Samir Shaptahoviç

Samir Shaptahoviç
Personal information
Born (1981-08-02) August 2, 1981
Bar, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Kosovo Albanian
Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2003–2015
Position Point guard
Career history
2004–2005 KB Mabetex
2008–2009 KK Mornar Bar
2011–2012 Bashkimi Prizren
2012–2015 KB Peja
Career highlights and awards

Samir Shaptahoviç (also known in Albanian as Samir Shaptahu) is a former Kosovo Albanian professional basketball player, who last played for KB Peja. He was born in Bar Tivat in Montenegro in an Albanian family. He is considered as one of the best players that the Kosovo Basketball Superleague ever had. He played in Kosovo Basketball Superleague and in Balkan International Basketball League.[1]

He was a member of the Kosovo national basketball team, and former member of the Albanian national basketball team. He won two times Kosovo Basketball Superleague trophy, first with KB Mabetex in 2004–05 and second with KB Peja in 2012–13 season.[2] He also played in KK Mornar Bar team and also in Sigal Prishtina for one season. He is considered as a legend of basketball of Kosovo. In the end of 2013–14 season he declared retirement from basketball in Kosovo.[3][4]

Professional career

2014-15 season

Shaptahoviç played for KB Peja team in Kosovo Basketball Superleague and in Balkan International Basketball League. in 2014–15 season, Shaptahoviç was one of the best of his team.[5] In Kosovo Superleague he averaged with very impressive stats: 20.1 points, 8.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game in 27 games played. And in BIBL he averaged with 17.3 points, 5.4 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game in 14 games played.[6]

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