Marko Jarić

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Marko Jarić

| image = Marko Jarić (2011).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Jarić in 2011

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 224

| nationality = Serbian / Greek

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|10|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| draft_year = 2000

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 30

| draft_team = Los Angeles Clippers

| career_position = Shooting guard

| career_number = 8, 10, 19, 20, 55

| career_start = 1995

| career_end = 2011

| years1 = 1995–1996

| team1 = Radnički Belgrade

| years2 = 1996–1998

| team2 = Peristeri

| years3 = 1998–2000

| team3 = Fortitudo Bologna

| years4 = 2000–2002

| team4 = Virtus Bologna

| years5 = {{nbay|2002|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}

| team5 = Los Angeles Clippers

| years6 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}

| team6 = Minnesota Timberwolves

| years7 = {{nbay|2008|full=y}}

| team7 = Memphis Grizzlies

| years8 = 2009–2010

| team8 = Real Madrid

| years9 = 2011

| team9 = Montepaschi Siena

| highlights =

EuroLeague champion (2001)
All-EuroLeague First Team (2002)
3× Italian League champion (2000, 2001, 2011)
2× Italian Cup winner (2001, 2002)
Italian League All-Star Game (2000)
Italian Supercup winner (1998)

| bbr = jaricma01

| medal_templates =

{{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} FR Yugoslavia}}

}}

Marko Jarić ({{lang-sr-cyr|Марко Јарић}}, {{IPA|sh|mâːrko jǎːritɕ|pron}}; {{langx|el|Μάρκο Γιάριτς|Marko Yiarits}}; born 12 October 1978) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he mainly played the point guard position. He also represented the senior FR Yugoslavian national basketball team internationally. Jarić was an All-EuroLeague First Team member in 2002.

Early life

Jarić was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, the son of Srećko Jarić, a well-known Yugoslav professional basketball player,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/marko_jaric/bio.html|title=NBA.com : Marko Jaric Bio Page|website=NBA.com |date=January 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101061355/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/marko_jaric/bio.html |archive-date=January 1, 2009 }} who played as a point guard for Radnički Belgrade, and was regarded by head basketball coach Dušan Ivković as, the "biggest talent that he ever had under his charge".{{cite news|first=Vladimir |last=Stanković |url=http://www.euroleague.net/features/blog/2009-2010/vladimir-stankovic/i/66177/4128/the-excitement-starts-here |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908014557/http://www.euroleague.net/features/blog/2009-2010/vladimir-stankovic/i/66177/4128/the-excitement-starts-here |archive-date=8 September 2012 |url-status=dead |title=The Excitement Starts Here |agency=EuroLeague.net |date=8 September 2012 |access-date=1 September 2024}} Jarić began playing basketball with the youth teams of the Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.

Professional career

=Europe=

Jarić began his professional career with Radnički Belgrade in the 1995–96 season, before moving to Greek Basket League club Peristeri. With Peristeri, he played two seasons in the European-wide 3rd tier level FIBA Korać Cup. He then spent the next 4 seasons playing in Europe's top-tier level EuroLeague, with the Italian clubs Fortitudo Bologna and Virtus Bologna.

He became the first player ever to win back-to-back Italian League championships, on two teams. He won the Italian League championship in 2000, with Fortitudo Bologna, and in 2001, with Virtus Bologna.

=NBA=

Jarić was selected as the 30th overall draft pick, by the Los Angeles Clippers, in the 2000 NBA draft. After playing in 3 NBA seasons with the Clippers, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, on 12 August 2005, along with Lionel Chalmers, by the Clippers, in exchange for Sam Cassell and a future first-round draft pick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/clippers_trade.html|title=Timberwolves Acquire Guards Marko Jaric & Lionel Chalmers from the L.A. Clippers|website=www.nba.com}} He was traded to the Grizzlies, on 26 June 2008, in an eight-player deal, involving rookie shooting guard O. J. Mayo, and rookie power forward Kevin Love.{{Cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/mchale-love-mayo-swap-makes-sense/21828189/|title=McHale says Love-for-Mayo swap made sense for many reasons|first=Jerry Zgoda Star|last=Tribune|website=Star Tribune}}

For the 2009–10 NBA season, Jarić and the Memphis Grizzlies, mutually agreed that Jarić would not attend the team's training camp, or any of their preseason games. Jarić was granted permission to seek a new team, and a possible contract buyout, for the remaining 2 years and $15 million of his contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4513274|title=Grizzlies give Jaric permission to find new team|date=September 29, 2009|website=ESPN.com}} Jarić's final NBA game was played on April 15, 2009, in a 98–90 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. In his final game, he played for 23 minutes and recorded 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals but no points.{{Cite web |title=Marko Jaric 2008-09 Stats per Game - NBA |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/387/marko-jaric |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

=Back to Europe=

After securing his release from the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, Jarić then signed with Spanish Liga ACB club Real Madrid, on 22 December 2009.{{cite news|title=Real Madrid adds former Euroleague champ Jaric.|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/63957/real-madrid-adds-former-euroleague-champ-jaric|access-date=15 March 2015|work=Euroleague.net}} On 14 January 2011, he signed with the Italian LBA club Montepaschi Siena, through the end of the 2010–11 season.

=NBA comeback attempt=

In October 2012, Jarić signed with the NBA's Chicago Bulls.{{Cite web |url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=11036 |title=Bulls add Ryan Allen, Vance Cooksey, Andre Emmett, Kyrylo Fesenko, Marko Jaric to training camp |access-date=October 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214249/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=11036 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |url-status=dead }} However, he was waived on 24 October.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-waive-guards-ryan-allen-and-marko-jaric.html|title=Bulls waive guards Ryan Allen and Marko Jaric|website=www.nba.com}} In September 2013, he signed with the Brooklyn Nets.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-announce-training-camp-roster|title=Brooklyn Nets Announce Training Camp Roster|website=NBA.com }} However, he was waived on 15 October.{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/2013/10/brooklyn-nets-waive-marko-jaric/|title=Brooklyn Nets waive Marko Jaric – NBA Blog – NBA Basketball Blog|date=October 15, 2013}} He then retired from playing professional basketball.

National team career

=FR Yugoslavia junior national team=

As a junior FR Yugoslavia national team player, Jarić won the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

=FR Yugoslavia senior national team=

As a member of the senior FR Yugoslavia national basketball team, Jarić won gold medals at both the 2001 EuroBasket and the 2002 FIBA World Championship. He also played with them at the 2003 EuroBasket and the 2005 EuroBasket. He represented the senior Serbian national basketball team at the 2007 EuroBasket.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/marko%20jaric/pid//_//players.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221095940/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/marko%20jaric/pid//_//players.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2018|title=archive.fiba.com: Players}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable"

style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†

|Denotes season in which Jarić won the EuroLeague

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| align="left" | 2002–03

| align="left" | L.A. Clippers

| 66 || 12 || 20.9 || .401 || .319 || .752 || 2.4 || 2.9 || 1.5 || .2 || 7.4

| align="left" | 2003–04

| align="left" | L.A. Clippers

| 58 || 50 || 30.3 || .388 || .340 || .733 || 3.0 || 4.8 || 1.6 || .3 || 8.5

| align="left" | 2004–05

| align="left" | L.A. Clippers

| 50 || 41 || 33.1 || .414 || .371 || .720 || 3.2 || 6.1 || 1.7 || .3 || 9.9

| align="left" | 2005–06

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 75 || 49 || 28.0 || .399 || .301 || .688 || 3.1 || 3.9 || 1.4 || .3 || 7.8

| align="left" | 2006–07

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 70 || 13 || 22.2 || .418 || .376 || .761 || 2.6 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .2 || 5.3

| align="left" | 2007–08

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 75 || 56 || 29.2 || .430 || .362 || .742 || 3.0 || 4.1 || 1.3 || .4 || 8.3

| align="left" | 2008–09

| align="left" | Memphis

| 53 || 0 || 11.4 || .331 || .393 || .707 || 1.2 || 1.4 || .5 || .2 || 2.6

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 447 || 221 || 25.2 || .404 || .344 || .730 || 2.7 || 3.6 || 1.3 || .3 || 7.1

=EuroLeague=

| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2000–01†

| style="text-align:left;"| Bologna

| 22 || 16 || 28.7 || .439 || .309 || .697 || 3.0 || 2.3 || 2.0 || .2 || 10.4 || 10.2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02

| style="text-align:left;"| Bologna

| 21 || 20 || 28.2 || .482 || .268 || .595 || 4.3 || 2.5 || 2.2 || .1 || 13.4 || 14.6

| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10

| style="text-align:left;"| Real Madrid

| 12 || 10 || 25.8 || .378 || .440 || .682 || 5.2 || 1.7 || 1.3 || .2 || 7.1 || 7.7

| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11

| style="text-align:left;"| Montepaschi

| 12 || 3 || 12.5 || .433 || .158 || .750 || 1.4 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .0 || 5.1 || 3.9

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 67 || 49 || 25.1 || .448 || .294 || .656 || 3.3 || 2.1 || 1.8 || .1 || 9.8 || 10.0

Personal life

Jarić has an older sister named Tamara, and a younger brother named Nikola (b. 1987), who lives and plays basketball in Switzerland.{{cite web|title=Marko Jarić Biography |url=http://www.story.rs/profili/marko-jaric/biografija/2008/314-mog-brata-nije-ponela-slava |work=story.rs |access-date=2 May 2014 |language=sr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216052930/http://www.story.rs/profili/marko-jaric/biografija/2008/314-mog-brata-nije-ponela-slava |archive-date=December 16, 2013}}

On 12 June 2008, Jarić became engaged to Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tag/engagements/|title=Engagements|website=Peoplemag}} The couple wed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA, on Valentine's Day 2009.[https://people.com/celebrity/supermodel-adriana-lima-elopes/ Supermodel Adriana Lima Elopes!] People, February 23, 2009. They have two daughters.[http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/05/05/first-photo-meet-adriana-limas-daughter-valentina/ First Photo: Meet Adriana Lima’s Daughter Valentina!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808024118/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/05/05/first-photo-meet-adriana-limas-daughter-valentina/ |date=August 8, 2011 }} May 5, 2010.[http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/adriana-lima-gives-birth-to-daughter-sienna-2012129 Adriana Lima Gives Birth to Daughter Sienna!]. Us Weekly. September 12, 2012. Accessed 2012-09-12. The couple announced their separation on 2 May 2014, after five years of marriage.{{cite news|last1=Pfeffer|first1=Stephanie Emma|title=Adriana Lima and Marko Jaric Separate.|url=http://www.people.com/article/adriana-lima-marko-jaric-separate|access-date=22 September 2014|work=People}} The divorce was finalized in March 2016.{{cn|date=May 2023}}{{Cite web |title= Why Adriana Lima Really Got Divorced|date=September 7, 2022 |url=https://www.nickiswift.com/997882/why-adriana-lima-really-got-divorced/}}

Jarić also holds Greek citizenship,{{Cite web|url=https://hoopshype.com/players/marko_jaric.htm/|title=NBA Players}} under the name Marko Latsis (Greek: Μάρκο Λάτσης), which was the name he played basketball under in Greece.{{Cite web |url=http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=JAR-MAR-78 |title=Lega A Basket. |access-date=June 25, 2008 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927184819/http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=JAR-MAR-78 |url-status=dead }}

References

External links

{{basketball stats|bbr=j/jaricma01}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160314221338/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BIU Marko Jarić] at acb.com {{in lang|es}}
[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Marko-Jaric-2972/ Marko Jarić] at draftexpress.com
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=ANM#!careerstats Marko Jarić] at euroleague.net
{{FIBA profile|new_id=121237|name=Marko Jaric|old_id=21870}}
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2007.roundID_5169.playerID_21870.teamID_96799.html Marko Jarić] at fibaeurope.com
[http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=JAR-MAR-78 Marko Jarić] at legabasket.it {{in lang|it}}
[http://stats.nba.com/playerProfile.html?PlayerID=2060 Marko Jarić] at nba.com

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