Miroslav Berić

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 34") tall, he played at the shooting guard position.

Miroslav Berić
Personal information
Born (1973-01-20) January 20, 1973
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

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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2001–02 Pesaro 161128.6.397.387.8071.61.9.6.013.010.6
2003–04 Žalgiris 9523.6.500.419.6251.31.7.3.09.86.6
Career 251626.8.428.396.7661.51.8.5.011.89.2

Post-playing career

Soon after his retirement, in July 2008, Berić was hired as the team manager of the senior Serbian national team.

See also

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