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Nemanja Bešović
Al-Kahrabaa
PositionCenter
LeagueIraqi Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1992-06-08) June 8, 1992 (age 32)
Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
Listed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008Vojvodina Srbijagas
2008–2012Partizan
2013–2015Spirou Charleroi
2013–2015→ VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster
2016Strumica
2017–2018Al Ahli Doha
2018–2019Al-Gharafa Doha
2019–2020Zob Ahan Isfahan
2020–2021Baniyas Abu Dhabi
2021–2022Academic Plovdiv
2022Taoyuan Pilots
2022–2023Al-Karamah
2024Tangerang Hawks
2024–presentAl-Kahrabaa
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Serbia
U19 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 Latvia U-19 Team
U18 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 France U-18 Team

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Bešović odlazi iz Partizana". Sportska Centrala (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Spirou Charleroi signs Nemanja Besovic to a three-year deal". Sportando.net. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Nemanja Besovic loaned to VOO Verviers-Pepinster". Sportando.net. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Strumica inks Nemanja Besovic". Eurobasket.com. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ^ Madwar, Ahmad (December 7, 2018). "Nemanja Besovic agreed terms with Al Gharafa". Asia-Basket.com. Eurobasket Data Center. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Nemanja Besovic Basketball Player Profile, Zob Ahan Isfahan, News, Superleague stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  7. ^ Mitsova, Maria (February 20, 2022). "Akademik Plovdiv released Nemanja Besovic". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Al Karameh sign a second foreign player". Eurobasket.com. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Al Kahraba inks Nemanja Besovic". Eurobasket.com. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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