Serbian basketball player
Nemanja Bešović (Cyrillic : Немања Бешовић ; born June 8, 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Al-Kahrabaa of the Iraqi Basketball Premier League . At 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in), he plays at the center position.
Professional career
Bešović started playing basketball with youth selections of KK Budućnost Podgorica . He made his debut at senior level with KK Vojvodina Srbijagas during the 2007–08 season . In November 2008, Bešović moved to KK Partizan . Bešović requested termination of his contract on September 22, 2012, after not being selected for friendly games with Fuenlabrada .[ 1]
On June 17, 2013, he signed a three-year deal with Spirou Charleroi ,[ 2] but was immediately sent on loan to VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster .[ 3]
In September 2016, he signed with Macedonian club Strumica .[ 4]
Bešović played for Al Ahli Doha of the Qatari Basketball League , averaging 19.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. He then signed with Al-Gharafa Doha on December 7, 2018.[ 5]
In 2019-20 Bešović played for Zob Ahan Isfahan in the Iranian Basketball Super League where he averaged 15.5 points and 6.8 rebounds. [ 6] He joined Academic Plovdiv of the National Basketball League in 2021 and averaged 10.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He parted ways with the team on February 20, 2022.[ 7]
On December 9, 2022, Bešović signed with Al-Karamah of the Syrian Basketball League .[ 8]
On July 6, 2024, Bešović signed with Al-Kahrabaa of the Iraqi Basketball Premier League .[ 9]
Serbian national team
Bešović was a member of the Serbian junior team that won a gold medal at the FIBA U18 European Championship in 2009. He also won a silver medal at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship .
References
^ "Bešović odlazi iz Partizana" . Sportska Centrala (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 September 2012 .
^ "Spirou Charleroi signs Nemanja Besovic to a three-year deal" . Sportando.net. Retrieved 2 July 2013 .
^ "Nemanja Besovic loaned to VOO Verviers-Pepinster" . Sportando.net. Retrieved 2 July 2013 .
^ "Strumica inks Nemanja Besovic" . Eurobasket.com . 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
^ Madwar, Ahmad (December 7, 2018). "Nemanja Besovic agreed terms with Al Gharafa" . Asia-Basket.com . Eurobasket Data Center. Retrieved December 10, 2018 .
^ "Nemanja Besovic Basketball Player Profile, Zob Ahan Isfahan, News, Superleague stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket" . Eurobasket LLC . Retrieved 2020-02-25 .
^ Mitsova, Maria (February 20, 2022). "Akademik Plovdiv released Nemanja Besovic" . Eurobasket . Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
^ "Al Karameh sign a second foreign player" . Eurobasket.com . 9 December 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024 .
^ "Al Kahraba inks Nemanja Besovic" . Eurobasket.com . 6 July 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024 .
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