Marija Leković (basketball)
No. 8 – Fenerbahçe | |
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Position | Guard, Shooting guard |
League | WNBA Turkish Super League EuroLeague Women |
Personal information | |
Born | [1] Bar, SFR Yugoslavia[2] | July 21, 2003
Nationality | Montenegrin |
Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Career history | |
2018–2023 | Budućnost Bemax |
2023–present | Fenerbahçe |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Marija Leković (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Марија Лековић) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player of the last EuroLeague Women champion Fenerbahçe. She represented the Montenegrin national team since 2019. Standing at 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) she plays guard.[3]
Club
[edit]She started her career with Budućnost Bemax and played 4 seasons in there without cancelled 2019–2020 season. She won 4 league and 5 cup titles with the team. After been as a starter five, she averaged 11.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists per game in 2020–21 season; 10.9 points, 4.9 assists per game in 2021–22 season and averaged 11.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists in 2022–23 season.[4]
On 26 July 2023, she signed 3 years deal with Fenerbahçe.[5]
International
[edit]She played for the U16 Montenegrin National Team and she averaged 10.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists in the U16 B European Championship 2018 and she averaged 13 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game in the U16 B European Championship 2019.[4]
She played for the Montenegrin national team in the EuroBasket Women 2023 and averaged 10.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 21 minutes per game. She scored 15 pts against Spain, 15 pts against Italy and 18 pts against Serbia.[4]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- EuroLeague Women
- Championship (1) 2024
- FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
- Adriatic League
- Championship (1) 2020
- Runners-up (4) 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
- First A Women's Basketball League of Montenegro
- Montenegro Cup
- Women's Basketball Super League of Turkey
- Championship (1) 2024
- Turkish Cup
- Turkish Super Cup
- Triple Crown (1) : 2024
Individual
[edit]- First A Women's Basketball League of Montenegro MVP (1): 2021, 2023[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marija Lekovic Profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Dream transfer for Marija Leković: The Montenegrin basketball player will play for the European champion". vijesti.me. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Marija Lekovic Profile". fenerbahce.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Marija Lekovic has signed with Fenerbahce for the next 3 seasons". regeneracomsports.com. 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding Kadın Basketbol Takımımızın yeni sezon yapılanması hakkında". fenerbahce.org. 26 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Marija Lekovic at FIBA.basketball.com
- Marija Lekovic at proballers.com
- Marija Lekovic at fenerbahce.org