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Boriša Simanić
Simanić with Crvena zvezda juniors in March 2015.
No. 22 – Crvena zvezda mts
PositionPower forward
LeagueABA League
Basketball League of Serbia
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1998-03-20) March 20, 1998 (age 26)
Ljubovija, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–presentCrvena zvezda
2014–2015FMP
2017–2018→ FMP
Career highlights and awards

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

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 Generation 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]

He was a member of the World Select Team that played in the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon on April 7, 2017. Coming off the bench, Simanić recorded two points, two rebounds and two blocked shots in 10:17 minutes of play.[4]

In August 2017, he was once again loaned to FMP.[5]

National team career

He competed for the Serbian junior national teams at the 2013 under-16 European Championships,[6] winning a silver medal at the event. One year later, he received All-European Championships U16 Honorable Mention status (by eurobasket.com[7]) after averaging 10.2 points, 4.3 boards and 1.3 blocked shots a contest throughout the tournament in Latvia.[8]

In 2015, he represented the Serbian under-18 squad at the European Championships[9] and the under-19 team at the World Championships.[10]

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

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
2016–17 Crvena zvezda 3 2 5.6 .200 .000 .000 1.0 .3 .0 .0 .7 -1.0
Career 10 2 7.0 .400 .222 1.000 1.0 .1 .1 .2 1.6 1.3

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. ^ "LiveStats - USA vs World Select Team - Nike Hoop Summit". Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  5. ^ "Boriša Simanić u FMP". danas,rs (in Serbian). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Borisa Simanic | U16 European Championship Men (2013) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  7. ^ "European Championships U16 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  8. ^ "Borisa Simanic profile, U16 European Championship Men 2014 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  9. ^ "Borisa Simanic | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  10. ^ "Borisa Simanic profile, FIBA U19 World Championship 2015 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2016-11-24.