Marko Gudurić

Marko Gudurić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Гудурић, born March 8, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Marko Gudurić
Gudurić with Fenerbahçe in 2023
No. 23 – Fenerbahçe Beko
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueBSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995
Priboj, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2017Crvena Zvezda
2013–2015→ FMP
2017–2019Fenerbahçe
2019–2020Memphis Grizzlies
2019–2020→ Memphis Hustle
2020–presentFenerbahçe Beko
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place2017 Turkey
U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 ItalyTeam

Professional career

Crvena zvezda (2013–2017)

Gudurić grew up with Crvena zvezda youth teams and signed his first professional contract in April 2013.[1] He played two seasons for the Crvena zvezda development team FMP.

On September 30, 2015, Gudurić re-signed for Crvena zvezda to a four-year deal.[2][3] On October 15, 2015, he made his EuroLeague debut against SIG Basket with 6 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 4 steals. One of his best moments was against Real Madrid when he had a crucial dunk to get Crvena zvezda +4 lead one minute before the end of the game on November 27, 2015. On December 18, 2015, Zvezda played a game against Bayern Munich for qualifying in TOP 16 of EuroLeague, Gudurić made some crazy 3-pointers and had 16 points in an amazing comeback win in front of crazy atmosphere in Pionir hall. On July 5, 2016, he made a 3-point buzzer-beater against their biggest rival Partizan in Game 2 of KLS Finals to secure Zvezda 2–0 lead and final result 86–87.

Gudurić started his sophomore season in EuroLeague great with 21 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds to provide a win versus FC Barcelona Lassa in Round 3.

Fenerbahçe (2017–2019)

On July 14, 2017, Gudurić signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe.[4]

In the 2017–18 EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe made it to the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, its fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Eventually, they lost to Real Madrid with 80–85 in the final game.[5] Over 36 EuroLeague games, he averaged 6.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, while also having very high shooting percentages.

In the 2018–19 EuroLeague season, Gudurić was among the most valuable roster pieces that brought Fenerbahçe to their 5th consecutive Final Four appearance. However, at the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four, Fenerbahçe lost in the semifinal game to their arch-rivals Anadolu Efes and later again in the 3rd place game to Real Madrid.[6] Over the season, Gudurić averaged career-high 9.4 points and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 47.7% from the three-point field goal. In the end of the season, Fenerbahçe lost the Turkish League championship after being defeated with 4–3 in the Finals of 2019 BSL Playoffs to Anadolu Efes.[7]

Memphis Grizzlies (2019–2020)

On July 31, 2019, Gudurić signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[8] On October 23, 2019, Gudurić made his debut in NBA, coming off from the bench in a 101–120 loss to the Miami Heat with nine points, two rebounds and two assists.[9] On January 30, 2020, Gudurić was suspended for one game without pay for leaving the bench during an altercation between the Grizzlies and the New York Knicks.[10] On December 15, the Grizzlies waived him.[11]

Return to Fenerbahçe (2020–present)

On December 18, 2020, Gudurić signed a contract with Fenerbahçe Beko until the end of the 2022–23 season.[12] On March 4, 2023, he officially renewed his contract through 2026.

National team career
See also: 2017 Serbia men's EuroBasket team

Gudurić represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017 where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to Slovenia.[13]

At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy,[14] but was eventually upset in the quarterfinals by Argentina.[15] With wins over the United States and Czech Republic, it finished in fifth place.[16][17] Gudurić averaged 5.6 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists over 7 tournament games.

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  *  Led the league

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Memphis 44011.0.395.301.9231.71.0.3.23.9
Career 44011.0.395.301.9231.71.0.3.23.9

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Crvena zvezda 24115.6.474.371.8101.51.4.6.07.15.8
2016–17 29418.8.488.304.8592.12.1.6.17.86.4
2017–18 Fenerbahçe 36*1715.6.654.446.8751.61.9.7.06.77.2
2018–19 361822.1.629.477.8431.92.2.9.29.410.2
2020–21 212125.8.451.417.8442.72.3.8.312.210.8
2021–22 281020.3.422.362.8172.22.8.8.110.29.8
2022–23 38523.9.481.402.8333.03.2.9.012.312.8
Career 2127620.5.472.399.8382.12.3.8.19.49.1

See also

References
  1. "Profesionalni ugovor i Marku Guduriću" (in Serbian). kkcrvenazvezda.rs. April 3, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  2. "Gudurić produžio ugovor sa Crvenom zvezdom". Blic (in Serbian). Tanjug. September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  3. "Radonjić: Cilj titula, pratimo situaciju u SAD". b92.net (in Serbian). September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  4. "Champs add Guduric on long-term contract". Euroleague.net. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  5. "Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion". euroleague.net. May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  6. Erel, Fatih (May 19, 2019). "Real Madrid claim 3rd place in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague". aa.com.tr. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  7. "Anadolu Efes win Turkish basketball league title". Hürriyet Daily News. June 22, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  8. "Memphis Grizzlies sign Marko Gudurić to multi-year contract". National Basketball Association. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  9. "Butler misses Miami debut, Heat beat Grizzlies 120–101". ESPN. October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  10. "Knicks' Payton, Grizzlies' Guduric and Jackson Jr. suspended; Knicks' Morris Sr. and Grizzlies' Crowder fined". National Basketball Association. January 31, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  11. "Memphis Grizzlies sign Zhaire Smith and Bennie Boatwright". National Basketball Association. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  12. "Marko Guduric joins Fenerbahçe Beko". fenerbahce.org. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  13. "Slovenia overcome injuries to claim historic title in Dragic's swansong". FIBA.basketball. September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  14. Curkovic, Igor (August 28, 2019). "FIBA Basketball World Cup Power Rankings, Volume 3". fiba.basketball. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  15. "Argentina upsets Olympic silver medalist Serbia in FIBA World Cup quarterfinals". nbcsports.com. September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  16. "Serbia defeats USA in FIBA World Cup consolation round play". National Basketball Association. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  17. T., P. (September 14, 2019). "Bogdanović ponovo briljirao – Srbiji peto mesto u Kini" (in Serbian). Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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