Predrag Samardžiski ( mk, Предраг Самарџиски; born April 11, 1986) is a Macedonian professional

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player who plays for EuroNickel 2005 of the Macedonian League.

Professional career

Samardžiski started his career at

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 ...

in the 2004–05 season. He then played with

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for five years (2005–2010). In August 2010, he signed for

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of Turkey. In May 2011 he signed with

BC Lietuvos rytas Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup Ba ...

in Lithuania. In January 2013 he returned to Adriatic league by signing a contract with

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...

until the end of 2012–13 season. On Jule 1, 2013, he signed with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi. In July 2014, he signed with

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. On 10 December 2014 he signed a release agreement with TED Ankara and became a free agent. On 18 December 2014 he signed with MZT Aerodrom. In September, 2015, he signed a short-term contract with Mega Leks. On November 10, 2015, he left Mega and signed with the Turkish club Tüyap Büyükçekmece for the rest of the season. On January 19, 2017, Samardžiski returned to Mega Leks, signing a contract for the rest of the 2016–17 season. On July 10, 2017, he re-signed with Mega. He left the Mega after the season.

International career

Samardžiski plays for the Macedonian national team. He was a member of the team at the

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and he was also a key member of team that reached the semi-finals at the

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, averaging 5.8 points per game throughout the tournament and ending up among the top ten shot blockers. On the 21 July, Samardžiski was named the new captain of the Macedonian national team, after the withdrawal of

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Main flaws

Before the EuroBasket 2011, Samardžiski's greatest flaw was considered to be his inability to dunk, despite him being tall. However, in the semi-finals against Spain, where he replaced the injured

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as starting center, he dunked the ball twice against Spanish centers Pau and Mark Gasol. Samardžiski had a memorable game, scoring 12 points, his highest total in the tournament, and adding five rebounds.

Career statistics

Euroleague

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Eurocup statistics

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, 14 , , 1 , , 15.5 , , .651 , , .000 , , .600 , , 4.5 , , 0.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.7 , , 5.3 , , 8.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;",

, 3 , , 2 , , 15.0 , , .267 , , .000 , , .1000 , , 4.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 4.0 , , 3.0 , -class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 55 , , 19 , , 17.4 , , .589 , , .500 , , .592 , , 5.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.7 , , 6.9 , , 9.9

References

External links

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