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Milko Bjelica (Serbian Cyrillic: Милко Бјелица, born June 4, 1984) is a Serbian-born Montenegrin professional basketball player who currently plays for Mornar of the Adriatic League.
Professional career
He began his professional career with Crvena zvezda, where he spent five seasons. He then played in Germany with Phantoms Braunschweig and Köln 99ers. In 2008 he signed with Lietuvos rytas, and made his EuroLeague debut during the 2009–10 season.
In July 2011 he signed a two-year deal with Saski Baskonia. On October 28, 2013, he re-signed with Saski Baskonia on a short-term deal. On December 30, 2013, he signed with the Turkish Euroleague team Anadolu Efes for the remainder of the season. On July 9, 2014, he extended his contract with Efes for two more years. On June 22, 2015, he left Efes and signed with Darüşşafaka for the 2015–16 season.
On September 8, 2016, Bjelica returned to Crvena zvezda, signing a two-year contract. In April 17, 2018, after parting ways with Crvena zvezda, Bjelica returned to Spain, signing with Basket Zaragoza for the remainder of the season.
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.
| Led the league |
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Lietuvos Rytas | 10 | 2 | 21.5 | .462 | .154 | .667 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .4 | .2 | 11.8 | 9.0 |
| 2010–11 | 16 | 10 | 26.1 | .533 | .279 | .727 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | |
| 2011–12 | Baskonia | 8 | 2 | 23.7 | .492 | .294 | .842 | 3.9 | .8 | .8 | .1 | 10.6 | 9.5 |
| 2012–13 | 27 | 19 | 17.3 | .406 | .378 | .750 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | 5.4 | 5.7 | |
| 2013–14 | 8 | 3 | 21.3 | .594 | .353 | .952 | 4.4 | 1.3 | .3 | .4 | 12.8 | 13.8 | |
| 2013–14 | Anadolu Efes | 14 | 3 | 22.8 | .459 | .270 | .913 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .6 | .1 | 9.4 | 7.5 |
| 2014–15 | 28 | 7 | 16.2 | .462 | .415 | .736 | 2.5 | .8 | .2 | .3 | 7.8 | 6.8 | |
| 2015–16 | Darüşşafaka | 24 | 6 | 19.1 | .434 | .354 | .679 | 3.4 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 2016–17 | Crvena zvezda | 30 | 1 | 15.6 | .385 | .193 | .795 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 2017–18 | Crvena zvezda | 29 | 29 | 26.0 | .397 | .297 | .703 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .4 | .2 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
| Career | 194 | 82 | 20.2 | .446 | .305 | .750 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .4 | .2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | |
Personal life
