Miroslav Berić

Miroslav Berić
Personal information
Born	January 20, 1973; Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	1995 / Undrafted
Playing career	1990–2007
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
1990–1997	Partizan
1997–1999	Tau Cerámica
1999–2000	Müller Verona
2000–2001	Partizan
2001–2003	Scavolini Pesaro
2003–2004	Žalgiris
2004–2005	Panellinios
2005–2006	Azovmash
2006	Llanera Menorca
2007	Gijón
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA SuproLeague Top Scorer (2001); Spanish Cup winner (1999); 3× Yugoslav League champion (1995–1997); 2× Yugoslav Cup winner (1994, 1995); Lithuanian League champion (2004);
Representing FR Yugoslavia
Men's basketball
Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
FIBA EuroBasket

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

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	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.

External links

Miroslav Berić at fiba.com
Miroslav Berić at fibaeurope.com
Miroslav Berić at euroleague.net
Miroslav Berić at acb.com (in Spanish)
Miroslav Berić at legabasket.it (in Italian)

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