Marko Simonović
Simonović with Crvena zvezda in September 2012. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 – Crvena zvezda Telekom Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Basketball League of Serbia Adriatic League Euroleague | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Priština, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | May 30, 1986|||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2003–present | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Lavovi 063 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Ergonom | |||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Oostende | |||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Hemofarm | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Budućnost Podgorica | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Alba Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez | |||||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Marko Simonović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Симоновић, born May 30, 1986) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia. He also represents the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in), he plays the small forward position.
Professional career
Simonović began his professional career in 2003 with Lavovi 063 where he stayed for two seasons. In 2005, he then moved to Ergonom. In 2006, he moved the Belgian team Oostende, only being there for half season. In the summer of 2006, he signed with Serbian team Hemofarm, staying with them until the summer of 2008. He then moved to the Montenegrin team Budućnost Podgorica, staying with them for three full seasons. With them he won three consecutive times the Montenegrin League championship and Montenegrin Cup, from 2009 until 2011.
On July 18, 2011, Simonović signed a contract with German team Alba Berlin.[1] Over the season he averaged 6.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in the German League. In the summer of 2012, he signed a contract with Crvena zvezda.[2] After club legend Igor Rakočević retired from the professional basketball in 2013, Simonović became next team captain.[3] In his first season in the Euroleague, he averaged 4.8 points and 2.9 rebounds.
In August 2014, he signed with the French team Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez.[4] On September 30, French Cup game against Orléans Loiret Basket, Simonović made a buzzer beater three pointer to edge Orléans by 72–70.[5] He led his team in scoring with 27 points, while also having 9 steals, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.[6] On April 21, 2015, he had the best game since coming in the club, scoring season-high 31 points in a 89–96 loss to Limoges CSP.[7] Pau-Orthez finished the season in the French League in 13th place. Over 26 games played, Simonović averaged 13.4 points, and 3 rebounds on 39.6% shooting from the field. He also scored 20 and more points four times during the season.[8]
On September 30, 2015, he signed a short-term contract with Crvena zvezda.[9] On November 19, 2015, he re-signed with the club for the rest of the season.[10]
International career
Simonović was a member of the Serbian national basketball team which took silver medal at the 2014 World Cup under head coach Aleksandar Đorđević.
He also represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2015.[11] In the first phase of the tournament, Serbia dominated in the toughest Group B with 5-0 record, and then eliminated Finland and Czech Republic in the round of 16 and quarterfinal game, respectively. However, they were stopped in the semifinal game by Lithuania with 67–64,[12] and eventually lost to the host team France in the bronze-medal game with 81–68.[13] Simonović was mostly used as a three-point and defensive task specialist; he averaged 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game on 30.8% shooting from the three-point line.[14]
Career statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
Bold | Career high |
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Euroleague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2013–14 | Crvena zvezda | 10 | 1 | 19.4 | .395 | .375 | .667 | 2.9 | .6 | .8 | .2 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
2015–16 | Crvena zvezda | 27 | 6 | 19.9 | .457 | .421 | .783 | 1.9 | .3 | .5 | .1 | 7.4 | 5.9 |
Career | 37 | 7 | 19.8 | .443 | .410 | .769 | 2.2 | .4 | .6 | .1 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
References
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- ↑ "Alba Berlin signs Marko Simonovic". sportando.net.
- ↑ "Red Star lands Marko Simonovic". sportando.net. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "MARKO JE KAPITEN". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "Marko Simonovic signs with Pau Orthez". Sportando.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "Elan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez - La preuve par deux!". elan-bearnais.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Meč karijere Marka Simonovića!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Limoges Vs. Pau-Lacq-Orthez". lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Simonović odličan na oproštaju". b92.net (in Serbian). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Simonović se vratio da pomogne". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "Simonović Zvezdin do kraja sezone". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "AMBITIOUS SERBIA UNVEIL POWERFUL 12-MAN SQUAD". eurobasket2015.org. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ "LITHUANIA END SERBIAN STREAK, RETURN TO FINAL". eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "FRANCE REWARD HOME SUPPORT WITH BRONZE". eurobasket2015.org. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Player profile: Marko Simonovic". eurobasket2015.org. FIBA Europe. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
External links
- Marko Simonović at aba-liga.com
- Marko Simonović at lnb.fr
- Marko Simonović at eurobasket.com
- Marko Simonović at euroleague.net
- Marko Simonović at fiba.com
- Marko Simonović at fiba.com (game-center)
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