Miloš Teodosić

Milos Teodosić
Милош Теодосић

Teodosić playing with the Serbian national team.
Position	Point Guard Shooting Guard
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
League	PBL Russian Cup VTB United League Euroleague
Team	CSKA Moscow
Born	March 19, 1987 (1987-03-19) (age 24) Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbia
Draft	Undrafted, 2009
Pro career	2004–present
Career history	FMP Železnik (2004-05) Borac Čačak (2005-06) FMP Železnik (2006-07) Olympiacos (2007-11) CSKA Moscow (2011-present)
Awards	FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP 2007 2x Greek Cup MVP 2010, 2011 All-Euroleague First Team: 2010 Euroleague MVP 2010 2010 FIBA World Championship All-Tournament Team European Player of the Year: FIBA Europe 2010

Miloš Teodosić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Теодосић, born March 19, 1987 in Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.

Player profile

He can play at either guard position. He plays both guard spots for the Serbian national basketball team, but mainly plays the point guard position with them. With his professional club team he also plays both guard spots.

Pro career

Teodosić played at the club level for FMP Železnik and Borac Čačak, before he signed with Olympiacos Piraeus in 2007.

Olympiacos B.C.

Teodosić signed a 5 year contract with Olympiacos of the Greek League, worth 2.8 million euros net income (after taxes). Olympiacos also had to pay a buyout to FMP Železnik, in order to secure his rights. The contract he signed with Olympiacos included a 1.3 million euros buyout clause amount. However, the contract also stipulated that Olympiacos would hold the right to match any offer made to him by another club that offered to pay his buyout.^[1]

In the 2009–10 Euroleague season, Teodosić averaged 13.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.8 steals per game, all career highs up to that point. Teodosić played a crucial role in Olympiacos, reaching the Euroleague Final Four, where they eventually lost in the final to Barcelona, after beating Partizan in the semifinal. Teodosić was voted onto the All-Euroleague First Team, and on May 8, 2010, he was officially announced the Euroleague 2009-10 MVP, his first for his career.

CSKA Moscow

On July 6, 2011, he signed a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow of the Russian League and VTB United League.^[2][3] The contract was worth €5.7 million euros net income.^[4]

Serbian national team

Medal record
Competitor for  Serbia
FIBA European Championship
Silver	2009 Poland	National Team

Teodosić was a member of the Serbian junior national teams. Playing with Serbia's junior national teams, he won the gold medal at the 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He also won the gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He was named the MVP of the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship,^[5] where he also won the gold medal.

He now plays for the Serbian national basketball senior team. With the senior men's Serbian national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2007. At the EuroBasket 2009, he reached the final with Serbia, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

In 2010, Teodosić was named to the Serbian roster for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. After being suspended for a brawl in a friendly against Greece, Teodosić made a game-winning three-point field goal from about nine meters distance in the quarterfinals, sending Serbia into the semifinals with a 92-89 upset of Spain. He was named to the All-Tournament Team at the end of the event.

Personal life

He has an older brother, Jovan, who is also a professional basketball player in Serbia. During an interview, Teodosić cited that he is very proud of his home town, Valjevo.

Awards and accomplishments

Teodosić during the EuroBasket 2009.

Teodosić's game-winning 3-pointer over Jorge Garbajosa during the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Serbian national team

• FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship: Gold Medal: 2003
• FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: Gold Medal: 2005
• FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: Gold Medal: 2007
• FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: All-Tournament Team: 2007
• FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: MVP: 2007
• EuroBasket 2009: Silver Medal
• EuroBasket 2009: All-Tournament Team
• 2010 FIBA World Championship: All-Tournament Team

Pro career

• 2× Greek Cup Champion: 2010, 2011
• 2× Greek Cup: MVP: 2010, 2011
• All-Euroleague First Team: 2010
• Euroleague MVP: 2010
• European Player of the Year: FIBA Europe: 2010

References

1. ^ Redplanet.gr Ο Τεόντοσιτς και το συμβόλαιο του (Greek).
2. ^ CSKA MOSCOW lands Teodosic.
3. ^ Milos Teodosic moved to CSKA.
4. ^ Redplanet.gr Ανακοινώθηκε επίσημα από την ΤΣΣΚΑ ο Τεόντοσιτς (Greek).
5. ^ FIBAEurope.com MVP Award: Teodosic Tops The Polls.

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• FIBA World Championship Profile
• EuroBasket Profile
• Greek League Profile (Greek)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ersan İlyasova	FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP 2007	Succeeded by Miroslav Raduljica
Preceded by Juan Carlos Navarro	Euroleague MVP 2010	Succeeded by Dimitris Diamantidis
Preceded by Pau Gasol	FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year 2010	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Teodosic, Milos
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Date of birth	March 19, 1987
Place of birth	Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
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