Vladimir Micov (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Мицов, born April 16, 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he mainly played as a small forward.

Vladimir Micov
Micov with Olimpia Milano in November 2017.
Personal information
Born (1985-04-16) April 16, 1985 (age 39)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight101 kg (223 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2001–2022
PositionSmall forward
Number5
Career history
2001–2002Beopetrol
2002–2003Crvena zvezda (youth)
2003–2004OKK Beograd
2004–2005Lavovi 063
2005–2009Budućnost
2007Partizan
2009Panionios
2009–2010Caja Laboral
2010–2012Cantù
2012–2014CSKA Moscow
2014–2017Galatasaray
2017–2021Olimpia Milano
2021–2022Buducnost VOLI
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
U20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Russia Under-20
European Championship for Cadets
Gold medal – first place 2001 Latvia Under-16

Professional career

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2001–2009

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Micov played for Beopetrol in the second-tier IB Men's League in the 2001–02 season. He joined Crvena zvezda for the 2002–03 season,[1] but would only play for their youth team.

Micov spent the 2003–04 season with OKK Beograd. He then moved to Lavovi 063 in the 2004–05 season. He joined Budućnost Podgorica for the 2005–06 season. He moved on a two-month loan to Partizan in March 2007.[2] He won the Serbian League championship with Partizan in 2007.

He then returned to Budućnost Podgorica for the 2007–08 season.

2009–2012

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In 2009, he joined the Greek Basket League club Panionios.[3][4]

He then moved to the Spanish ACB League club Caja Laboral Baskonia.[5] In January 2010. he joined the Italian League team Pallacanestro Cantù.[6]

CSKA Moscow (2012–2014)

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In July 2012, he signed a one-year deal, with an option for a second year, with the Russian team PBC CSKA Moscow.[7] In June 2013, CSKA decided not to use the out option on his contract, and thus kept him in the club for one more season.[8] In July 2014, his contract with CSKA expired, and he became a free agent.[9]

Galatasaray (2014–2017)

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On July 14, 2014, he signed with the Turkish team Galatasaray Liv Hospital.[10] On June 15, 2015, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[11] In the 2015–16 Eurocup season, he was named to the All-EuroCup First Team.[12] Galatasaray then won the EuroCup championship, later that same season.

Olimpia Milano (2017–2021)

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On July 10, 2017, Micov signed with Italian club Olimpia Milano.[13] In 2017–18 LBA season, Olimpia Milano won the championship after 4–2 record in the 2018 LBA Finals over Trento. Over 26 league games, Micov averaged 11.7 points and 3.2 rebounds, while shooting 45.8% from the field. In 2017–18 EuroLeague season, he averaged 10.9 points and 2.6 rebounds over 29 games.

On September 30, 2018, Micov was named MVP of the 2018 Italian Supercup.[14] In 2018–19 season, Olimpia Milano secured the first position in the regular season of Italian League, but was stopped with 3–0 in the semifinal series by Dinamo Sassari. Micov averaged 9.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2 assists over 32 games of the Italian League. In 2018–19 EuroLeague, he averaged 13.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists over 30 games.

On July 2, 2019, Micov signed a two-year contract extension with Olimpia Milano.[15]

On June 26, 2021, Micov officially parted ways with the Italian club after four seasons.

Budućnost (2021–2022)

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On July 16, 2021, Micov has signed with Buducnost VOLI For a Year of the Adriatic League and the Prva A Liga.[16] In the last season of his professional career, he averaged 7.3 points on 37.9% shooting from the field, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists over 27 games.

On July 10, 2022, Micov announced his retirement from professional basketball.[17]

National team career

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Youth teams

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Micov won the gold medal at the 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship as a member of the FR Yugoslavia youth national team.

He won the bronze medal at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro junior (under-20) national team.

Senior

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Micov's breakthrough in the senior Serbian national team was set back by injuries, but he was eventually a part of the preliminary Serbia national squad during training camp for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The 29-year-old was widely expected to make the team's final roster cut, however, during the last preparation friendly game, against New Zealand, Micov got into a mid-game argument with Serbian head coach Aleksandar Đorđević, that led to Đorđević taking Micov out of the game, and later expelling him from the bench.[18] At the post-game press conference, the Serbia coach announced that, "Micov's short career in the national squad has ended", with Micov later saying to the media that he read the coach's words, and that he accepted his decision, while also stating that Đorđević was, "maybe too nervous".[19][20]

In July 2022, Micov revealed that he had declined to play for Montenegro or North Macedonia, following his expulsion from Serbia national team.[21]

Career statistics

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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

EuroLeague

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* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Baskonia 7 2 15.7 .647 .500 .455 2.9 .9 .1 4.1 6.9
2011–12 Cantù 14 14 28.8 .408 .394 .857 4.1 3.2 1.1 .4 10.4 12.1
2012–13 CSKA Moscow 30 7 21.9 .437 .420 .607 2.7 1.7 .6 .2 7.6 7.0
2013–14 31* 10 20.7 .464 .488 .778 2.9 1.3 .5 .2 7.7 8.3
2014–15 Galatasaray 20 20 28.3 .395 .311 .843 3.0 2.3 .7 .1 9.9 9.7
2016–17 29 26 29.1 .420 .432 .769 3.6 2.4 .8 .1 11.2 11.4
2017–18 Milano 29 28 27.5 .481 .443 .780 2.6 2.2 .6 .1 10.9 11.2
2018–19 30 30 31.3 .456 .394 .790 3.2 2.5 1.1 .1 13.9 13.7
2019–20 26 25 27.6 .465 .410 .804 3.3 2.2 .7 .1 12.1 12.0
2020–21 30 20 19.1 .486 .458 .750 1.6 1.0 .6 .1 6.1 5.4
Career 246 182 25.4 .449 .419 .776 2.9 2.0 .7 .1 9.7 9.8

Domestic Leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04   OKK Beograd Serbia and Montenegro League 8 6.8 33.3% 40.0% 60.0% 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 1.5
2004–05   Lavovi 063 Serbia and Montenegro League 1 8.0 100% - 50.0% 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0
2005–06   Budućnost Serbia and Montenegro League 25 29.6 53.0% 30.1% 54.8% 4.3 1.8 1.3 0.1 8.9
2006-07   Budućnost ABA League 26 32.1 50.7% 35.0% 67.5% 5.0 1.8 2.2 0.1 10.5
2007-08   Budućnost ABA League 29 31.7 49.4% 25.8% 68.8% 4.2 3.0 1.3 0.2 12.4
2008–09   Budućnost ABA League 26 31.4 49.5% 28.3% 75.0% 4.2 2.7 2.1 0.2 13.1
  Panionios Greek Basket League 6 29.4 54.0% 70.0% 58.3% 4.2 1.2 0.7 0.0 9.0
2009–10   Caja Laboral Liga ACB 13 12.9 40.6% 18.2% 75.0% 1.3 0.5 0.6 0.0 2.6
  NGC Medical Cantù Serie A 23 28.7 45.5% 41.8% 72.9% 3.8 2.7 2.0 0.1 11.5
2010–11   Bennet Cantù Serie A 42 28.4 48.9% 36.3% 69.4% 4.3 2.2 1.4 0.1 10.2
2011–12   Bennet Cantù Serie A 25 24.7 43.6% 41.2% 82.3% 3.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 10.2
2012–13   CSKA Moscow VTB League 31 22.0 43.6% 38.1% 67.1% 3.1 1.4 0.6 0.1 8.6
2013–14   CSKA Moscow VTB League 16 23.9 47.3% 43.1% 78.6% 2.8 1.8 0.7 0.1 10.1
2014–15   Galatasaray Liv Hospital Basketbol Süper Ligi 28 30.9 47.2% 41.9% 85.7% 3.4 3.1 1.2 0.2 11.3
2015–16   Galatasaray Odeabank Basketbol Süper Ligi 36 30.6 55.4% 55.9% 86.5% 2.0 3.1 2.2 0.2 14.3
2016–17   Galatasaray Odeabank Basketbol Süper Ligi 30 27.4 46.6% 40.1% 79.6% 2.0 2.7 1.1 0.1 11.6
2017–18   AX Armani Exchange Milano Serie A 39 27.2 45.3% 36.0% 82.7% 3.5 2.5 0.9 0.0 11.6
2018–19   AX Armani Exchange Milano Serie A 32 27.1 44.0% 37.4% 82.1% 2.7 2.0 0.8 0.1 9.7

References

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  1. ^ "Silobad, Jeretin i Micov u Crvenoj zvezdi".
  2. ^ Vladimir Micov na pozajmici u Partizanu
  3. ^ Panionios signs Vladimir Micov. (Greek) Archived 2012-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Panionios announced Vladimir Micov.
  5. ^ Euroleague.net CAJA LABORAL adds Vladimir Micov.
  6. ^ Pallacanestro Cantù signs Vladimir Micov (Italian)[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ CSKA Moscow announced Vlado Micov
  8. ^ "Jackson, Micov and Zozulin stay in CSKA". cskabasket.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Thank you, Vlado!". cskabasket.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  10. ^ Galatasaray signs Vlado Micov
  11. ^ "Micov ostaje u Galatasaraju". b92.net (in Serbian). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  12. ^ 2015-16 All-Eurocup First, Second teams announced
  13. ^ "OLIMPIA BRINGS VLADIMIR MICOV BACK IN ITALY". Olimpiamilano.com/. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Vlado Micov è l'MVP della Supercoppa 2018" [Vlado Micov is 2018 Supercup MVP]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Vladimir Micov stays at Milan for two more seasons". eurohoops.net. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  16. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 16, 2021). "Vlado Micov joins Buducnost". Sportando. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  17. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 10, 2022). "Vlado Micov retires at 37: it was an honor, a privilege to go out on the court and play basketball". Sportando. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  18. ^ ""Stotka" u košu i sukob pred SP!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  19. ^ "Đorđević: Micov je završio kratku karijeru u reprezentaciji". sportnetwork.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  20. ^ "Micov: Možda je bio prenervozan". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  21. ^ "Vladimir Micov: Zvali su me iz Crne Gore i Makedonije, ali kad nisam igrao za Srbiju, nisam hteo ni za druge". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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