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Revision as of 01:32, 26 November 2010
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| Union Olimpija | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward Small forward |
| League | UPC Telemach League Euroleague Adriatic League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 26, 1985 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10.25 in (2.09 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2006: 2nd round, 59th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Damir Markota Omerhodžić, known as Šveđo (born December 26, 1985, in Sarajevo), is a Croatian-Swedish professional basketball player at the forward position. He is 2.09 m (6 ft 10 ¼) tall and 118 kg (260 lbs) in weight.[1] His style of play has been compared to that of Vladimir Radmanović.[2] He is currently playing for the Slovenian pro team Union Olimpija.
Basketball career
Markota, born in the former Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Yugoslavia, escaped from Bosnia during the war and settled in Sweden, where he began to practice basketball. He played together with Maciej Lampe in Stockholm, until moving to Croatia when he was fourteen, after being invited to play in the Croatian league. Markota signed with KK Cibona, but was loaned to Zabok and Karlovac Šanac until the end of 2002-03. Subsequently, he received Croatian citizenship (holding Swedish as well), declining an offer to play for the Swedish national basketball team.
Markota was an early candidate for the 2004 NBA Draft, but soon withdrew his name from consideration.[3] He was later invited to the Croatian national team, and in 2005 he changed his last name to “Markota” (his mother’s maiden name).[3]
He was eventually chosen by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft, 59th overall, then immediately traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. During the summer of 2006, the Bucks signed Markota to a multi-year contract after the Spurs traded his draft rights for the higher of the Bucks’ two 2007 NBA Draft second-round picks.
In February 2007, the Bucks assigned Markota to Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League, in order to further improve his play.[4]
On September 7, Markota was waived by the Bucks,[5] and signed with Russian team Spartak St. Petersburg on a two-year contract two days later.[6] However, in early 2008, he switched to Lithuanian powerhouse Zalgiris Kaunas.[7]
On August 14, 2008, Markota was signed by Cibona, returning to the team he represented as a youngster[8] but, after a series of unsatisfying performances upon recovering form knee injury, he was suspended for clashing with the coach.[9]
On October 28, 2008 ViveMenorca, of the Spanish ACB, announced the signing of Markota.[10][11] In January 2009, he joined Iurbentia Bilbao.[12]
On September 1, 2010 he signed a one year deal with Union Olimpija in Slovenia.[13]
References
- ^ Markota 2.09 m 118 kg.
- ^ DraftExpress profile
- ^ a b "Profile: Damir Markota". NBA. 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ Milwaukee Bucks Assign Rookie Forward Damir Markota to Tulsa 66ers of NBA Development League
- ^ Bucks request waivers on Damir Markota
- ^ Баскетбольный клуб "Спартак" (Санкт-Петербург) Template:Ru icon
- ^ Zalgiris Kaunas profile Template:Lt icon
- ^ Cibona brings back Markota
- ^ "Bermuda triangle in Cibona" Template:Hr icon
- ^ Markota joins ViveMenorca Template:Hr icon
- ^ Markota to wear #11 Template:Es icon
- ^ Bilbao brings in Markota.
- ^ Union Olimpija adds Damir Markota
External links
- NBA Profile
- Template:Basketball-reference
- FIBA Eurobasket Player Profile
- Basketpedya.com Player Profile
- HoopsWorld Global Story; April 7, 2007
- 2006 NBA Draft Profile
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Sarajevo
- Croatian basketball players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball players
- Small forwards
- Power forwards (basketball)
- KK Cibona players
- San Antonio Spurs draft picks
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- CB Bilbao Berri players
- Croatian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
- Swedish basketball players
- Swedish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Spain