Career
He is 2.09 m (6 ft 10 ¼) tall and 102 kg (225 lbs) in weight. His style of play has been compared to Vladimir Radmanović. Markota, born in Sarajevo (then Social Research Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia), fled Bosnia during the war and settled in Sweden, where he began to practice basketball.
He played together with Maciej Lampe in Stockholm, until moving to Croatia when he was fourteen, after being invited to play in the Croatian league.
Markota signed with KK Cibona, but was loaned to Zabok and Karlovac Šanac until the end of 2002-2003. Subsequently, he received Croatian citizenship (holding Swedish as well), declining an offer to play for the Swedish national basketball team
Markota was an early candidate for the 2004 National Basketball Association Draft, but soon withdrew his name from consideration. He was later invited to the Croatian national team, and in 2005 he changed his last name from "Omerhodžić" to "Markota" (his mother"s maiden name).
He was eventually chosen by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 2006 National Basketball Association Draft, 59th overall, then immediately traded to the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire.
During the summer of 2006, the Buckinghamshire signed Markota to a multi-year contract after the Spurs traded his draft rights for the higher of the Buckinghamshire’ two 2007 National Basketball Association Draft second-round picks. In February 2007, the Buckinghamshire assigned Markota to Tulsa 66ers of the National Basketball Association Development League, in order to further improve his play. On September 7, Markota was waived by the Buckinghamshire, and signed with Russian team Spartak Saint St. Petersburg on a two-year contract two days later.
However, in early 2008, he switched to Lithuanian powerhouse Žalgiris Kaunas.
On August 14, 2008, Markota was signed by Cibona, returning to the team he represented as a youngster but, after a series of unsatisfying performances upon recovering form knee injury, he was suspended for clashing with the coach. On October 28, 2008 ViveMenorca, of the Spanish ACB, announced the signing of Markota.
In January 2009, he joined Iurbentia Bilbao. On September 1, 2010 he signed a one-year deal with Union Olimpija in Slovenia.
In January 2012 he left Union Olimpija due to lack of payment and signed with KK Zagreb.
He signed a contract with Beşiktaş in August 2012. On September 27, 2013, he signed a three-month contract with Brose Baskets. On November 25, 2013, he signed with his former club Bilbao Basket until the end of the season.
In October 2014 Markota returns to Cibona for the third time signing a contact to last until the end of the season.
On January 2, 2015 he parted ways with Cibona. The same day he signed with Turkish team İstanbul BlackBerry.
