Nemanja Bešović (; born June 8, 1992) is a Serbian professional

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player who last played for

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of the National Basketball League. At , he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Bešović started playing basketball with youth selections of

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. He made his debut at senior level with

KK Vojvodina Srbijagas Košarkaški klub Vojvodina Srbijagas ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Војводина Србијагас), commonly referred to as KK Vojvodina Srbijagas, was a men's professional basketball club based in Novi Sad, Serbia. The club pa ...

during the 2007–08 season. In November 2008, Bešović moved to

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Partizan Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Partizan or simply Partizan, is a professional basketball team based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is ...

. Bešović requested termination of his contract on September 22, 2012, after not being selected for friendly games with

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. On June 17, 2013, he signed a three-year deal with

Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome whi ...

, but was immediately sent on loan to

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. In September 2016, he signed with Macedonian club

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. Bešović played for Al Ahli Doha of the

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, averaging 19.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. He then signed with Al-Gharafa Doha on December 7, 2018. In 2019-20 Bešović played for Zob Ahan Isfahan in the

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where he averaged 15.5 points and 6.8 rebounds. He joined

of the National Basketball League in 2021 and averaged 10.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He parted ways with the team on February 20, 2022.

Serbian national team

Bešović was a member of the Serbian junior team that won a gold medal at the

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in 2009. He also won a silver medal at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship.

References

External links

Nemanja Bešović
at euroleague.net
Nemanja Bešović
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Besovic, Nemanja 1992 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players Centers (basketball) KK Partizan players KK Vojvodina Srbijagas players Serbian men's basketball players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Belgium Serbian expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Qatar Serbs of Montenegro Basketball players from Podgorica RBC Pepinster players Al-Gharafa SC basketball players Taoyuan Pilots players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Taiwan P. League+ imports