Since 2001, the Serbian who played basketball professionally has not strayed far from this sport. It has been reported that M. Bjelica has become the sports director of the Zemun “Mladost” team.
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The 207 cm tall power forward is best remembered by Lithuanian fans when he represented Vilnius “Lietuvos rytas”.
- Milko Bjelica played with “Lietuvos rytas” in the Euroleague during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 seasons.
- In the first season, he averaged 11.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
- In the next season, his stats increased to 12.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
Between 2008 and 2011, M. Bjelica won two Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) championship rings (2009 and 2010), two Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) cups (2009 and 2010), once became the Eurocup champion (2009), and once won the Baltic League (2009).
The last stop of M. Bjelica’s career was the Saitama “Broncos” team from Japan.
During his career in the Euroleague, he also played for Belgrade “Crvena zvezda”, Vitoria “Caja Laboral”, Istanbul “Anadolu Efes”, and Istanbul “Darussafaka” teams.
