Bogoljub Marković
Serbian basketball player (born 2005)
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Bogoljub Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Богољуб Марковић; born 12 July 2005) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Mega Basket of the Serbian League (KLS) and the ABA League. Standing at 2.10 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in), he plays at the power forward position. He also represents the Serbia national team. In the 2025 NBA draft, Markovic was selected with the 47th pick by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Serbian League ABA League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 July 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2025: 2nd round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023–present | Mega Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →OKK Beograd | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
In October 2023, Mega Basket loaned Marković to OKK Beograd for the 2023–24 Basketball League of Serbia. Over 28 regular-season games, he averaged 17.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[1] Marković was named to the All-First Team Basketball League of Serbia and was the leading rebounder of the regular season.[2]
On 26 April 2024, Marković declared for the 2024 NBA draft,[3] but later withdrew.[4] He was selected with the 47th overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft.[5] He then joined the Bucks' summer league roster, where he averaged eight points, 2.2 rebounds, and four assists in five games.[6] After the Summer League conclusion, Markovic opted to return to Serbia and play for his former team, Mega Basket, in plans of becoming better so he can return to the NBA.[7]
National team career
Marković was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that won the gold medal at the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship in Serbia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 14.1 points, seven rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.[8] He was selected to the All-Star Five Team of the championship.[9]
On 24 November 2024, Marković made his debut for the Serbian senior national team in a win against Denmark in Belgrade during the EuroBasket 2025 qualification.[10]