Manuchar "Manu" Markoishvili ( ka, მანუჩარ მარკოიშვილი, born 17 November 1986) is a former Georgian professional
basketball player.
Early career
Markoishvili as a young basketball player was very talented, and he turned into a professional basketball player in Georgia before he graduated from high school. He played for Basco Batumi in the 2001–02 season. In Basco, he distinguished himself, even though he was the youngest player of the team.
Professional career
Markoishvili was scouted and recruited by the
Italian League
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club
Benetton Treviso in 2002. He would even play in the EuroLeague at the young age of 15 years old, being the youngest player to participate in the event at the time. In 2004, he was
loaned to
Mitteldeutscher of the
German League for the season, and with them he won the
FIBA Europe Cup.
In 2004, he moved to the Slovenian club
Olimpija Ljubljana. He entered the
2007 NBA draft, but he went undrafted. In 2007, he was transferred to the
Ukrainian League club
BC Kyiv. From 2009 to 2013, he played with
Pallacanestro Cantù of the
Italian League
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.
On 29 January 2013 Markoishvili signed with the Turkish team
Galatasaray, for the rest of the 2013–14 season.
On 11 July 2014 Markoishvili signed a two-year contract with the Russian team
CSKA Moscow. In his first season with the team, CSKA Moscow won the
2014–15 VTB United League season, after eliminating
Khimki, with a 3–0 series sweep in the league's playoff finals. On 24 July 2015 he parted ways with CSKA.
On 20 August 2015 he signed with the Turkish club
Darüşşafaka, of the
BSL.
On 26 August 2017 he signed with the Italian club
Pallacanestro Reggiana, of the
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On 17 September 2019 he announced his retirement at the age of 32.
Georgian national team
Markoishvili was a member of the senior men's
Georgian national basketball team
The Georgia men's national basketball team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საკალათბურთო ნაკრები) represents the country of Georgia in international basketball matches, and is ...
. With Georgia's senior national team, he played at
EuroBasket 2011,
EuroBasket 2013
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, and at Eurobasket 2017.
Soon after his retirement, he was appointed to the assistant coaches job with the
Georgian national basketball team
The Georgia men's national basketball team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საკალათბურთო ნაკრები) represents the country of Georgia in international basketball matches, and is ...
.
Personal life
His father, Nugzar Markoishvili, is a retired professional basketball player, who is currently a
basketball coach
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at
Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...
. Markoishvili's brother, Giorgi, is also a professional basketball player in
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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.
See also
*
List of youngest EuroLeague players
References
External links
Manuchar Markoishviliat draftexpress.com
Manuchar Markoishviliat eurobasket.com
Manuchar Markoishviliat euroleague.net
at fiba.com (archive)
at fibaeurope.com
Manuchar Markoishviliat legabasket.it
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1986 births
Living people
BC Kyiv players
Darüşşafaka Basketbol players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Expatriate basketball people from Georgia (country) in Germany
Expatriate basketball people from Georgia (country) in Italy
Expatriate basketball people from Georgia (country) in Slovenia
Expatriate basketball people from Georgia (country) in Russia
Expatriate basketball people from Georgia (country) in Turkey
Expatriate basketball people from Georgia (country) in Ukraine
KK Olimpija players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Men's basketball players from Georgia (country)
Mitteldeutscher BC players
Pallacanestro Cantù players
Pallacanestro Reggiana players
Pallacanestro Treviso players
PBC CSKA Moscow players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Basketball players from Tbilisi
Basketball coaches from Georgia (country)