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{{Short description|Australian-Serbian basketball player}}
{{Infobox Euroleague Player
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
| image = Aleks Marić.jpg
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2011}}
| name = Aleks Marić
{{Infobox basketball biography
| nickname =
| name = Aleks Marić
| position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| image = Aleks_Marić_with_Partizan.jpg
| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 275
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Marić playing for [[KK Partizan|Partizan]] in December 2009
| league = [[Naša Sinalko Liga|Serbian League]]<br/>[[NLB League|Adriatic League]]<br/>[[Euroleague]]
| height_ft = 6
| team = [[KK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]]
| number = 21
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 275
| nationality = [[Australia|Australian]]/[[Serbia|Serbian]]
| position =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|22}}
| league =
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| highschool =
| team =
| nationality = Australian / Serbian
| college = [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|10|22}}
| draft = Undrafted
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| draft_year =
| highschool = [[Life Center Academy]]<br />([[Burlington, New Jersey]])
| draft_team =
| college = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball|Nebraska]] (2004–2008)
| draft_year = 2008
| career_start = 2008
| career_start = 2008
| career_end =
| career_end = 2017
| career_number =
| former_teams = [[CB Granada|Granada]] (2008&ndash;2009)
| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| awards =
| coach_start = 2019
| coach_end = 2020
| years1 = 2008–2009
| team1 = [[CB Granada|Granada]]
| years2 = 2009–2010
| team2 = [[KK Partizan|Partizan]]
| years3 = 2010–2012
| team3 = [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| years4 = 2012–2014
| team4 = [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]]
| years5 = 2014
| team5 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| years6 = 2014–2015
| team6 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)|Galatasaray Liv Hospital]]
| years7 = 2015
| team7 = [[Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC|Petrochimi Bandar Imam]]
| years8 = 2015
| team8 = [[CB Gran Canaria|Gran Canaria]]
| years10 = 2015–2016
| team10 = [[KK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]]
| years11 = 2016
| team11 = [[Obradoiro CAB|Obradoiro]]
| years12 = 2016–2017
| team12 = [[Sydney Kings]]
| years13 = 2017
| team13 = Obradoiro
| years14 = 2017
| team14 = [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]
| cyears1 = 2019–2020
| cteam1 = [[Sydney Kings]] (assistant)
| highlights =
* [[EuroLeague]] champion ([[2010–11 Euroleague|2011]])
* [[All-EuroLeague Team|All-EuroLeague First Team]] ([[2009–10 Euroleague|2010]])
* [[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]] champion ([[2012–13 Eurocup Basketball|2013]])
* [[ABA League]] champion ([[2009–10 ABA NLB League|2010]])
* [[Basketball League of Serbia|Serbian League]] champion ([[2009–10 Basketball League of Serbia|2010]])
* [[Radivoj Korać Cup|Serbian Cup]] winner (2010)
* [[Radivoj Korać Cup MVP Award|Serbian Cup MVP]] (2010)
* [[Greek Basketball League|Greek League]] champion ([[2010–11 Greek Basket League|2011]])
* [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] winner (2012)
* [[List of VTB United League season rebounding leaders|VTB United League rebounding leader]] ([[2012–13 VTB United League|2013]])
* [[VTB United League|All-VTB United League Second Team]] (2013)
* [[Montenegrin Basketball Cup|Montenegrin Cup]] winner (2016)
* 2× Second-team All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (2007, 2008)
}}
}}
'''Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić''' ([[Serbian Cyrillic]]: Александар "Алекс" Марић; born 22 October 1984) is an Australian-Serbian former professional [[basketball]] player. Marić gained a reputation as a winner over the course of his successful European career, securing contracts with several basketball powerhouse outfits. Rising to stardom at [[KK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]] in 2010, he was part of a Serbian Cup and Adriatic League championship winning team, as well as an [[All-EuroLeague Team|All-EuroLeague First Team]] member. That breakout season earned him selection to the [[Australia men's national basketball team|Australian national team]] for the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 London Olympics. In 2019, he became an assistant coach with the [[Sydney Kings]].
'''Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić''' (born October 22, 1984 in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]) is an [[Australia|Australian]] professional [[basketball player]] of Serbian descent. He stands 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) tall and weighs 125 kg (275 lb). He is currently a member of [[KK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]].


==Amateur career==
==Early life and career==
Marić began playing basketball as a youth at the [[Australian Institute of Sport]]. He played high school basketball in the United States at [[Life Center Academy]] in [[Burlington, New Jersey]]. He then played [[college basketball]] at the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]] with the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball|Nebraska Cornhuskers]] from 2004-08, where he was named to the All-[[Big 12 Conference]] 2nd Team in both 2007 and 2008.
Marić began playing basketball as a youth in Sydney before attending the [[Australian Institute of Sport]]. He played high school basketball in the United States at [[Life Center Academy]] in [[Burlington, New Jersey]]. He then played [[college basketball]] at the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]] with the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball|Nebraska Cornhuskers]] from 2004 to 2008, where he was named second-team All-[[Big 12 Conference]] in both 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aleks Maric Player Profile|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Aleks_Maric/Summary/1902|work=realgm.com}}</ref>


==Pro career==
===College statistics===
{| class="wikitable"
Marić began his professional career in 2008 with the [[Liga ACB|Spanish ACB League]] club [[CB Granada|Granada]]. In 2009, he moved to the [[Adriatic League]] club [[KK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]].He won national cup.
|-
! College !! Year<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/players/37810|title=Aleks Maric Yahoo Polayer Profile|date=2012-08-09}}</ref>
! GP !! GS !! MIN !! SPG !! BPG !! RPG !! APG !! PPG !! FG%!! FT%!! 3P%
|-
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers|Nebraska]] || 2004–05
| 27 || 10 || 20.8 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 6.3 || 0.5 || 8.0 || .479 || .716 || .000
|-
| Nebraska || 2005–06
| 31 || 26 || 25.3 || 0.8 || 1.3 || 8.1 || 1.2 || 10.9 || .472 || .611 || .000
|-
| Nebraska || 2006–07
| 30 || 30 || 28.8 || 0.5 || 1.1 || 8.7 || 0.8 || 18.5 || .565 || .681 || .300
|-
| Nebraska || 2007–08
| 33 || 33 || 29.3 || 1.3 || 1.7 || 10.2 || 1.9 || 15.7 || .575 || .657 || .167
|}

==Professional career==
Marić began his professional career in July 2008 with the [[Liga ACB|Spanish ACB League]] club [[CB Granada|Granada]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Maric Signs with CB Granada|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1529253|work=huskers.com|date=30 July 2008|access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> At the end of the season, on 30 June 2009, he exercised the option in his contract and decided to leave the club.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carchia|first=E.|title=Aleks Maric left Granada|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/77668/aleks-maric-left-granada.html|work=Sportando|publisher=solobasket.com|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref>

On 7 July 2009, Marić signed multi-year deal with the Serbian club [[KK Partizan|Partizan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Partizan lands center Aleks Maric|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/55037/180/item|work=Euroleague|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> During his first season in Partizan, Marić went from the status of a relatively unknown basketball player to one of a [[EuroLeague]] star, all thanks to his great games throughout the season. In 93–92 win over [[Efes Pilsen S.K.|Efes Pilsen]] in the EuroLeague, he scored 34 points, pulled 16 rebounds and had 49 performance index rating which was record of the season, along with [[Darjuš Lavrinovič]] who also had 49 in the same season. That made them 8th overall in [[Performance Index Rating|PIR]] since the beginning of the [[2000–01 Euroleague]] season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aleks Marić leads Partizan over Efes Pilsen, 93-92|url=http://www.interbasket.net/news/5915/2009/12/aleks-maric-leads-partizan-belgrade-over-efes-pilsen-93-92/|work=interbasket.net|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Partizan vs. Efes Pilsen Boxscore|url=http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=77&seasoncode=E2009|work=Euroleague|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> He was named to the 2009–10 [[All-EuroLeague Team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=All-Euroleague team 2009-10|url=http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/paris-2010/main-page/i/71489/4218/all-euroleague-team-2009-10|work=Euroleague|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> With Partizan, he managed to win the Serbian national cup trophy (the [[Radivoj Korać Cup]]), as well as the [[Adriatic League|Adriatic Championship]] in the amazing overtime finish.<ref>{{cite web|title=Adriatic League final four, final: April 25, 2010 |url=http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/domestic-leagues/domestic-leagues-2009-2010/adriatic-league/i/70952/3819/adriatic-league-final-four-final-april-25-2010 |work=Euroleague |access-date=9 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221113759/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.euroleague.net%2Feuroleaguenews%2Fdomestic-leagues%2Fdomestic-leagues-2009-2010%2Fadriatic-league%2Fi%2F70952%2F3819%2Fadriatic-league-final-four-final-april-25-2010 |archive-date=21 February 2013}}</ref>

On 30 July 2010, Marić signed a two-year contract with the Greek club [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]].<ref>{{cite web|title=PANATHINAIKOS brings aboard Maric |url=http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2010-11-signings/i/73960/4465/panathinaikos-brings-aboard-maric |work=Euroleague.net |access-date=6 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412005750/http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2010-11-signings/i/73960/4465/panathinaikos-brings-aboard-maric |archive-date=12 April 2013 }}</ref> In his first season with the club, he won the [[2010–11 Euroleague|EuroLeague]] title in win over the [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tribute to the champs, Panathinaikos: Aleks Maric! |url=http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/barcelona-2011/main-page/i/85709/5444/tribute-to-the-champs-panathinaikos-aleks-maric |work=Euroleague |access-date=9 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731022235/http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/barcelona-2011/main-page/i/85709/5444/tribute-to-the-champs-panathinaikos-aleks-maric |archive-date=31 July 2011 }}</ref> Later, he won and the [[Greek Basket League]] championship. In his second season, he won the Greek basketball cup.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aleks Maric|url=http://www.paobc.gr/page.ashx?pid=7&personId=16&seasonId=-1|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>

On 27 July 2012, Marić signed with the [[VTB United League]] club [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Carchia|first=E.|title=Lokomotiv Kuban adds big man Aleks Maric|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/russia/41656/lokomotiv-kuban-adds-big-man-aleks-maric.html|work=sportando.net|access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=LOKOMOTIV KUBAN gets stronger with Maric|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/98976/lokomotiv-kuban-gets-stronger-with-maric|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123057/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/98976/lokomotiv-kuban-gets-stronger-with-maric|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2015|access-date=26 August 2014|work=Eurocupbasketball.com|date=27 July 2012}}</ref>

On 2 September 2014, Marić signed with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Maccabi lands former champ Maric|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/140356/180|access-date=2 September 2014|work=Euroleague.net}}</ref> On 25 December 2014, he was waived by Maccabi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maccabi Tel Aviv announces Joe Alexander, waives Aleks Maric|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/146240/maccabi-tel-aviv-announces-joe-alexander-waives-aleks-maric.html|access-date=25 December 2014|work=Sportando.com|date=25 December 2014}}</ref> The next day, he signed with the Turkish team [[Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)|Galatasaray Liv Hospital]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aleks Maric officially joins Galatasaray|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/146278/aleks-maric-officially-joins-galatasaray.html|access-date=26 December 2014|work=Sportando.com|date=26 December 2014}}</ref> On 3 March 2015, he left Galatasaray and signed with [[Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC|Petrochimi Bandar Imam]] of the [[Iranian Basketball Super League|Iranian Super League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aleks Maric leaves Galatasaray to sign in Iran with Petrochimi|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/154171/aleks-maric-leaves-galatasaray-to-sign-in-iran-with-petrochimi.html|access-date=3 March 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=3 March 2015}}</ref> On 29 April 2015, he left Petrochimi and signed with the Spanish club [[CB Gran Canaria|Gran Canaria]] for the rest of the [[2014–15 ACB season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aleks Maric moves to Gran Canaria|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/159776/aleks-maric-moves-to-gran-canaria.html|access-date=29 April 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=29 April 2015}}</ref>

On 3 September 2015, Marić signed with the Montenegrin club [[KK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]] for the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marić back in ABA with Budućnost VOLI |url=http://www.abaliga.com/a10056/News/Maric_back_in_ABA_with_Buducnost_VOLI.html |access-date=4 September 2015 |work=abaliga.com |date=3 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150907140517/http://www.abaliga.com/a10056/News/Maric_back_in_ABA_with_Buducnost_VOLI.html |archive-date=7 September 2015 }}</ref> After some miserable showings in the first few games of the [[2015–16 ABA League|ABA League]], he led his team to an 80–61 win over [[KK Šentjur|Tajfun]] with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and was subsequently named the MVP of Round 5.<ref>{{cite news|title=Round 5 MVP: Aleksandar Marić |url=http://www.abaliga.com/a10316/News/Round_5_MVP_Aleksandar_Maric.html |access-date=15 October 2015 |work=abaliga.com |date=14 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151021013748/http://www.abaliga.com/a10316/News/Round_5_MVP_Aleksandar_Maric.html |archive-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref> On 4 April 2016, he left Budućnost and signed with Spanish club [[Obradoiro CAB|Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro]] for the rest of the [[2015–16 ACB season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aleks Maric signs with Obradoiro|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/196065/aleks-maric-signs-with-obradoiro.html|access-date=4 April 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418053741/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/196065/aleks-maric-signs-with-obradoiro.html|archive-date=18 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 29 June 2016, Marić signed a one-year deal (with a team option for a second year) with his hometown [[Sydney Kings]] of the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=KINGS SIGN 2012 LONDON OLYMPIAN|url=http://www.sydneykings.com/featured-news/kings-sign-2012-london-olympian/|access-date=29 June 2016|work=SydneyKings.com|date=29 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702021624/http://www.sydneykings.com/featured-news/kings-sign-2012-london-olympian/|archive-date=2 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Uluc|first=Olgun|title=Aleks Marić returns to Australia to join hometown Sydney Kings|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nbl/aleks-mari-returns-to-australia-to-join-hometown-sydney-kings/news-story/402a52e16e4966b83e34b60c4995beff|access-date=29 June 2016|work=FoxSports.com.au|date=29 June 2016}}</ref> On 9 March 2017, Marić signed with Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro for the rest of the [[2016–17 ACB season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=El Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro ficha a Aleks Maric|url=http://www.obradoirocab.com/webobra/index.php/es/noticias/1868-pechacek-pasara-por-el-quirofano-y-se-pierde-el-resto-de-la-temporada|access-date=9 March 2017|work=obradoirocab.com|date=9 March 2017|language=es|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312045553/http://www.obradoirocab.com/webobra/index.php/es/noticias/1868-pechacek-pasara-por-el-quirofano-y-se-pierde-el-resto-de-la-temporada|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 26 June 2017, Marić signed with [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]] of the [[Bahraini Premier League (basketball)|Bahraini Premier League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Al Muharraq lands Aleksandar Maric|url=http://www.asia-basket.com/Bahrain/news/494185/Al-Muharraq-lands-Aleksandar-Maric|access-date=3 July 2017|work=Eurobasket.com|date=26 June 2017}}</ref> He played one game for the team.


==Australian national team==
==Australian national team==
With the Australian junior national team, Marić won the gold medal at the 2003 [[FIBA Under-19 World Championship]]. He also played at the 2005 [[FIBA Under-21 World Championship]].
With the Australian junior national team, Marić won the gold medal at the 2003 [[FIBA Under-19 World Championship]]. He also played at the 2005 [[FIBA Under-21 World Championship]] with Australia's junior national team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aleks Maric|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=87373|work=huskers.com|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> Media reports emanating from Serbia stated Maric had expressed a desire to play for the senior [[Serbia national basketball team]], however this was later denied by Maric.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aleks Marić ipak igra za Australiju na SP|url=http://www.vesti-online.com/Sport/Kosarka/69154/Aleks-Maric-ipak-igra-za-Australiju-na-SP|work=Vesti Online|access-date=9 August 2012|language=sr}}</ref>

Marić played for the senior [[Australia men's national basketball team|Australia national basketball team]] at the [[2010 FIBA World Championship]] in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Team Australia Profile|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/team/p/eid/4728/rid//sid/4728/tid/239/profile.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423173441/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/team/p/eid/4728/rid/sid/4728/tid/239/profile.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2010|work=FIBA}}</ref> Marić averaged 9.2 points and 4.3 rebounds over 6 games at the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aleks Marić Profile|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/player/p/eid/4728/pid/44394/rid//sid/4728/tid/239/profile.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903041959/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/player/p/eid/4728/pid/44394/rid/sid/4728/tid/239/profile.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2010|work=FIBA|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref>

He also played with Australia at the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]] in London where Australia lost 119–86 in quarterfinal matchup with the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia vs. United States - Box Score|url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/basketball/men/boxscore?gameId=1164|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810083343/http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/basketball/men/boxscore?gameId=1164|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 August 2012|work=ESPN}}</ref>

==Post-playing career==
In July 2019, Marić was appointed an assistant coach by the [[Sydney Kings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/article/luc-longley-joins-the-kings-as-sydney-bolsters-their-off-court|title=Luc Longley Joins the Kings as Sydney Bolsters Their Off-Court|work=NBL.com.au|date=20 July 2019|access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

===EuroLeague===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes season in which Marić won the [[EuroLeague champion|EuroLeague]]
|-
| style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*
| Led the league
|}

{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Euroleague|2009–10]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[KK Partizan|Partizan]]
| 18 || 9 || '''25.5''' || .607 || .000 || .648 || '''8.4''' || '''1.2''' || '''1.2''' || '''.6''' || '''14.6''' || style="background:#CFECEC;"|'''21.1'''*
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| [[2010–11 Euroleague|2010–11]]†
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| 8 || 0 || 7.6 || .556 || {{sort|-|—}} || .667 || 3.5 || {{sort|-|—}} || .6 || .4 || 3.5 || 6.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Euroleague|2011–12]]
| 22 || 9 || 7.1 || '''.673''' || {{sort|-|—}} || .560 || 2.5 || .1 || .5 || .1 || 3.6 || 4.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Euroleague|2013–14]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]]
| '''23''' || '''10''' || 17.2 || .602 || {{sort|-|—}} || .588 || 3.6 || 1.0 || .8 || .6 || 6.1 || 8.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[2014–15 Euroleague|2014–15]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi]]
| 8 || 2 || 8.8 || .571 || {{sort|-|—}} || '''1.000''' || 2.3 || .5 || .1 || .4 || 2.3 || 3.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)|Galatasaray]]
| 7 || 2 || 10.0 || .385 || {{sort|-|—}} || .500 || 2.9 || .7 || .1 || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.7 || 2.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
| 86 || 32 || 14.1 || .603 || .000 || .625 || 4.1 || .7 || .7 || .4 || 6.3 || 8.9
{{S-end}}

==Personal life==
Marić was born in [[Sydney]], to [[Serbs|ethnic Serb]] parents from [[Knin]], [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|SR Croatia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Marić novi košarkaš Partizana|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2009&mm=07&dd=07&nav_id=370001}}</ref> He subsequently has Serbian citizenship.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=001922 MARIC, ALEKS – Euroleague.net]</ref> His grandfather Stevan was killed at his home during [[Operation Storm]] and his body was exhumed from a [[mass grave]] 17 years later.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ispovest: Košarkaš Aleks Marić: Ubili su mi dedu u "Oluji", neću im oprostiti|date=25 November 2015 |url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/drustvo/ispovest-kosarkas-aleks-maric-ubili-su-mi-dedu-u-oluji-necu-im-oprostiti/d483ysc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Australski reprezentativac: Hrvatima neću zaboraviti Oluju, ubili su mi djeda!|date=4 August 2015 |url=https://www.dnevno.hr/sport/kosarka/australski-reprezentativac-hrvatima-necu-zaboraviti-oluju-ubili-su-mi-djeda-820417/}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of foreign basketball players in Serbia]]

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.nba.com/draft2008/profiles/AleksMaric.html NBA.com Profile]
* {{AOC profile|aleksandar-maric|Aleksandar Marić}}
*[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=PAR&pcode=001922 Euroleague.net Profile]
* {{Olympics.com profile|aleks-maric|Aleks Marić}}
*[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Aleks-Maric-593/ DraftExpress.com Profile]
* {{Olympedia}}
*[http://basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=57947 Basketpedya.com Profile]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=001922 Aleks Marić] at euroleague.net
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=22146 ESPN.com College Profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203095752/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6043484/playerview.html Aleks Marić] at fiba.com
* [http://www.nba.com/draft2008/profiles/AleksMaric.html Aleks Marić] at nba.com
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Latest revision as of 02:15, 14 November 2024

Aleks Marić
Marić playing for Partizan in December 2009
Personal information
Born (1984-10-22) 22 October 1984 (age 40)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian / Serbian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High schoolLife Center Academy
(Burlington, New Jersey)
CollegeNebraska (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2017
PositionCenter
Coaching career2019–2020
Career history
As player:
2008–2009Granada
2009–2010Partizan
2010–2012Panathinaikos
2012–2014Lokomotiv Kuban
2014Maccabi Tel Aviv
2014–2015Galatasaray Liv Hospital
2015Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2015Gran Canaria
2015–2016Budućnost Podgorica
2016Obradoiro
2016–2017Sydney Kings
2017Obradoiro
2017Al-Muharraq
As coach:
2019–2020Sydney Kings (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар "Алекс" Марић; born 22 October 1984) is an Australian-Serbian former professional basketball player. Marić gained a reputation as a winner over the course of his successful European career, securing contracts with several basketball powerhouse outfits. Rising to stardom at Partizan Belgrade in 2010, he was part of a Serbian Cup and Adriatic League championship winning team, as well as an All-EuroLeague First Team member. That breakout season earned him selection to the Australian national team for the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 London Olympics. In 2019, he became an assistant coach with the Sydney Kings.

Early life and career

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Marić began playing basketball as a youth in Sydney before attending the Australian Institute of Sport. He played high school basketball in the United States at Life Center Academy in Burlington, New Jersey. He then played college basketball at the University of Nebraska with the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2004 to 2008, where he was named second-team All-Big 12 Conference in both 2007 and 2008.[1]

College statistics

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College Year[2] GP GS MIN SPG BPG RPG APG PPG FG% FT% 3P%
Nebraska 2004–05 27 10 20.8 0.5 0.6 6.3 0.5 8.0 .479 .716 .000
Nebraska 2005–06 31 26 25.3 0.8 1.3 8.1 1.2 10.9 .472 .611 .000
Nebraska 2006–07 30 30 28.8 0.5 1.1 8.7 0.8 18.5 .565 .681 .300
Nebraska 2007–08 33 33 29.3 1.3 1.7 10.2 1.9 15.7 .575 .657 .167

Professional career

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Marić began his professional career in July 2008 with the Spanish ACB League club Granada.[3] At the end of the season, on 30 June 2009, he exercised the option in his contract and decided to leave the club.[4]

On 7 July 2009, Marić signed multi-year deal with the Serbian club Partizan.[5] During his first season in Partizan, Marić went from the status of a relatively unknown basketball player to one of a EuroLeague star, all thanks to his great games throughout the season. In 93–92 win over Efes Pilsen in the EuroLeague, he scored 34 points, pulled 16 rebounds and had 49 performance index rating which was record of the season, along with Darjuš Lavrinovič who also had 49 in the same season. That made them 8th overall in PIR since the beginning of the 2000–01 Euroleague season.[6][7] He was named to the 2009–10 All-EuroLeague Team.[8] With Partizan, he managed to win the Serbian national cup trophy (the Radivoj Korać Cup), as well as the Adriatic Championship in the amazing overtime finish.[9]

On 30 July 2010, Marić signed a two-year contract with the Greek club Panathinaikos.[10] In his first season with the club, he won the EuroLeague title in win over the Maccabi Tel Aviv.[11] Later, he won and the Greek Basket League championship. In his second season, he won the Greek basketball cup.[12]

On 27 July 2012, Marić signed with the VTB United League club Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar.[13][14]

On 2 September 2014, Marić signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[15] On 25 December 2014, he was waived by Maccabi.[16] The next day, he signed with the Turkish team Galatasaray Liv Hospital.[17] On 3 March 2015, he left Galatasaray and signed with Petrochimi Bandar Imam of the Iranian Super League.[18] On 29 April 2015, he left Petrochimi and signed with the Spanish club Gran Canaria for the rest of the 2014–15 ACB season.[19]

On 3 September 2015, Marić signed with the Montenegrin club Budućnost Podgorica for the 2015–16 season.[20] After some miserable showings in the first few games of the ABA League, he led his team to an 80–61 win over Tajfun with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and was subsequently named the MVP of Round 5.[21] On 4 April 2016, he left Budućnost and signed with Spanish club Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro for the rest of the 2015–16 ACB season.[22]

On 29 June 2016, Marić signed a one-year deal (with a team option for a second year) with his hometown Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League.[23][24] On 9 March 2017, Marić signed with Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro for the rest of the 2016–17 ACB season.[25]

On 26 June 2017, Marić signed with Al-Muharraq of the Bahraini Premier League.[26] He played one game for the team.

Australian national team

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With the Australian junior national team, Marić won the gold medal at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He also played at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship with Australia's junior national team.[27] Media reports emanating from Serbia stated Maric had expressed a desire to play for the senior Serbia national basketball team, however this was later denied by Maric.[28]

Marić played for the senior Australia national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.[29] Marić averaged 9.2 points and 4.3 rebounds over 6 games at the tournament.[30]

He also played with Australia at the 2012 Olympics in London where Australia lost 119–86 in quarterfinal matchup with the United States.[31]

Post-playing career

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In July 2019, Marić was appointed an assistant coach by the Sydney Kings.[32]

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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† Denotes season in which Marić won the EuroLeague
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Partizan 18 9 25.5 .607 .000 .648 8.4 1.2 1.2 .6 14.6 21.1*
2010–11† Panathinaikos 8 0 7.6 .556 — .667 3.5 — .6 .4 3.5 6.3
2011–12 22 9 7.1 .673 — .560 2.5 .1 .5 .1 3.6 4.9
2013–14 Lokomotiv Kuban 23 10 17.2 .602 — .588 3.6 1.0 .8 .6 6.1 8.0
2014–15 Maccabi 8 2 8.8 .571 — 1.000 2.3 .5 .1 .4 2.3 3.9
Galatasaray 7 2 10.0 .385 — .500 2.9 .7 .1 — 1.7 2.3
Career 86 32 14.1 .603 .000 .625 4.1 .7 .7 .4 6.3 8.9

Personal life

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Marić was born in Sydney, to ethnic Serb parents from Knin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia.[33] He subsequently has Serbian citizenship.[34] His grandfather Stevan was killed at his home during Operation Storm and his body was exhumed from a mass grave 17 years later.[35][36]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aleks Maric Player Profile". realgm.com.
  2. ^ "Aleks Maric Yahoo Polayer Profile". 9 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Maric Signs with CB Granada". huskers.com. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ^ Carchia, E. "Aleks Maric left Granada". Sportando. solobasket.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Partizan lands center Aleks Maric". Euroleague. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Aleks Marić leads Partizan over Efes Pilsen, 93-92". interbasket.net. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Partizan vs. Efes Pilsen Boxscore". Euroleague. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  8. ^ "All-Euroleague team 2009-10". Euroleague. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Adriatic League final four, final: April 25, 2010". Euroleague. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  10. ^ "PANATHINAIKOS brings aboard Maric". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Tribute to the champs, Panathinaikos: Aleks Maric!". Euroleague. Archived from the original on 31 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Aleks Maric". Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  13. ^ Carchia, E. "Lokomotiv Kuban adds big man Aleks Maric". sportando.net. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  14. ^ "LOKOMOTIV KUBAN gets stronger with Maric". Eurocupbasketball.com. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Maccabi lands former champ Maric". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv announces Joe Alexander, waives Aleks Maric". Sportando.com. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Aleks Maric officially joins Galatasaray". Sportando.com. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Aleks Maric leaves Galatasaray to sign in Iran with Petrochimi". Sportando.com. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  19. ^ "Aleks Maric moves to Gran Canaria". Sportando.com. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  20. ^ "Marić back in ABA with Budućnost VOLI". abaliga.com. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  21. ^ "Round 5 MVP: Aleksandar Marić". abaliga.com. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  22. ^ "Aleks Maric signs with Obradoiro". Sportando.com. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  23. ^ "KINGS SIGN 2012 LONDON OLYMPIAN". SydneyKings.com. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  24. ^ Uluc, Olgun (29 June 2016). "Aleks Marić returns to Australia to join hometown Sydney Kings". FoxSports.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  25. ^ "El Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro ficha a Aleks Maric". obradoirocab.com (in Spanish). 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Al Muharraq lands Aleksandar Maric". Eurobasket.com. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Aleks Maric". huskers.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  28. ^ "Aleks Marić ipak igra za Australiju na SP". Vesti Online (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  29. ^ "Team Australia Profile". FIBA. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010.
  30. ^ "Aleks Marić Profile". FIBA. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  31. ^ "Australia vs. United States - Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012.
  32. ^ "Luc Longley Joins the Kings as Sydney Bolsters Their Off-Court". NBL.com.au. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  33. ^ "Marić novi košarkaš Partizana".
  34. ^ MARIC, ALEKS – Euroleague.net
  35. ^ "Ispovest: Košarkaš Aleks Marić: Ubili su mi dedu u "Oluji", neću im oprostiti". 25 November 2015.
  36. ^ "Australski reprezentativac: Hrvatima neću zaboraviti Oluju, ubili su mi djeda!". 4 August 2015.
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