Amar Alibegović (born March 31, 1995) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[1] He is the son of Teoman Alibegović, a former basketball player. Due to his Italian upbringing, he is considered an "homegrown player" in the Italian championship.
No. 7 – Virtus Bologna | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | LBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1995-03-31) March 31, 1995 (age 27) Corvallis, Oregon |
Nationality | Bosnian |
Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Istituto Minerva (Rome, Italy) |
College | St. John's (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2020 | Virtus Roma |
2020–present | Virtus Bologna |
Career highlights and awards | |
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In 2018, after four years with the St. John Red Storm in New York, Alibegović signed with Virtus Roma in the Serie A2 Basket.[2] At the end of the season, the team was promoted in LBA. In the 2019–20 LBA season, Alibegović scored more than 10 points and collected almost 7 rebounds per game,[3] however, in March 2020, the season ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic which heavily affected the country.[4]
On 27 May 2020, he signed with Virtus Bologna, one of the most important teams in the league.[5] After having knocked out 3–0 both Basket Treviso in the quarterfinals and New Basket Brindisi in the semifinals, on 11 June 2021, Virtus defeated 4–0 its historic rival Olimpia Milan in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years.[6]
On 21 September 2021, the team won its second Supercup, defeating Olimpia Milano 90–84.[7] Moreover, after having ousted Lietkabelis, Ulm and Valencia in the first three rounds of the playoffs, on 11 May 2022, Virtus defeated Frutti Extra Bursaspor by 80–67 at the Segafredo Arena, winning its first EuroCup and qualifying for the EuroLeague after 14 years.[8]
Alibegović is cousins with Luka Garza, American-Bosnian professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA.[9]
Virtus Segafredo Bologna current roster | |
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna 2021–22 Eurocup champions | |
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