Krunoslav Simon (born 24 June 1985) is a Croatian professional

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currently playing for Cedevita Junior of the Croatian League.

Professional career

After spending his youth years in KK Maksimir and

KK Zrinjevac Košarkaški klub Zrinjevac 1937 ( en, Zrinjevac 1937 Basketball Club) is a professional men's basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian First Basketball League. Name changes *KS Martinovka (1937–1945) *Element (19 ...

, Simon joined

KK Zagreb Košarkaški klub Zagreb ( en, Zagreb Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Zagreb or simply Zagreb, was a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competed in the ABA League and the Croatian League. In the 2011–12 seaso ...

in 1998, and he played there until 2012, when he signed with

Unicaja Málaga Unicaja is a Spanish savings bank based in Málaga and chartered as a caja de ahorros providing retail banking services. The banks full name is ''Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera'' after th ...

of the Spanish League. On 25 June 2013 Simon signed a two-year deal with

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. The club participates in the VTB United League. The team is one of the top tier basketball teams in Russia. T ...

. On 22 July 2015 Simon signed a one-year contract with the Italian club EA7 Emporio Armani Milano. On 11 July 2016 he signed a two-year contract extension with Milano.

Anadolu Efes

On 9 July 2017 Simon signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club

Anadolu Efes Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independe ...

, with second year being optional. In 2017–18 season, he won the

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with the club and was named the

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. In 26 appearances in the 2017–18 EuroLeague, he averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. In 2018–19 season, Simon improved his shooting accuracy from the field, as he averaged 9.4 points over 37 games in the 2018–19 EuroLeague with 48.3% shooting from the field. Anadolu Efes made its first appearance in the

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where they lost to the

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in the final game. On 24 May 2019 Simon signed a two-year contract extension with Anadolu Efes. He signed another two-year (1+1) contract extension with the team on 20 July 2020. On 8 July 2022, Simon parted ways with Anadolu Efes after five successful seasons together. The Turkish club also announced that they would retire the Croatian player's #44 jersey.

National team career

Simon debuted with the senior Croatian national team at the

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. He also represented Croatia at the 2013 EuroBasket,

2015 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...

, 2017 EuroBasket and 2022 EuroBasket. He also represented Croatia at the

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and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Professional career

Anadolu Efes

National team career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

National team

References

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