Boriša Simanić

Boriša Simanić
No. 12 Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade
Position Power forward
League Basketball League of Serbia
Adriatic League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1998-03-20) March 20, 1998
Ljubovija, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 2.09 m (6 ft 10 12 in)
Listed weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–present Crvena zvezda
2014–2015FMP
Career highlights and awards

Boriša Simanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бориша Симанић, born 20 March 1998) is a Serbian basketball player who currently plays for Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia.

Playing career

Boriša moved to Crvena zvezda's youth program in December 2013 from Budućnost Bijeljina,[1] making his senior team debut at Crvena zvezda during the 2015-16 season. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2016 Euroleague Next Generaton Tournament Finals in 2016.[2]

Simanić made his first Euroleague appearance on October 22, 2015 in a 71-98 loss to Real Madrid, tallying ten points and four rebounds in 28 minutes of action.[3]

National team

He competed for the Serbian junior national teams at the 2013 under-16 European Championships,[4] winning a silver medal at the event. One year later, he received All-European Championships U16 Honorable Mention status (by eurobasket.com[5]) after averaging 10.2 points, 4.3 boards and 1.3 blocked shots a contest throughout the tournament in Latvia.[6]

In 2015, he represented the Serbian under-18 squad at the European Championships[7] and the under-19 team at the World Championships.[8]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Crvena zvezda 7 0 7.5 .500 .286 1.000 1.0 .0 .1 .3 2.0 2.3
Career 7 0 7.5 .500 .286 1.000 1.0 .0 .1 .3 2.0 2.3

References

  1. "Boriša Simanić u Crvenoj zvezdi" (in Serbian). kkcrvenazvezda.rs. 2 December 2013.
  2. "U18 Crvena Zvezda forward Simanic named ANGT Finals MVP". ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  3. "SIMANIC, BORISA - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". www.euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  4. "Borisa Simanic | U16 European Championship Men (2013) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  5. "European Championships U16 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  6. "Borisa Simanic profile, U16 European Championship Men 2014 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  7. "Borisa Simanic | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  8. "Borisa Simanic profile, FIBA U19 World Championship 2015 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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