Boban Marjanović (Бобан Марјановић; born August 15, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He also plays for the Serbian national team in international competitions.
At 2.24 m tall, Marjanović is tied with Victor Wembanyama as the tallest active NBA player.
2000
On April 9, in a game against Panathinaikos, he set the EuroLeague record since the 2000–01 season for the most rebounds in a single season with 256, passing the previous record of Mirsad Türkcan, who had 248 rebounds in the 2002–03 season.
Over 24 EuroLeague games, he averaged all career-highs of 16.6 points, a league-leading 10.7 rebounds and a record (since the EuroLeague 2000–01 season) of 25.67 in PIR.
2004
He also set the EuroLeague record for the most double-doubles in a season with 16, surpassing the record of 14 set by Tanoka Beard in the 2004–05 season.
2005
He played in their youth categories until the 2005–06 season.
Marjanović joined Hemofarm's first team, playing in the Adriatic League, in the second half of the 2005–06 season.
2007
He played there until January 2007 when he was loaned to the Serbian League team Swisslion Takovo.
After half a season there, he returned to Hemofarm.
His teammates included Stefan Marković and Milan Mačvan, with whom he had played on the Serbian junior national team.
2010
In the summer of 2010, Marjanović signed a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow, on the insistence of Duško Vujošević.
After Vujošević was fired, Marjanović lost his place in CSKA's first team.
On December 31, 2010, he was loaned to Žalgiris, until the end of the 2010–11 season.
2011
In July 2011, Marjanović signed for Nizhny Novgorod, staying there for half a season.
At the time, his 17 rebounds in a single game was the highest number by any player in the EuroLeague since 2011–12.
2012
In January 2012, Marjanović returned to Serbia and signed for Radnički Kragujevac on loan for the rest of the 2011–12 season.
In July 2012, Marjanović signed a contract with Serbian team Mega Vizura for the 2012–13 season.
He was named the MVP of the Serbian League.
2013
On July 2, 2013, Marjanović signed a two-year contract with Crvena zvezda.
In December 2013, he was named EuroLeague MVP of the Round for Round 10.
2014
In April 2014, along with his teammate DeMarcus Nelson, he was selected for the Ideal Team for the 2013–14 ABA League season.
In the first game of the 2014–15 EuroLeague season, Marjanović led his team to a 76–68 victory against Galatasaray, scoring 22 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in 28 minutes on the court.
He was later named the EuroLeague MVP of the Round for Round 1.
On November 22, 2014, he recorded 23 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, for a total index rating of 39 in a double overtime 103–110 loss against Galatasaray.
Later that month, he helped his team to win the 2014–15 ABA League trophy.
He was named the MVP of the ABA League playoffs.
Crvena zvezda won the 2014–15 Serbian League championship after a 3–0 series victory over Partizan Belgrade.
2015
In 2015, Marjanović earned an All-EuroLeague First Team selection.
He signed his first ever NBA contract as a 27 year old rookie in 2015 by the San Antonio Spurs.
He also played for the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks.
Marjanović was born and raised in Boljevac in eastern Serbia.
Although he was tall from a young age, his family members are all of average height: his father stands only 5ft 9in in height.
A pituitary gland condition is thought to have contributed to his gigantism.
Marjanović began playing basketball with the youth teams of Boljevac-based club Rtanj.
By age 14 he was 2.09m tall, and began playing for the Serbian professional team Hemofarm.
On April 2, 2015, he was selected for the Ideal Team for the 2014–15 ABA League season.
In May 2015, he was chosen for the All-EuroLeague First Team.
On June 5, 2015, Marjanović was named the Serbian Super League MVP for the third consecutive season, having helped his team to reach first place in the regular season with a record of 13–1.
On July 17, 2015, Marjanović signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs.
