Miroslav Berić

Miroslav Berić
Personal information
Born (1973-01-20) January 20, 1973 (age 51)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1995: undrafted
Playing career1990–2007
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1990–1997Partizan
1997–1999Tau Cerámica
1999–2000Müller Verona
2000–2001Partizan
2001–2003Scavolini Pesaro
2003–2004Žalgiris
2004–2005Panellinios
2005–2006Azovmash
2006Llanera Menorca
2007Gijón
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Yugoslavia
Men's basketball
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta National team
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Greece National team
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1995 Greece National team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Spain National team

Miroslav "Mića" Berić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав "Мића" Берић; born January 20, 1973) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.00 m (6'6 3⁄4") tall, he played at the shooting guard position.

Professional career

Berić was the top scorer of the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague, averaging 23.3 points per game, while playing with Partizan. He also played for Tau Vitoria, Müller Verona, Scavolini Pesaro, Žalgiris, Panellinios, Azovmash, Llanera Menorca and Gijón.

After being without a club for more than a year, Berić announced his retirement from basketball in June 2008.

Yugoslav national team

Berić was a regular member of the senior Yugoslav national team, during the 1990s. He won two FIBA EuroBasket gold medals, in 1995 and 1997, as well as the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2001–02 Pesaro 16 11 28.6 .397 .387 .807 1.6 1.9 .6 .0 13.0 10.6
2003–04 Žalgiris 9 5 23.6 .500 .419 .625 1.3 1.7 .3 .0 9.8 6.6
Career 25 16 26.8 .428 .396 .766 1.5 1.8 .5 .0 11.8 9.2

Post-playing career

Soon after his retirement, in July 2008, Berić was hired as the team manager of the senior Serbian national team. The hiring took place at the invitation of the team's head coach Dušan Ivković.

He quit the job in 2011.

Political engagement

Berić participated in the 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election as a candidate of the Serbia Against Violence opposition coalition and was elected to the City Assembly.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Beograd, N1 (2023-11-11). "N1 saznaje: Ko su prvih deset na listi "Srbija protiv nasilja" u Beogradu". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Savić, Danilo (2023-11-12). "OTKRIVAMO Ovo je ceo spisak kandidata "Srbije protiv nasilja" u Beogradu". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-11-12.