Nemanja Đurišić (born February 23, 1992) is a Montenegrin professional

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player for

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of the

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. Đurišić is also currently a member of the Montenegrin national team and during his college years he played for the

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in the United States. He can play both small or power forward position. He is one of the few players from Montenegro who completed all 4 years of basketball scholarship at a university in the United States.

Early life

Đurišić grew up in the neighborhood of Stari Aerodrom,

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, and started playing basketball at age of 12, for the local basketball club Sinalco. He was persuaded to start playing basketball by his brother Boris. His childhood basketball idol was

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and as a kid he loved watching Yugoslavian national basketball team, who were a powerhouse during the 1990s and early 2000s. After taking his first basketball steps in Sinalco, Đurišić joined the youth academy of

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, where he gained an audience with several scouts.

High school

After completing first 2 years of high school in Podgorica Đurišić got an offer to finish his high school overseas, in

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, and be part of their basketball team. Despite his lack of knowledge in English language at the time he managed to prove himself well both as a basketball player and as a student, which led to him deciding to pursue basketball scholarship at a college in the US. In two seasons for South Kent Đurišić averaged 20.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. During his high school years Đurišić also made appearances for Montenegrin national basketball team at

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College career

Freshman year

In 2011 Đurišić enrolled at the

and was immediately recognized as skillful basketball player by the coaching staff. In his freshman year for the

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Đurišić started 12 games at the power forward position, including four of the last five games of the season.

Sophomore year

In 2011–12 season Đurišić had team's only double-double of the season in an SEC Tourney win over Miss. State. During his sophomore year Đurišić gained more playing minutes and had a career-high 21 points against

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Junior year

In 2013–14 Đurišić had a breakthrough year and was a key player from the bench for the Bulldogs. During junior year he was the team's best 3-point shooter, in terms of percentage. He set a new career-high, with 22 points in a win against

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Senior year

During his senior year Đurišić became one of team's top players and a regular starter. In a game against

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, he became the 44th player in UGA history to reach 1,000 career points. Đurišić scored 35 points in two games vs. #1-ranked

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, including a team-high 18 at home against the Wildcats. He nearly had a triple-double in Georgia's win over Fla. Atlantic, with 8 pts., 10 rebs., and a career-best 8 assists (no UGA player has ever recorded a triple-double). Đurišić is one of just 19 players in UGA history to score 1,000 points and pull down 500 rebounds.

College statistics

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Professional career

Stelmet Zielona Góra

In August 2015 Đurišić signed a one-year contract with Stelmet Zielona Góra. He averaged 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in

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. In July 2016 Đurišić re-signed with the team for one more year.

Filou Oostende

After a season with

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in Germany, he signed with

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for the 2018–19 season.

Beşiktaş Sompo Japan

On July 12, 2019, he signed with

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of the BSL. He averaged 10 points and 4 rebounds per game.

Estudiantes

On July 28, 2020, he signed with Movistar Estudiantes of the

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Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

On August 11, 2022, he signed with

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of the

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(PLK).

BC Nizhny Novgorod

On 2024, He signed with

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of the VTB United League Russian Cup.

Kumamoto Volters

On June 20, 2025, he signed with

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International career

In September 2016 Durišić helped Montenegro's basketball team reach

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, through qualifiers, averaging 9.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. He scored a game-high 17 points in Montenegro's only loss of the qualifiers, against

Personal life

Đurišić majored in International relations and affairs at UGA. His parents, Snežana and Ranko Đurišić, both from Montenegro, took part in their first-ever UGA game on February 28, 2015, on the occasion of their first visit to the US, participating in the Senior Day recognition before the Kentucky game on March 3, 2015. In June 2020, he married

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2013 contestant Ezgi Avcı.

References

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