Boriša Simanić

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Boriša Simanić
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Simanić with Crvena zvezda U18 in March 2015.
No. 22 – Igokea m:tel
PositionPower forward
LeagueBosnian League
ABA League
Personal information
Born (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 28)
Ljubovija, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
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
2022–2023Zaragoza
2024–presentIgokea
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
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 m:tel of the Bosnian League and 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

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Crvena zvezda (2013–2021)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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In September 2024, Simanić signed with the Bosnian Igokea returning to professional basketball after a year after his kidney injury.[13] In June 2025, Simanić was signed to a one-year contract extension with the team.[14]

National team career

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Simanić competed for the Serbian junior national teams at the 2013 under-16 European Championships,[15] 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.[16]

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

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.[19]

Career statistics

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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

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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 12.4 .625 .516 .500 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.5 4.0 3.2
2020–21 Crvena zvezda 3 0 4.2 .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

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References

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