Bahcesehir names Marko Barac as Dejan Radonjic's replacement

The 36-year-old arrives with the goal of bringing the Turkish club to the EuroLeague

Bahcesehir College Istanbul, which confirmed on Monday that Dejan Radonjic's contract had expired, has appointed Marko Barac as its new head coach. It has not been announced how long the contract will last.

Barac lands at Bahcesehir after guiding Mega Basket to a 16-14 record in the ABA League, which was enough to secure the eighth seed in the playoffs. His team fell 2-0 to Buducnost VOLI Podgorica in the first round.

Only 36, Barac will look to build on the work done by Radonjic, who guided Bahcesehir to first place in Group A with a 14-4 mark on the club's return to the EuroCup. The Turkish side then advanced past Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in the quarterfinals before losing 2-1 to Dreamland Gran Canaria in the semifinals.

Barac, who was an assistant coach for the Serbian national team at youth level between 2012 and 2014, first took charge of a club side in the 2013-14 campaign with We're Basket Ortona. He then became an assistant at Czarni Slupsk (2014-15) before being the head coach at KK Torlak (2016-18) and Mladost Zemun (2018-19). After returning to being an assistant with Igokea (2019-22), he was named as the Mega head coach, a role he held between 2022 until this summer.