Marko Špica Explained

Marko Špica
Height M:2.05
Weight Kg:112
Birth Date:9 June 1986
Birth Place:Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian / Hungarian
College:Central Michigan (2006–2010)
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2010
Career End:2019
Career Number:34
Career Position:Power forward
Years1:2010
Team1:Superfund
Years2:2010–2011
Team2:Radnički Kragujevac
Years3:2011–2012
Team3:Maribor
Years4:2012–2013
Team4:Kaposvári KK
Years5:2013–2014
Team5:Antwerp Giants
Years6:2014–2016
Team6:Kaposvár
Years7:2016–2017
Team7:Soproni KC
Years8:2017–2019
Team8:Kaposvár

Marko Špica (Serbian: Марко Шпица; born June 9, 1986) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.05 m tall power forward who last played for Kaposvári KK of the Hungarian League.

Career

Špica grew up with juniors of Beovuk 72. In 2006, he goes to the USA to play college basketball at the Central Michigan University. In 2010, he signed with Belgrade club Superfund where he played only 8 games averaging 14.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in Basketball League of Serbia. After good games in the middle of the season he signed with Radnički Kragujevac where he stayed till the end of the season.[1] In 2011, he goes to Slovenian club Maribor. He averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in Slovenian League. In 2012 Špica signed with Hungarian club Kaposvári KK. In June 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the Belgian club Antwerp Giants.[2] In October 2014, he returned to his former team Kaposvári KK.[3] After one-year stint with Soproni KC Špica returned to Kaposvár and signed a two-year contract in May 2017.[4]

In April 2019, Spica announced[5] that he would retire from professional basketball after suffering a back injury in March 2019 during a game against PVSK. He played 161 official games with Kaposvári KK in five season, scoring 2442 total points.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Marko Spica joins Radnicki Kragujevac. 21 August 2013. Eurobasket.com. 25 November 2010.
  2. News: Marko Spica is moving to Belgium. 21 August 2013. Courtside.com. 4 June 2013.
  3. News: Marko Spica returns to Kaposvar. 27 October 2014. Eurobasket.com. 27 October 2014.
  4. News: Újra együtt a centerpáros. 13 June 2017. kaposkosar.hu. 27 May 2017.
  5. News: Spica szögre akasztja a cipőt. 26 April 2019. kaposkosar.hu. 26 April 2019.