Marko Savić (basketball) explained

Marko Savić
Position:Small forward
Weight Kg:105
League:FIBA 3X3 World Tour
Team:Novi Sad
Number:5
Birth Date:2 June 1987
Birth Place:Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–present
Team1:Novi Sad (3x3 team)
Years2:2021–2022
Team2:Star
Highlights:

Marko Savić (Serbian: Марко Савић; born 2 June 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men's individual 3x3 rankings by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).[1] He plays for Novi Sad Al-Wahda and Serbia men's national 3x3 team.

3x3 basketball career

Savić started to play at the FIBA 3X3 World Tour in August 2012 with his childhood friends and current teammates Dušan Domović Bulut and Marko Ždero.[2] He plays for United Arab Emirates based team Novi Sad Al-Wahda and won two FIBA 3x3 World Tours.

Serbia national team

Savić represents Serbia in 3x3 basketball. He won three gold medals at the FIBA 3x3 World Championships (2012 in Greece, 2016 in China[3] and 2017 in France[4]) and silver medal at the 2014 tournament in Russia.

Awards and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. https://fiba3x3.com/en/rankings/individual.html FIBA 3x3 Individual World Rankings
  2. http://www.redbull.com/yu/sr/athletes/1331758604078/marko-savi%C4%87 Marko Savic Red Bull page
  3. Web site: Serbia - 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629015509/http://www.fiba.basketball/world/3x3/2016/Men/Serbia. live. 29 June 2021.
  4. https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3worldcup/2017/news/-s-men-and-s-women-win-fiba-3x3-world-cup-2017 Serbia's men and Russia's women win FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2017