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Boriša Simanić

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Boriša Simanić
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Boriša Simanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бориша Симанић, born 20 March 1998) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Igokea m:tel of the Bosnian League and the ABA League. Standing at 2.11 m, he plays at the power forward position. He also represents the Serbian national team in international competitions.

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Playing career

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Crvena zvezda (2013–2021)

Boriša moved to the Crvena zvezda's youth system in December 2013 from Budućnost Bijeljina,[1] making his senior team debut at Crvena zvezda during the 2015–16 season. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2016 Euroleague Next Generation Tournament Finals in 2016.[2]

Simanić made his first EuroLeague appearance on 22 October 2015 in a 71–98 loss to Real Madrid, tallying ten points and four rebounds in 28 minutes of action.[3] He was a member of the World Select Team that played in the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon on 7 April 2017. Coming off the bench, Simanić recorded two points, two rebounds and two blocked shots in 10:17 minutes of play.[4]

In August 2017, Simanić was once again loaned to FMP.[5] On 26 June 2019, Simanić signed a two-year extension for Crvena zvezda.[6] In March 2021, the Zvezda parted ways with him.[7]

Mega Basket (2021–2022)

In April 2021, Simanić signed for Mega Basket.[8]

In July 2022, Simanić played for the Utah Jazz during the 2022 NBA Summer League.[9][10]

Zaragoza (2022–2023)

On 20 July 2022, Simanić signed with Spanish club Casademont Zaragoza.[11][12]

On 19 September 2023, he announced his retirement of playing basketball.

Igokea (2024–present)

In September 2024, Simanić signed with the Bosnian Igokea returning to professional basketball after a year after his kidney injury.[13] In June 2025, Simanić was signed to a one-year contract extension with the team.[14]

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National team career

Simanić competed for the Serbian junior national teams at the 2013 under-16 European Championships,[15] winning a silver medal at the event. One year later, he averaged 10.2 points, 4.3 boards and 1.3 blocked shots a contest throughout the tournament in Latvia.[16]

In 2015, Simanić represented the Serbian under-18 squad at the European Championships[17] and the under-19 team at the World Championships.[18]

On 30 August 2023, while playing against South Sudan in 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Simanić was struck in the kidney by Nuni Omot while defending the basket. This blow resulted in a major injury which required his kidney to be removed.[19]

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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

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