Aleks Marić
Marić playing for Partizan in December 2009
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| No. 12 – Sydney Kings | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
22 October 1984 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian / Serbian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Life Center Academy (Burlington, New Jersey) |
| College | Nebraska (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Granada |
| 2009–2010 | Partizan Belgrade |
| 2010–2012 | Panathinaikos |
| 2012–2014 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| 2014 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2014–2015 | Galatasaray Liv Hospital |
| 2015 | Petrochimi Bandar Imam |
| 2015 | Gran Canaria |
| 2015–2016 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 2016 | Obradoiro |
| 2016–present | Sydney Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар "Алекс" Марић, born 22 October 1984) is an Australian-Serbian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). Marić gained a reputation as a winner over the course of his successful European career, securing contracts with several basketball powerhouse outfits. Rising to stardom at Partizan Belgrade in 2010, he was part of a Serbian Cup and Adriatic League championship winning team, as well as an All-EuroLeague First Team member. That breakout season earned him selection to the Australian national team for the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 London Olympics.
Marić began playing basketball as a youth in Sydney before attending the Australian Institute of Sport. He played high school basketball in the United States at Life Center Academy in Burlington, New Jersey. He then played college basketball at the University of Nebraska with the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2004 to 2008, where he was named second-team All-Big 12 Conference in both 2007 and 2008.
Marić began his professional career in July 2008 with the Spanish ACB League club Granada. At the end of the season, on 30 June 2009, he exercised the option in his contract and decided to leave the club.
On 7 July 2009, Marić signed multi-year deal with the Adriatic League club Partizan Belgrade. During his first season in Partizan, Marić went from the status of a relatively unknown basketball player to one of a Euroleague star, all thanks to his great games throughout the season. In 93–92 win over Efes Pilsen in the Euroleague, he scored 34 points, pulled 16 rebounds and had 49 performance index rating which was record of the season, along with Darjuš Lavrinovič who also had 49 in the same season. That made them 8th overall in PIR since the beginning of the 2000–01 Euroleague season. He was named to the 2009-10 All-Euroleague First Team. With Partizan, he managed to win the Serbian national cup trophy (the Radivoj Korać Cup Trophy), as well as the Adriatic Championship in the amazing overtime finish.
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