Boriša Simanić

Boriša Simanić
Simanić with Crvena zvezda U18 in March 2015.
No. 22 – Igokea
PositionPower forward
LeagueABA League
Bosnian League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26)
Ljubovija, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian,Indonesia
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight99 kg (218 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2021Crvena zvezda
2014–2015→ FMP
2017–2018→ FMP
2021–2022Mega Basket
2022–2023Zaragoza
2024–presentIgokea
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Indonesia
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
U16 European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ukraine Team

Boriša Simanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бориша Симанић, born 20 March 1998) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Igokea of the ABA League. Standing at 2.11 m, he plays at the power forward position. He also represents the Serbian national team in international competitions.

Playing career

Crvena zvezda (2013–2021)

Boriša moved to the Crvena zvezda's youth system 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 22 October 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 7 April 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, Simanić was once again loaned to FMP.[5] On 26 June 2019, Simanić signed a two-year extension for Crvena zvezda.[6] In March 2021, the Zvezda parted ways with him.[7]

Mega Basket (2021–2022)

In April 2021, Simanić signed for Mega Basket.[8]

In July 2022, Simanić played for the Utah Jazz during the 2022 NBA Summer League.[9][10]

Zaragoza (2022–2023)

On 20 July 2022, Simanić signed with Spanish club Casademont Zaragoza.[11][12]

On 19 September 2023, he announced his retirement of playing basketball.

Igokea (2024–present)

In September 2024, Simanić signed with the Bosnian Igokea returning to professional basketball after a year after his kidney injury.[13]

National team career

Simanić competed for the Serbian junior national teams at the 2013 under-16 European Championships,[14] winning a silver medal at the event. One year later, he averaged 10.2 points, 4.3 boards and 1.3 blocked shots a contest throughout the tournament in Latvia.[15]

In 2015, Simanić represented the Serbian under-18 squad at the European Championships[16] and the under-19 team at the World Championships.[17]

On 30 August 2023, while playing against South Sudan in 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Simanić was struck in the kidney by Nuni Omot while defending the basket. This blow resulted in a major injury which required his kidney to be removed.[18]

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 0.0 0.1 0.3 2.0 2.3
2016–17 Crvena zvezda 3 2 5.6 .200 .000 .000 1.0 .3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0
2019–20 Crvena zvezda 20 18 12:40 .625 .516 .500 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.5 4.0 3.2
2020–21 Crvena zvezda 3 0 4:20 .000 .500 .000 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3
Career 10 2 7.0 .400 .222 1.000 1.0 .1 .1 .2 1.6 1.3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Boriša Simanić u Crvenoj zvezdi" (in Serbian). kkcrvenazvezda.rs. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ^ "U18 Crvena Zvezda forward Simanic named ANGT Finals MVP". ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ "SIMANIC, BORISA – Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ^ "LiveStats – USA vs World Select Team – Nike Hoop Summit". Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Boriša Simanić u FMP". danas,rs (in Serbian). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Boriša Simanić u Zvezdi do 2021". Večernje novosti. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Razišli se Crvena zvezda i Boriša Simanić". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Još jedno ozbiljno pojačanje, Boriša Simanić potpisao za Megu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Utah NBA Summer League rosters 2022: Here are the full rosters for each team". sportingnews.com. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Utah Jazz announce summer league roster". thejnotes.com. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Boriša Simanić našao klub u Španiji". b92.net. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. ^ "ZVANIČNO: Simanić u Saragosi". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Boriša Simanić ima novi klub: Prvi angažman nakon gubitka bubrega i to u BiH". n1info.ba. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Borisa Simanic | U16 European Championship Men (2013) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Borisa Simanic profile, U16 European Championship Men 2014 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Borisa Simanic | U18 Europe Championship Men – Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Borisa Simanic profile, FIBA U19 World Championship 2015 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Serbian player loses kidney at hoops World Cup". ESPN. 4 September 2023.
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