Marko Simonović
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| No. 19 – Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
| League | LNB Pro A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 30, 1986 Priština, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2003–present | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Lavovi 063 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Ergonom | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Oostende | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Hemofarm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Budućnost Podgorica | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Alba Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Marko Simonović (Serbian: Марко Симоновић, born May 30, 1986) is a Serbian professional basketball player who currently plays for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A. He also represents the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in), he plays the small forward position.
Professional career
On July 18, 2011, Simonović signed a contract with German team Alba Berlin.[1] Over the season he averaged 6.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in the German League. In the summer of 2012, he signed a contract with Red Star Belgrade.[2] After club legend Igor Rakočević retired from the professional basketball in 2013, Simonović became next team captain.[3] In his first season in the Euroleague, he averaged 4.8 points and 2.9 rebounds.
In August 2014, he signed with the French team Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez.[4] On September 30, French Cup game against Orléans Loiret Basket, Simonović made a buzzer beater three pointer to edge Orléans by 72–70.[5] He led his team in scoring with 27 points, while also having 9 steals, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.[6]
International career
Simonović was a member of the Serbian national basketball team which took silver medal at the 2014 World Cup.
Euroleague career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2013–14 | Crvena zvezda | 10 | 1 | 19.4 | .395 | .375 | .667 | 2.9 | .6 | .8 | .2 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Career | 10 | 1 | 19.4 | .395 | .375 | .667 | 2.9 | .6 | .8 | .2 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
Controversy
Trophy scandal
On June 21, 2014, Simonović, then captain of Red Star Belgrade, was part of the scandal after the game in which Red Star Belgrade lost to their arch rivals Partizan in the final series of the Serbian League. Despite Red Star was being considered by media and fans as favorite to win the series after over a decade,[7] Partizan eventually won its 13th consecutive domestic title. The last game of the series was played at the Red Star home court, in which Partizan ended series with 3-1 after overtime.[8] Before the award ceremony, Red Star fans Delije have stolen the championship trophy and Simonović later went into the crowd and lifted it, with fans celebrating that act.[9] This made lot of the people in arena shocked, even some players from Red Star showed disagreement with such act by turning their face and walking away.[10][11] The championship trophy ceremony was eventually held with smaller replica trophy given to Partizan players and staff. The player later denied that he wanted to offend anyone with such act, saying he just wanted to return the trophy on the court.[12]
References
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- ↑ "Alba Berlin signs Marko Simonovic". sportando.net.
- ↑ "Red Star lands Marko Simonovic". sportando.net. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "MARKO JE KAPITEN". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "Marko Simonovic signs with Pau Orthez". Sportando.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "Elan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez - La preuve par deux!". elan-bearnais.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Meč karijere Marka Simonovića!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "SL: Počinje finalna serija - Partizan brani, Zvezda "napada" titulu". sportal.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "Ništa novo, Partizan je šampion!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "Navijači Zvezde ukrali pehar!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "Otkud Simonoviću pehar!?". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ Xavi Maestro - Youtube user. "Marko Simonovic sa navijacima podize " ukradeni " pehar KLS. [Video]". youtube.com. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ ""Nisam želeo nikoga da uvredim"". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
External links
- Marko Simonović at abaliga.com
- Marko Simonović at Euroleague.net
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Igor Rakočević |
Crvena zvezda captain 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by Luka Mitrović |