Milenko Tepić

Not to be confused with Milenko Topić.

Milenko Tepić

Tepić with Cajasol in March 2013
Personal information
Born	(1987-02-27) February 27, 1987 (age 37) Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2002–2021
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	4, 5, 8
Career history
2002–2006	NIS Vojvodina
2006–2009	Partizan
2009–2011	Panathinaikos
2011–2013	Sevilla
2013	Lietuvos rytas
2013–2015	Partizan
2015–2016	PAOK
2016–2017	Orlandina
2017–2018	Brindisi
2018–2019	PAOK
2019	Pallacanestro Varese
2019–2020	Iraklis
Career highlights and awards
Euroleague champion (2011) Serbian Cup MVP (2008) 4× Serbian League champion (2007–2009, 2014) 3× Adriatic League champion (2007–2009) 2× Serbian Cup winner (2008, 2009) 2× Greek League champion (2010, 2011)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Serbia EuroBasket 2009 Poland Team U20 European Championship 2007 Slovenia Team Representing  Serbia and Montenegro U20 European Championship 2006 Turkey Team Universiade 2005 İzmir Competition U18 European Championship 2005 Serbia and Montenegro Team European Championship for Cadets 2003 Spain Team

Milenko Tepić (Serbian: Миленко Тепић; born February 27, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. He is 2.02 m (6 ft 7.5 in) tall, and a combo guard-point forward.

Professional career

Tepić began his career playing with the KK Sports World youth teams in Serbia. He made his professional debut with the NIS Vojvodina in 2002.

In July 2006, Tepić signed with the Serbian Euroleague club Partizan.^[1] Tepić has won three Serbian League and Adriatic League titles with Partizan. He also lifted the Serbian Cup trophy in 2008 and 2009. In his last season with Partizan he averaged 9.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 18 Euroleague games, helping his team reach the Quarterfinal Playoffs for the second time in a row.

In June 2009, Tepić signed a three-year contract with the Greek Basket League club Panathinaikos.^[2] He played two seasons with the Greek club and won the EuroLeague in 2011, as well as two Greek League championships in 2010 and 2011.

On 26 September 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the Spanish club Cajasol Sevilla.^[3] On July 25, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Lietuvos rytas.^[4]

In December 2013, he returned to his former club Partizan, signing a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season.^[5] He won the Serbian League championship in 2014.

On September 3, 2015, Tepić signed with Greek club PAOK for the 2015–16 season.^[6]

On November 13, 2016, he signed with Italian club Orlandina Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 LBA season.^[7]

On July 22, 2017, Tepić signed with Italian club New Basket Brindisi for the 2017–18 LBA season.^[8]

On July 21, 2019, he signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian LBA^[9] but the contract was terminated on November.^[10]

On November 14, 2019, Tepić joined his third team in the Greek League, Iraklis Thessaloniki. ^[11] He averaged 4.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. On August 10, 2020, he signed with Mega Basket.^[12] On 15 July 2021, he announced his retirement from his basketball career at age 34, becoming the team manager for Mega Basket.^[13]

National team career

Tepić won a gold medal at both the 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also won a gold medal at both the 2006 and 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships.

He has also been a member of the senior men's Serbian national basketball team, and with the senior team of Serbia, he played at the EuroBasket 2007. At the EuroBasket 2009, he won a silver medal with Serbia. He also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the EuroBasket 2011.

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

Euroleague

†	Denotes seasons in which Tepić won the EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2006–07	Partizan	20	6	19.7	.337	.281	.698	2.1	1.4	1.3	—	4.8	4.3
2007–08		23	14	26.5	.439	.389	.783	3.4	2.2	.8	.1	9.0	8.1
2008–09		19	18	30.5	.389	.397	.673	3.5	3.3	.8	.2	9.7	10.5
2009–10	Panathinaikos	15	2	15.8	.364	.217	.778	2.1	1.0	.4	—	3.5	2.3
2010–11†		19	2	9.6	.321	.143	.706	1.1	.7	.3	—	2.5	1.7
2013–14	Rytas	9	1	15.8	.348	.222	1.000	1.6	1.4	.5	—	4.2	3.2
	Partizan	13	10	29.6	.427	.320	.889	2.5	2.0	.8	—	6.2	5.0
Career		118	53	20.5	.388	.331	.731	2.4	1.7	.7	.1	6.0	5.4

Post-playing career

On 15 July 2021, on the same day of the retirement of his playing career, Mega Basket named Tepić their new team manager.^[13] He left after only one season, in July 2022.^[14]

References

1. "B92: Milenko Tepić u Partizanu". b92.net (in Serbian). 9 July 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
2. "Official, Panathinaikos inks Tepic". Sportando.com. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
3. "Milenko Tepic inks with Panathinaikos". Retrieved May 18, 2012.
4. "Lietuvos Rytas sign Milenko Tepic". Sportando. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
5. Normasoft. Net, Normasoft. "Tepić zvanično zadužio crno-beli dres sa brojem 4". Normacore.com (in Serbian). kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
6. "PAOK Thessaloniki officially signs Milenko Tepic". sportando.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
7. "Un'altra stella alla Betaland: firmato Milenko Tepić". orlandinabasket.it (in Italian). 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
8. Milenko Tepic signs with Brindisi
9. Carchia, Emiliano (July 21, 2019). "Varese signs Milenko Tepic". Sportando. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
10. "RISOLTO CONSENSUALMENTE IL CONTRATTO CON MILENKO TEPIC" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 6 November 2019.
11. Carchia, Emiliano (November 14, 2019). "Milenko Tepic inks with GS Iraklis". Sportando. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
12. Skerletic, Dario (August 10, 2020). "Milenko Tepic signs with KK Mega Bemax". Sportando. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
13. "Milenko Tepić otišao u penziju, pa postao Megin tim-menadžer". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
14. "Novica Veličković novi tim menadžer Mege". b92.net. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

External links

• Milenko Tepić at aba-liga.com
• Milenko Tepić at acb.com (in Spanish)
• Milenko Tepić at draftexpress.com
• Milenko Tepić at esake.gr (in Greek)
• Milenko Tepić at euroleague.net
• Milenko Tepić at fiba.com
• Milenko Tepić at legabasket.it (in Italian)