Boriša Simanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бориша Симанић, born 20 March 1998) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Serbian national team internationally.
![]() Simanić with Crvena zvezda U18 in March 2015. | ||||||||||||||
No. 22 – Casademont Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
League | Liga ACB | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-03-20) March 20, 1998 (age 24) Ljubovija, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2020 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2014–2021 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||
2014–2015, 2017–2018 | →FMP | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Mega Basket | |||||||||||||
2022–present | Zaragoza | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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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 October 22, 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 April 7, 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 June 26, 2019, Simanić signed a two-year extension for Crvena zvezda.[6] In March 2021, the Zvezda parted ways with him.[7]
In April 2021, Simanić signed for Mega Basket.[8]
In July 2022, Simanić joined the Utah Jazz for the 2022 NBA Summer League.[9][10]
On July 20, 2022, Simanić signed with Casademont Zaragoza.[11][12]
Simanić competed for the Serbian junior national teams at the 2013 under-16 European Championships,[13] 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.[14]
In 2015, Simanić represented the Serbian under-18 squad at the European Championships[15] and the under-19 team at the World Championships.[16]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2015–16 | Crvena zvezda | 7 | 0 | 7.5 | .500 | .286 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
2016–17 | Crvena zvezda | 3 | 2 | 5.6 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
2019–20 | Crvena zvezda | 20 | 18 | 12:40 | .625 | .516 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
2020–21 | Crvena zvezda | 3 | 0 | 4:20 | .000 | .500 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Career | 10 | 2 | 7.0 | .400 | .222 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .1 | .1 | .2 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Casademont Zaragoza current roster | |
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