Milenko Tepić

Not to be confused with Milenko Topić.
Milenko Tepić

Tepić with Cajasol in March 2013.
Orlandina Basket
Position Guard / Forward
League Serie A
Personal information
Born (1987-02-27) February 27, 1987
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2006 NIS Vojvodina
2006–2009 Partizan
2009–2011 Panathinaikos
2011–2013 Cajasol Sevilla
2013 Lietuvos rytas
2013–2015 Partizan
2015–2016 PAOK
2016–present Orlandina Basket
Career highlights and awards

Milenko Tepić (Serbian: Миленко Тепић; born February 27, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Orlandina Basket of the Italian Serie A. He is 2.02 m (6 ft 7.5 in) tall combo guard-point forward.

Player profile

Tepić won both the 2006 and 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship gold medals with the Serbian national under-20 team. He then developed into a key member of Partizan's team at the Euroleague level. A favorite of Coach Dusan Ivkovic, Tepić has a wide range of offensive skills, which he uses to good effect. As a combo guard-point forward he is a solid shooter and passer.

He is also a good decision maker, and he doesn't jack up three-point shots, unless his feet are set for shooting. He is also a smart player at the defensive end, which is something that was recognized by the 2008–09 Euroleague season champions, Panathinaikos, who signed him to a three-year deal prior to the 200910 season.

Professional career

Tepić began his career playing with the KK Sports World youth teams in Serbia. He made his professional debut with the Serbian League club Vojvodina in 2002. In 2006, Tepić signed with the Euroleague club Partizan Belgrade.

In 2009, he signed a 3-year contract worth 2.5 million euros net income (after taxes and agent's fees are paid) with the Greek League club Panathinaikos.[1][2][3] He played two seasons with the Greek club and won Euroleague in 2011.

On 26 September 2011, he signed two-year contract with the Spanish club Cajasol Sevilla.[4] On July 25, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Lietuvos rytas.[5]

In December 2013, he returned to his former club, Partizan Belgrade, signing a one-and-a-half year contract.[6]

On September 3, 2015, Tepić signed with Greek club PAOK for the 2015–16 season.[7]

On November 13, 2016, he signed with Italian club Orlandina Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 Serie A season.[8]

National team

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.

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, and regional competition if applicable.

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

References

  1. Sport.gr Tepic signs with Panathinaikos (Greek).
  2. Gazzetta.gr Panathinaikos signs Tepic (Greek).
  3. Gazetta.gr Tepic to PAO (Greek).
  4. "Milenko Tepic inks with Panathinaikos.". Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  5. "Lietuvos Rytas sign Milenko Tepic.". Sportando. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  6. "Tepić zvanično zadužio crno-beli dres sa brojem 4." (in Serbian). kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  7. "PAOK Thessaloniki officially signs Milenko Tepic.". sportando.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. "Un'altra stella alla Betaland: firmato Milenko Tepić". orlandinabasket.it (in Italian). 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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