Boriša Simanić ( sr-cyr, Бориша Симанић, born 20 March 1998) is a Serbian professional

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player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Serbian national team internationally.

Playing career

Crvena zvezda (2013–2021)

Boriša moved to the Crvena zvezda's

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in December 2013 from Budućnost Bijeljina, making his senior team debut at Crvena zvezda during the 2015–16 season. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2016

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Finals in 2016. Simanić made his first EuroLeague appearance on October 22, 2015 in a 71–98 loss to

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, tallying ten points and four rebounds in 28 minutes of action. He was a member of the World Select Team that played in the

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on April 7, 2017. Coming off the bench, Simanić recorded two points, two rebounds and two blocked shots in 10:17 minutes of play. In August 2017, Simanić was once again loaned to FMP. On June 26, 2019, Simanić signed a two-year extension for Crvena zvezda. In March 2021, the Zvezda parted ways with him.

Mega Basket (2021–2022)

In April 2021, Simanić signed for Mega Basket. In July 2022, Simanić joined the

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for the

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Zaragoza (2022–present)

On July 20, 2022, Simanić signed with Casademont Zaragoza.

National team career

Simanić competed for the Serbian junior national teams at the 2013 under-16 European Championships, 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. In 2015, Simanić represented the Serbian under-18 squad at the European Championships and the under-19 team at the World Championships.

Career statistics

Euroleague

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References

External links

Boriša Simanić
at aba-liga.com
Boriša Simanić
at eurobasket.com
Boriša Simanić
at euroleague.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Simanic, Borisa 1998 births Living people ABA League players Basket Zaragoza players Basketball League of Serbia players KK Crvena zvezda players KK FMP players KK Mega Basket players Liga ACB players Power forwards (basketball) Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian men's basketball players