Miro Bilan

Professional career

Bilan started his pro career with Šibenik in 2006, staying until January 2010 when he signed a three-year deal with Zadar. At Zadar he proved to be one of the most promising young centers in Croatia, drawing interest from major clubs. When Zadar hit financial trouble and stopped paying players on time, Bilan unilaterally left the team. In August 2011 he signed with Cedevita.

Zadar suspended him, but he won an arbitration dispute with the Croatian Basketball Federation and debuted for Cedevita in September 2011. He extended his Cedevita contract in July 2014 for one more season, then in May 2015 agreed to a new two-year deal. The 2015–16 season was his most successful to that point: he was a key player in Cedevita's EuroLeague Top 16 run and was named ABA League MVP. Despite rumors he would move abroad, he signed a one-year extension with Cedevita in July 2016.

On October 19, 2017, Bilan signed with French club SIG Strasbourg for the rest of the 2017–18 season. In 35 LNB Pro A games he averaged 13 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 23.2 minutes per game. In 16 Basketball Champions League games he averaged 10.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1 assist in 22.7 minutes per game. On July 30, 2018, he signed with ASVEL.

In 44 LNB Pro A games he averaged 11.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 22.3 minutes per game. In 18 EuroCup games he averaged 10.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 21.3 minutes per game, earning a spot on the All–7DAYS EuroCup Second Team for the 2018–19 season. On July 13, 2019, he signed with Dinamo Sassari of the LBA. In 2019–20 he averaged 14 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 25 minutes per game.

In 2020–21 he averaged 16.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 27 minutes per game, earning LBA first team honors. On September 23, 2021, he signed with BC Prometey in Ukraine, averaging 10.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 23 games. On March 7, 2022, he signed back with Dinamo Sassari, averaging 15.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 18 games. On June 25, 2022, Bilan signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.

In 32 domestic league games he averaged 12.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in about 24 minutes per contest. On June 19, 2023, he signed a two-year contract with Brescia of the LBA, averaging 12.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in 39 games. On August 5, 2026, Bilan signed a two-year contract with Maxima Roma.

National team career

Bilan played for Croatia's U-18 and U-20 teams as well as the Croatian B national side. He made his senior national team debut in August 2014 in a friendly against Canada. He was the last player cut from the preliminary squad for the 2014 World Cup.

He represented Croatia at EuroBasket 2015, where they were eliminated in the eighth finals by the Czech Republic; he was the third-choice center and saw limited playing time. After Ante Tomić and Justin Hamilton withdrew from the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Bilan became the first-choice center and helped Croatia qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where they finished fifth. He declined a call-up for EuroBasket 2017 but later played in 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games.