Marko Kešelj

Marko Kešelj
Марко Кешељ

Position	Small Forward
Height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
League	Greek League Euroleague
Team	Olympiacos
Born	January 2, 1988 (1988-01-02) (age 23) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Pro career	2004–present
Career history	Mega Ishrana (2004-06) Akasvayu Girona (2006-07) Köln 99ers (2007-08) Red Star Belgrade (2008-10) Olympiacos (2010-present)

Medal record
Competitor for  Serbia
Universiade
Gold	2009 Belgrade	Team Competition

Marko Kešelj (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Кешељ; born January 2, 1988 in Belgrade) is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently playing with Olympiacos in Greece.

Pro career

Kešelj started his career in his hometown with a club called Mega Ishrana. Despite his young age, Kešelj already has the experience of playing for two top quality foreign clubs, the Spanish ACB League club Akasvayu Girona and the German League club Köln 99ers. During the summer of 2006, his talents were spotted by Serbian coach Svetislav Pešić, who brought him to Girona in the Spanish ACB League at the age of 18.

However, Kešelj could not establish himself in the squad and got very little playing time. In the summer of 2007, he transferred to the German League to the Köln 99ers, which were led by another Serbian coach, Saša Obradović. Following a so-so season, Obradović left to coach Kiev, and Kešelj also started looking for a transfer.

Upon rumors that Pešić, his mentor from his Girona days, might be taking over Red Star Belgrade, Keselj decided to sign with the club during the summer of 2008, even before Pešić's arrival had become official. In 2010, he signed a 3-year contract with the Greek League club Olympiacos.^[1]

Serbian national team

Kešelj was a member of the Serbian junior national teams, and he played at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2007 in Novi Sad and at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

References

1. ^ Euroleague.net - OLYMPIACOS adds talent with Keselj.

External links

• NBA.com Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Draftexpress.com Profile

Persondata
Name	Keselj, Marko
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Date of birth	January 2, 1988
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
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