Predrag Samardžiski

Predrag Samardžiski

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Nickname(s) Pedja, Pedza
Position Center
Height 2.14 metres (7 ft 0 in)
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Baltic Basketball League
VTB United League
Team BC Lietuvos Rytas
Born April 11, 1986 (1986-04-11) (age 25)
Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Macedonian
Pro career 2004–present
Career history Partizan (2004–05)
FMP (2005–10)
Olin Edirne (2010-11)
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (2011-...)

Predrag Samardžiski (Macedonian: Предраг Самарџиски; born April 11, 1986) is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He currently plays for BC Lietuvos Rytas in the Lithuanian Basketball League.

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Pro career

Samardžiski started career at KK Partizan. He then played with KK FMP for five years (2005–2010). In August 2010, he signed for Olin Edirne of Turkey. In May 2011 he signed with BC Lietuvos Rytas in Lithuania.[1]

International career

Samardžiski plays for the Macedonian national team. He was a member of the team at the EuroBasket 2009 and he was also a key member of team that reached the semi-finals at the EuroBasket 2011, averaging 5.8 points per game throughout the tournament and ending up among the top ten shot blockers.

Main flaws

Before the EuroBasket 2011, Samardžiski's greatest flaw was considered to be his inability to dunk, despite him being 2.14m tall. However, in the semi-finals against Spain, where he replaced the injured Todor Gečevski as starting center, he dunked the ball twice against Spanish centers Pau and Mark Gasol. Samardžiski had a memorable game, scoring 12 points, his highest total in the tournament, and adding five rebounds.

References

  1. ^ Lietuvos Rytas agrees terms with Dzikic and Samardziski

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