Ranko Simović

Ranko Simović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранко Симовић, born June 7, 1999) is a Serbian professional basketball player who currently plays for FMP of the ABA League as a loaned player of Crvena zvezda mts.

Ranko Simović

No. 11 – FMP
Position	Small forward
League	Basketball League of Serbia ABA League
Personal information
Born	(1999-06-07) June 7, 1999 (age 26) Podgorica, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2021: undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2022	Crvena zvezda
2018–2019	→ Vršac
2019	→ FMP
2019–2020	→ Sloboda Užice
2020–2022	→ FMP
2022–present	FMP
Career highlights
Serbian League Cup winner (2020)

Professional career

Simović grew up playing basketball for Mladost Čačak. In 2016, he was added to the Crvena zvezda U18 team.^[1]

On June 19, 2017, Simović signed a four-year contract with Crvena zvezda.^[2][3] Prior to the 2018–19 season he was loaned out to Vršac.^[4] Through 21 games in the 2018–19 ABA 2 season, he averaged 5.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.^[5] In April 2019, he joined FMP for the rest of the 2018–19 season. In December, he was loaned to Sloboda Užice for the rest of the 2019–20 season.^[6]

In May 2022, Simović signed a two-year contract with FMP.^[7]

National team career

Simović was a member of the Serbia under-18 team that finished 10th at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Samsun, Turkey. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 3.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.^[8] Simović was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that finished 15th at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 9.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.^[9]