Mirko Đerić (Anglicized: Mirko Djeric; ; born 17 April 1995) is an Australian-Serbian professional basketball player for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL). Professional career Djeric started his career in 2012. He played for the Bankstown Bruins of the Waratah League, the NBL teams the Wollongong Hawks and the Townsville Crocodiles, and for the Townsville Heat of the Queensland Basketball League. Prior to 2016–17 season, he signed for FMP of the Adriatic League. Later in 2016, he moved to Vršac of the Basketball League of Serbia. On 27 December 2017, he hit 9 three-pointers out of 11 attempts against Split. On 30 May 2019, Djeric signed for the Cairns Taipans of the Australian NBL. On 8 June 2021, Djeric joined the Cairns Marlins of the NBL1 North. National team career Djeric was a member of the Australia national under-17 basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 9.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. See also List of foreign basketball players in Serbia References External links Cairns Taipans player profile 1995 births Living people Australian expatriate basketball people in Serbia Australian men's basketball players Australian people of Serbian descent Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Sydney Cairns Taipans players Illawarra Hawks players KK Dynamic players KK FMP players KK Vršac players People from Blacktown, New South Wales Point guards Shooting guards Townsville Crocodiles players Sportsmen from New South Wales