Vladimir Micov

Vladimir Micov (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Мицов, born April 16, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he mainly plays as a small forward.

Vladimir Micov
Micov with Olimpia Milano in 2017
No. 5 – Olimpia Milano
PositionSmall forward
LeagueLBA
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1985-04-16) April 16, 1985
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight101 kg (223 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2007 / Undrafted
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2004OKK Beograd
2004–2005Lavovi 063
2005–2007Budućnost
2007Partizan
2007–2009Budućnost
2009Panionios
2009–2010Caja Laboral
2010–2012Cantù
2012–2014CSKA Moscow
2014–2017Galatasaray
2017–presentOlimpia Milano
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Serbia and Montenegro
U20 European Championship
2005 Russia Under-20
European Championship for Cadets
2001 LatviaUnder-16

Professional career

2003–2009

Micov played for youth teams of Beopetrol and Crvena zvezda before turning pro in 2003.

Micov began his pro career in the 2003–04 season with OKK Beograd. He then moved to Lavovi 063 in the 2004–05 season. He joined Budućnost Podgorica for the 2005–06 season. He moved to Partizan Belgrade in 2007. He won the Serbian League championship with Partizan Belgrade in 2007.

He then returned to Budućnost Podgorica for the 2007–08 season.

2009–2012

In 2009, he joined the Greek Basket League club Panionios Nea Smyrni.[1][2]

He then moved to the Spanish ACB League club Caja Laboral Baskonia.[3] In January 2010. he joined the Italian League team Pallacanestro Cantù.[4]

CSKA Moscow (2012–2014)

In July 2012, he signed a one-year deal, with an option for a second year, with the Russian team PBC CSKA Moscow.[5] In June 2013, CSKA decided not to use the out option on his contract, and thus kept him in the club for one more season.[6] In July 2014, his contract with CSKA expired, and he became a free agent.[7]

Galatasaray (2014–2017)

On July 14, 2014, he signed with the Turkish team Galatasaray Liv Hospital.[8] On June 15, 2015, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[9] In the 2015–16 Eurocup season, he was named to the All-EuroCup First Team.[10] Galatasaray then won the EuroCup championship, later that same season.

Olimpia Milano (2017–present)

On July 10, 2017, Micov signed with Italian club Olimpia Milano.[11] In 2017–18 LBA season, Olimpia Milano won the championship after 4–2 record in the 2018 LBA Finals over Trento. Over 26 league games, Micov averaged 11.7 points and 3.2 rebounds, while shooting 45.8% from the field. In 2017–18 EuroLeague season, he averaged 10.9 points and 2.6 rebounds over 29 games.

On September 30, 2018, Micov was named MVP of the 2018 Italian Supercup.[12] In 2018–19 season, Olimpia Milano secured the first position in the regular season of Italian League, but was stopped with 3–0 in the semifinal series by Dinamo Sassari. Micov averaged 9.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2 assists over 32 games of the Italian League. In 2018–19 EuroLeague, he averaged 13.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists over 30 games.

On July 2, 2019, Micov signed a two-year contract extension with Olimpia Milano.[13]

National team career

Micov won the gold medal at the 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship as a member of the FR Yugoslavia youth national team. He won the bronze medal at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro junior national team.

His breakthrough in the senior Serbian national team was set back by injuries, but he was eventually a part of the preliminary Serbia national squad during training camp for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The then 29-year-old was widely expected to make the team's final roster cut, however, during the last preparation friendly game, against New Zealand, Micov got into a mid-game argument with Serbian head coach Aleksandar Đorđević, that led to Đorđević taking Micov out of the game, and later expelling him from the bench.[14] At the post-game press conference, the Serbian coach announced that, "Micov's short career in the national squad has ended", with Micov later saying to the media that he read the coach's words, and that he accepted his decision, while also stating that Đorđević was, "maybe too nervous".[15][16]

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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

European Competitions
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 EuroCup Budućnost 121131.253.1%29.2%75.6%4.82.01.20.111.812.6
2008–09 EuroCup Budućnost 6630.344.2%46.2%70.8%3.02.30.70.310.210.0
2009–10 Euroleague Caja Laboral 7215.864.7%50.0%45.5%2.90.90.10.04.16.9
2010–11 EuroCup Bennet Cantù 6628.350.0%50.0%55.6%4.33.01.50.310.315.2
2011–12 Euroleague Bennet Cantù 141428.840.8%39.4%85.7%4.13.21.10.410.412.1
2012–13 Euroleague CSKA Moscow 30721.943.7%42.0%60.7%2.71.7.60.27.67.0
2013–14 Euroleague CSKA Moscow 311020.746.4%48.8%77.8%2.91.30.50.27.78.3
2014–15 Euroleague Galatasaray Liv Hospital 202028.339.5%31.1%84.3%3.02.30.70.19.99.7
2015–16 EuroCup Galatasaray Odeabank 242332.244.6%35.4%87.5%3.72.81.00.312.913.2
2016–17 EuroLeague Galatasaray Odeabank 292629.142.0%43.2%76.9%3.62.40.80.111.211.4
2017–18 EuroLeague AX Armani Exchange Olimpia 292827.548.1%44.3%78.0%2.62.20.60.110.911.2
2018–19 EuroLeague AX Armani Exchange Olimpia 303031.445.6%39.4%79.0%3.22.51.10.113.913.7

Domestic Leagues
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 OKK Beograd Serbia and Montenegro League 86.833.3%40.0%60.0%1.00.60.60.01.5
2004–05 Lavovi 063 Belgrado Serbia and Montenegro League 18.0100%-50.0%1.00.00.00.05.0
2005–06 Budućnost Serbia and Montenegro League 2529.653.0%30.1%54.8%4.31.81.30.18.9
2006-07 Budućnost ABA League 2632.150.7%35.0%67.5%5.01.82.20.110.5
2007-08 Budućnost ABA League 2931.749.4%25.8%68.8%4.23.01.30.212.4
2008–09 Budućnost ABA League 2631.449.5%28.3%75.0%4.22.72.10.213.1
Panionios Greek Basket League 629.454.0%70.0%58.3%4.21.20.70.09.0
2009–10 Caja Laboral Liga ACB 1312.940.6%18.2%75.0%1.30.50.60.02.6
NGC Medical Cantù Serie A 2328.745.5%41.8%72.9%3.82.72.00.111.5
2010–11 Bennet Cantù Serie A 4228.448.9%36.3%69.4%4.32.21.40.110.2
2011–12 Bennet Cantù Serie A 2524.743.6%41.2%82.3%3.72.40.70.110.2
2012–13 CSKA Moscow VTB League 3122.043.6%38.1%67.1%3.11.40.60.18.6
2013–14 CSKA Moscow VTB League 1623.947.3%43.1%78.6%2.81.80.70.110.1
2014–15 Galatasaray Liv Hospital Basketbol Süper Ligi 2830.947.2%41.9%85.7%3.43.11.20.211.3
2015–16 Galatasaray Odeabank Basketbol Süper Ligi 3630.655.4%55.9%86.5%2.03.12.20.214.3
2016–17 Galatasaray Odeabank Basketbol Süper Ligi 3027.446.6%40.1%79.6%2.02.71.10.111.6
2017–18 AX Armani Exchange Milano Serie A 3927.245.3%36.0%82.7%3.52.50.90.011.6
2018–19 AX Armani Exchange Milano Serie A 3227.144.0%37.4%82.1%2.72.00.80.19.7

References
  1. Panionios signs Vladimir Micov. (Greek) Archived 2012-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Panionios announced Vladimir Micov.
  3. Euroleague.net CAJA LABORAL adds Vladimir Micov.
  4. Pallacanestro Cantù signs Vladimir Micov (Italian)
  5. CSKA Moscow announced Vlado Micov
  6. "Jackson, Micov and Zozulin stay in CSKA". cskabasket.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. "Thank you, Vlado!". cskabasket.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. Galatasaray signs Vlado Micov
  9. "Micov ostaje u Galatasaraju". b92.net (in Serbian). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  10. 2015-16 All-Eurocup First, Second teams announced
  11. "OLIMPIA BRINGS VLADIMIR MICOV BACK IN ITALY". Olimpiamilano.com/. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  12. "Vlado Micov è l'MVP della Supercoppa 2018" [Vlado Micov is 2018 Supercup MVP]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  13. "Vladimir Micov stays at Milan for two more seasons". eurohoops.net. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  14. ""Stotka" u košu i sukob pred SP!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  15. "Đorđević: Micov je završio kratku karijeru u reprezentaciji". sportnetwork.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  16. "Micov: Možda je bio prenervozan". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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