Marko Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Савић; born 2 June 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men's individual 3x3 rankings by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).[1] He plays for Novi Sad Al-Wahda and Serbia men's national 3x3 team.
| No. 5 – Novi Sad | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | FIBA 3X3 World Tour |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 June 1987 Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–present | Novi Sad (3x3 team) |
| 2021–2022 | Star |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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3x3 basketball career
editSavić started to play at the FIBA 3X3 World Tour in August 2012 with his childhood friends and current teammates Dušan Domović Bulut and Marko Ždero.[2] He plays for United Arab Emirates based team Novi Sad Al-Wahda and won two FIBA 3x3 World Tours.
Serbia national team
editSavić represents Serbia in 3x3 basketball. He won three gold medals at the FIBA 3x3 World Championships (2012 in Greece, 2016 in China[3] and 2017 in France[4]) and silver medal at the 2014 tournament in Russia.
Awards and accomplishments
edit- FIBA 3x3 World Tour winner: 2 (2014, 2015)
- FIBA 3x3 World Tour runner-up: 1 (2013)
References
editExternal links
edit- Marko Savić at FIBA 3x3
- Marko Savić at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)