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{{short description|Serbian basketball player}}
{{distinguish|Milenko Topić}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Milenko Tepić
| image = Tepic-Madrid-CB Sevilla marzo 2013.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Tepić with [[CB Sevilla|Cajasol]] in March 2013
| position = Youth System Coordinator
| league = 
| team = Partizan Mozzart Bet
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 225
| nationality = Serbian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|27}}
| birth_place = [[Novi Sad]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]
| draft_year = 2009
| career_number = 4, 5, 8
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| career_start = 2002
| career_end = 2021
| years1 = 2002–2006
| team1 = [[KK Vojvodina Srbijagas|NIS Vojvodina]]
| years2 = 2006–2009
| team2 = [[KK Partizan|Partizan]]
| years3 = 2009–2011
| team3 = [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| years4 = 2011–2013
| team4 = [[Real Betis Baloncesto|Sevilla]]
| years5 = 2013
| team5 = [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas]]
| years6 = 2013–2015
| team6 = Partizan
| years7 = 2015–2016
| team7 = [[PAOK BC|PAOK]]
| years8 = 2016–2017
| team8 = [[Orlandina Basket|Orlandina]]
| years9 = 2017–2018
| team9 = [[New Basket Brindisi|Brindisi]]
| years10 = 2018–2019
| team10 = PAOK
| years11 = 2019
| team11 = [[Pallacanestro Varese]]
| years12 = 2019–2020
| team12 = [[G.S. Iraklis B.C.|Iraklis]]
| years13 = 2020–2021
| team13 = [[KK Mega Basket|Mega]]
| highlights = * [[EuroLeague]] champion ([[2010-11 Euroleague|2011]])
* 2× [[Greek Basketball League|Greek League]] champion ([[2009–10 Greek Basket League|2010]], [[2010–11 Greek Basket League|2011]])
* 3× [[ABA League]] champion ([[2006–07 ABA NLB League|2007]]–[[2008–09 ABA NLB League|2009]])
* 4× [[Basketball League of Serbia|Serbian League]] champion ([[2006–07 Basketball League of Serbia|2007]]–[[2008–09 Basketball League of Serbia|2009]], [[2013–14 Basketball League of Serbia|2014]])
* 2× [[Radivoj Korać Cup|Serbian Cup]] winner ([[2007–08 Radivoj Korać Cup|2008]], [[2008–09 Radivoj Korać Cup|2009]])
* [[Radivoj Korać Cup MVP Award|Serbian Cup MVP]] ([[2007–08 Radivoj Korać Cup|2008]])
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{SRB}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA EuroBasket|EuroBasket]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Eurobasket 2009|2009 Poland]] | [[Serbia national basketball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|U20 European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|2007 Slovenia]] | [[Serbia men's national under-20 basketball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{SCG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|U20 European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|2006 Turkey]]|[[Serbia men's national under-20 basketball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Universiade|Universiade]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Basketball at the 2005 Summer Universiade|2005 İzmir]]|[[Basketball at the 2005 Summer Universiade|Competition]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|U18 European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|2005 Serbia and Montenegro]]|[[Serbia men's national under-18 basketball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship|European Championship for Cadets]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship|2003 Spain]]|[[Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team|Team]]}}
}}
'''Milenko Tepić''' ({{langx|sr|Миленко Тепић}}; born February 27, 1987) is a Serbian professional [[basketball]] executive and former player. He is 2.02 m (6&nbsp;ft 7.5 in) tall, and a [[combo guard]]-[[point forward]].

==Professional career==
Tepić began his career playing with the KK Sports World youth teams in Serbia. He made his professional debut with the [[KK Vojvodina Srbijagas|NIS Vojvodina]] in 2002.

In July 2006, Tepić signed with the Serbian [[Euroleague Basketball|Euroleague]] club [[KK Partizan|Partizan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=B92: Milenko Tepić u Partizanu|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2006&mm=07&dd=09&nav_id=204047|access-date=14 November 2017|work=b92.net|date=9 July 2006|language=sr}}</ref> Tepić has won three [[Basketball League of Serbia|Serbian League]] and [[ABA League|Adriatic League]] titles with Partizan. He also lifted the [[Radivoj Korać Cup|Serbian Cup]] trophy in 2008 and 2009. In his last season with Partizan he averaged 9.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 18 Euroleague games, helping his team reach the Quarterfinal Playoffs for the second time in a row.

In June 2009, Tepić signed a three-year contract with the [[Greek Basket League]] club [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Official, Panathinaikos inks Tepic|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/cups/euroleague/77146/official-panathinaikos-inks-tepic.html|access-date=14 November 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=3 June 2009}}</ref> He played two seasons with the Greek club and won the [[EuroLeague]] in 2011, as well as two Greek League championships in 2010 and 2011.

On 26 September 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the Spanish club [[CB Sevilla|Cajasol Sevilla]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Milenko Tepic inks with Panathinaikos.|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/spain/31270/milenko-tepic-inks-with-panathinaikos.html|access-date=May 18, 2012}}</ref> On 25 July 2013 he signed a one-year deal with [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lietuvos Rytas sign Milenko Tepic.|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/lithuania/60237/lietuvos-rytas-sign-milenko-tepic.html|work=Sportando|access-date=26 July 2013}}</ref>

In December 2013, he returned to his former club [[KK Partizan|Partizan]], signing a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tepić zvanično zadužio crno-beli dres sa brojem 4. |newspaper=Normacore.com |url=http://kkpartizan.rs/sr/vest/1129/tepi-zvanino-zaduio-crno-beli-dres-sa-brojem-4|publisher=kkpartizan.rs|language=sr|access-date=18 December 2013 |last1=Normasoft. Net |first1=Normasoft }}</ref> He won the Serbian League championship in 2014.

On 3 September 2015 Tepić signed with Greek club [[P.A.O.K. BC|PAOK]] for the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=PAOK Thessaloniki officially signs Milenko Tepic.|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/174758/paok-thessaloniki-officially-signs-milenko-tepic.html|access-date=3 September 2015|work=sportando.com|date=3 September 2015}}</ref>

On 13 November 2016 he signed with Italian club [[Orlandina Basket]] for the rest of the [[2016–17 LBA season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Un'altra stella alla Betaland: firmato Milenko Tepić|url=http://www.orlandinabasket.it/unaltra-stella-alla-betaland-firmato-milenko-tepic/|access-date=13 November 2016|work=orlandinabasket.it|date=13 November 2016|language=it}}</ref>

On 22 July 2017 Tepić signed with Italian club [[New Basket Brindisi]] for the [[2017–18 LBA season]].<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/241965/milenko-tepic-signs-with-brindisi.html Milenko Tepic signs with Brindisi]</ref>

On 21 July 2019 he signed with [[Pallacanestro Varese]] of the Italian [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/varese-signs-milenko-tepic/|title=Varese signs Milenko Tepic|date=July 21, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=September 20, 2019|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}</ref> but the contract was terminated on November.<ref> {{cite web |title=RISOLTO CONSENSUALMENTE IL CONTRATTO CON MILENKO TEPIC |url=http://www.pallacanestrovarese.it/risolto-consensualmente-il-contratto-con-milenko-tepic/ |publisher=pallacanestrovarese.it |date=6 November 2019 |language=it }} </ref>

On 14 November 2019 Tepić joined his third team in the [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]], [[G.S. Iraklis B.C.|Iraklis Thessaloniki]]. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/milenko-tepic-inks-with-gs-iraklis/|title=Milenko Tepic inks with GS Iraklis|date=November 14, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=November 14, 2019|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}</ref> He averaged 4.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. On 10 August 2020 he signed with [[KK Mega Basket|Mega Basket]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Milenko Tepic signs with KK Mega Bemax |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/milenko-tepic-signs-with-kk-mega-bemax/ |website=Sportando |access-date=August 10, 2020 |date=August 10, 2020|last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}</ref> On 15 July 2021, he announced his retirement from his basketball career at age 34, becoming the team manager for Mega Basket.<ref name="mozzartsport235">{{cite web |title=Milenko Tepić otišao u penziju, pa postao Megin tim-menadžer |url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/kosarka/vesti/milenko-tepic-otisao-u-penziju-pa-postao-megin-tim-menadzer/393118 |website=mozzartsport.com |access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref>

==National team career==
Tepić won a gold medal at both the [[2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship]] and the 2005 [[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship]]. He also won a gold medal at both the [[2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|2006]] and [[2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship]]s.

He has also been a member of the senior men's [[Serbian national basketball team]], and with the senior team of Serbia, he played at the [[EuroBasket 2007]]. At the [[EuroBasket 2009]], he won a silver medal with Serbia. He also played at the [[2010 FIBA World Championship]] and the [[EuroBasket 2011]].

==Career statistics==
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

===Euroleague===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†
| Denotes seasons in which Tepić won the [[EuroLeague champion|EuroLeague]]
|}

{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 Euroleague|2006–07]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| [[KK Partizan|Partizan]]
| 20 || 6 || 19.7 || .337 || .281 || .698 || 2.1 || 1.4 || '''1.3''' || {{sort|-|—}} || 4.8 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Euroleague|2007–08]]
| '''23''' || 14 || 26.5 || '''.439''' || .389 || .783 || 3.4 || 2.2 || .8 || .1 || 9.0 || 8.1 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Euroleague|2008–09]]
| 19 || '''18''' || '''30.5''' || .389 || '''.397''' || .673 || '''3.5''' || '''3.3''' || .8 || '''.2''' || '''9.7''' || '''10.5''' 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Euroleague|2009–10]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| 15 || 2 || 15.8 || .364 || .217 || .778 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .4 || {{sort|-|—}} || 3.5 || 2.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| [[2010–11 Euroleague|2010–11]]†
| 19 || 2 || 9.6 || .321 || .143 || .706 || 1.1 || .7 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.5 || 1.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[2013–14 Euroleague|2013–14]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Rytas]]
| 9 || 1 || 15.8 || .348 || .222 || '''1.000''' || 1.6 || 1.4 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 4.2 || 3.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[KK Partizan|Partizan]]
| 13 || 10 || 29.6 || .427 || .320 || .889 || 2.5 || 2.0 || .8 || {{sort|-|—}} || 6.2 || 5.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
| 118 || 53 || 20.5 || .388 || .331 || .731 || 2.4 || 1.7 || .7 || .1 || 6.0 || 5.4
{{S-end}}

== Post-playing career ==
On 15 July 2021, on the same day of the retirement of his playing career, [[KK Mega Basket|Mega Basket]] named Tepić their new team manager.<ref name="mozzartsport235"/> He left after only one season, in July 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Novica Veličković novi tim menadžer Mege |url=https://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2022&mm=07&dd=28&nav_id=2190845 |website=b92.net |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Milenko Tepić}}
* [http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=687 Milenko Tepić] at aba-liga.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130114080706/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=166 Milenko Tepić] at acb.com {{in lang|es}}
* [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Milenko-Tepic-260/stats/ Milenko Tepić] at draftexpress.com
* [http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idteam=0000000C&idplayer=000005B4&mode=1 Milenko Tepić] at esake.gr {{in lang|el}}
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?&pcode=LGH#!careerstats Milenko Tepić] at euroleague.net
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130728090106/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Milenko%20TEPIC/pid/42509/_/players.html Milenko Tepić] at fiba.com
* [http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=TEP-MIL-87 Milenko Tepić] at legabasket.it {{in lang|it}}

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