Marko John "Mike" Todorovich (June 11, 1923 – June 24, 2000) was an American basketball player and coach of Serbian descent^[1] born in St. Louis, Missouri. He played college basketball at the University of Wyoming. He also played college football at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Notre Dame.^[2][3]

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Mike Todorovich

Personal information
Born	(1923-06-11)June 11, 1923 Zeigler, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 24, 2000(2000-06-24) (aged 77) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Soldan (St. Louis, Missouri)
College	Wyoming (1946–1947)
BAA draft	1947: undrafted
Playing career	1947–1951
Position	Power forward / center
Number	9, 21, 19
Career history
As player:
1947–1949	Sheboygan Red Skins
1949	St. Louis Bombers
1949–1951	Tri-Cities Blackhawks
As coach:
1950–1951	Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Career highlights and awards
NBL All-Time Team All-NBL First Team (1948) All-NBL Second Team (1949) NBL Rookie of the Year (1948)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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Todorovich began his professional career with the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball League (NBL). He was named NBL rookie of the year and chosen a first-team pick after a 1947–48 season in which he scored 777 points in 60 games. The other four first-team selections from that season—Jim Pollard, George Mikan, Red Holzman and Al Cervi—are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Sheboygan, however, suffered through a season of turmoil and finished with the second-worst record (23–37) in the franchise's 13-season history. The following season, Todorovich again led the Red Skins in scoring, with 648 points in 60 games, and Sheboygan finished with a 35–29 record. He was named to the NBL's second team.

Later, he played for the St. Louis Bombers and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. He later would coach the Blackhawks for several games.