7DAYS EuroCup all-timers: Stefan Markovic

Its more than 17 seasons of existence have established the 7DAYS EuroCup as a consistently compelling competition in which to see players blossom over the arcs of their careers.

One such star is current Segafredo Virtus Bologna point guard Stefan Markovic, whose exploits in the competition have now reached into his 10th season with six teams.

Here are some of the facts that make Stefan a true EuroCup all-timer!

Did you know that?

Markovic is in his 10th season in the 7DAYS EuroCup.

The veteran point guard is tied in fourth place all-time with 122 EuroCup games played.

Markovic ranks second in games started with 97, six behind all-time leader Rafa Martinez.

He has played with six different teams from six different countries in the EuroCup.

His EuroCup debut came on October 31, 2006 with Hemofarm Vrsac of his native Serbia in a road game against Lietuvos Rytas .

Markovic was 18 years, 6 months and 6 days old when he played 26 minutes as a starter in 81-69 loss.

Since then, he has played EuroCup seasons withwith Benetton Treviso, Valencia Basket, Banvit Bandirma, Zenit St Petersburg and Segafredo Virtus Bologna.

Markovic is the all-time EuroCup leader in assists with 584, which is 180 more than any other player.

His 9.1 assists per game in 2016-17 is the highest average in EuroCup history for seven games or more.

He is also the all-time leader in steals with 187, which is 20 more than the next-best player.

Markovic ranks first among active players with a career average of 1.5 steals.

Markovic is seventh all-time in total performance index rating with 1,320.

He is also second all-time among guards with 29 career blocked shots.

Only three guards have a better career two-point shooting average than Markovic’s 60.1%.