroleague.net. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Regular season Round 1 bwin MVP: Boban Marjanovic, Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade". euroleague.net. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "EL: Erceg ukrao pobedu Zvezdi!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Erceg, Arroyo star in Galatasaray’s 2OT win over Crvena Zvezda". euroleague.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 "Zvezda's Marjanovic sets rebounds mark to end milestone season". euroleague.net (9 April 2015). Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Marjanović u istoriji Evrolige!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Marjanović heads the ideal five". abaliga.com. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Crvena zvezda is the new ABA League champion!". abaliga.com. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "The MVP is... Boban Marjanović!". abaliga.com. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced". euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Bobi Marjanović – MVP, Nikola Jokić -najefikasniji". kls.rs (in Serbian). 5 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  24. ↑ Bećagović, M. (18 June 2015). ""Delije" dočekale: Košarkaši Zvezde šampioni Srbije posle 17 godina!". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Spurs Sign Boban Marjanovic". NBA.com. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Spurs officially sign Boban Marjanovic". foxsports.com. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  27. ↑ "Leonard, Duncan lead Spurs to 102-75 win over Nets". NBA.com. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  28. ↑ "SPURS ASSIGN BOBAN MARJANOVIC & RAY McCALLUM TO AUSTIN SPURS". NBA.com. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Spurs Recall Boban Marjanovic from Austin Spurs". NBA.com. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Spurs rest starters, still romp 119-68 past hapless 76ers". NBA.com. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Spurs 18-0 at home after 101-95 win over Timberwolves". NBA.com. December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Aldridge's double-double helps Spurs rout Suns 112-79". NBA.com. December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Spurs cruise to 12th straight win, 117-89 win over Suns". NBA.com. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Marjanovic Return To National Team Postponed". Eurobasket2015.org. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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