Marko Šćekić

Marko Šćekić
Borac Banja Luka
PositionStaff member
LeagueBosnian Championship
Personal information
Born (1981-05-23) May 23, 1981 (age 43)
Zvornik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Bosnian
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career1998–2015, 2019
PositionPower forward
Number4, 7
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1998–2000Drina Zvornik
2000–2004Borac BL / Banjalučka pivara
2004–2007Vojvodina Srbijagas
2007–2008Turów Zgorzelec
2008–2010EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2010–2011Budućnost
2011–2013Mapooro Cantù
2013–2014Cimberio Varese
2014Igokea
2015Helios Suns Domžale
2015Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
2019Borac Banja Luka
As coach:
2015–2016Igokea (assistant)
2018–2019Borac Banja Luka (assistant)
2019–2020Borac Banja Luka
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2005 İzmir Team

Marko Šćekić (born May 23, 1981) is a Bosnia-born Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is a staff member of Borac Banja Luka of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Professional career

A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) power forward, Šćekić played for Drina Zvornik, Borac Banja Luka, Vojvodina Srbijagas, Turów Zgorzelec, EWE Baskets Oldenburg, Budućnost, and Mapooro Cantù. On August 3, 2013, Šćekić signed with Cimberio Varese.[1] In September 2014, he signed an open-contract with Igokea.[2] In early November 2014, Igokea released him.[3] In March 2014, he signed with the Slovenian club Helios Suns Domžale.[4] He retired as a player with Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje in 2015.

In February 2019, Šćekić came out of retirement and signed for Borac Banja Luka for the rest of the 2018–19 season. He was an assistant coach for Borac at the time.

National team career

Šćekić was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro university team that won a bronze medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade in İzmir, Turkey.

Coaching career

After retirement in 2015, Šćekić joined was hired as an assistant coach for Igokea. Afterward, he was an assistant coach for Borac Banja Luka before he was hired as the new head coach for Borac Banja Luka in May 2019.[5] In December 2020, Šćekić got fired as the head coach of Borac.[6][7]

Career achievements

As player
As head coach

References

  1. ^ "Marko Scekic officially moves to Cimberio Varese". Sportando.net. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Šćekić u Igokei na "otvorenom" ugovoru" (in Serbian). Mondo.rs. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Igokea released Marko Šćekić". Abaliga.com. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Helios sign Marko Scekic". Eurobasket.com. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Marko Šćekić zamijenio Dragana Mičića na kormilu Borca: Zreo sam za samostalnu trenersku karijeru". banjaluka.com. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Banjalučki Borac smijenio trenera, već poznato i ime njegovog nasljednika". sport1.oslobodjenje.ba. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Nikolić zamijenio Šćekića". glassrpske.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.