Edmond Azemi

Edmond Azemi
Personal information
Born (1980-09-10) 10 September 1980 (age 44)
Doboj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityKosovan / Albanian / Croatian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Playing career1999–2021
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
1999–2005Prishtina
2005–2006→Valbona Tropojë
2006–2007Prishtina
2006–2007KR
2007MZT Skopje
2008–2010Prishtina
2010–2011Liria
2011–2021Prishtina
Career highlights and awards

Edmond "Edo" Azemi (born 19 September 1980) is a Kosovan former professional basketball player who played for KB Prishtina in Kosovo Basketball Superleague and in Balkan International Basketball League. He is ethnically Albanian. Edmond Azemi is one of the most successful players in the history of basketball in Kosovo. He started the career in Kosovo in KB Prishtina. Most of the years he played with KB Prishtina team where he made history winning 10x Kosovo Basketball superleague, 9x Kosovo Cups, 3x Kosovo Supercups and 2x Balkan League.[1][2]

Edmond Azemi is a member of the Kosovo national basketball team from 2011. He was part of the Albanian national basketball team from 2004 to 2010. Azemi also holds a Croatian passport.[1]

Personal

He was born in Doboj, SFR Yugoslavia to Albanian father and Croatian mother.[3] He spent his teen years in Pristina, Kosovo and also started the career in KB Prishtina where he made history. Now Edmond Azemi lives in Pristina, he is married to Elma Ibro and they have two children.[4][5]

Professional career

2005-2010 season

In 2005-06 season, Edmond Azemi played in KB Valbona Tropoje in Albanian Basketball League and also in Eurocup Challenge where he was one of the best players of his team. He averaged with 9.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.[6] Also in 2005-06 season he played with KB Prishtina where he averaged with 10.3 points and 2.6 assists per game.[7] Then in 2006-07 he played for KR Basket in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild and helped them win the national championship. For the season he averaged 9.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.4 steals in 12 games played. From Iceland he returned in Kosovo at KB Prishtina to play just two seasons and to go to Macedonian basketball superleague at KB Liria team where he played 13 games with average - 12.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[1]

2010-2015 seasons

From KK Lirija, Azemi returned again in KB Sigal Prishtina in 2010-11 where he won Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Kosovo Basketball Superleague MVP of 2010/11 season, and also the Kosovo Cup. In 2010/11 he averaged with very impressive stats: 22.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. In 2013/14 season Edmond Azemi with his team Sigal Prishtina played in Balkan International Basketball League for the first time in history. In the first season in BIBL Sigal Prishtina went to the final four of this league where they were organizers of this event. During this season of BIBL, Azemi averaged with 4.1 points and 1.8 rebounds in 16 games played. The 2014-15 season was one of the best in history not just for Azemi but also for KB Sigal Prishtina because in this season they won Balkan League for the first time and also Kosovo Superleague Trophy. In this winning season, Azemi averaged with 7.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in 17 games played.[8][9]

Honors

References

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  2. ^ "Edmond Azemi profile | Game center". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Edmond Azemi - Basketball". Scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Martohet basketbollisti Edmond Azemi - Portali Telegrafi » Portali Telegrafi". Telegrafi.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Edmond Azemi bëhet baba, ja foto e parë me beben (Foto)". GazetaBlic.com. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Edmond Azemi Player Profile, KB Prishtina, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. 26 June 2002. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Edmond Azemi - Spielerprofil". FuPa.net. 18 July 1996. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Edmond Azemi Basketball Player Profile, Sigal Prishtina, News, SuperLeague stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - eurobasket.com". Basketball.eurobasket.com. 10 September 1980. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Edmond Azemi bëhet baba për herë të dytë (Foto) - Sport - Kosova Sot". Kosova-sot.info. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.