Krunoslav Simon

Krunoslav "Kruno" Simon (born June 24, 1985) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Croatian national basketball team internationally.

Krunoslav Simon
Simon with Anadolu Efes
No. 44 – Anadolu Efes
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueBSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1985-06-24) June 24, 1985
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2007 / Undrafted
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2012Zagreb
2012–2013Unicaja Málaga
2013–2015Lokomotiv Kuban
2015–2017Olimpia Milano
2017–presentAnadolu Efes
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Croatia
Mediterranean Games
2009 ItalyTeam

Professional career
Simon while playing for Unicaja in 2013

After spending his youth years in KK Maksimir and KK Zrinjevac, Simon joined KK Zagreb in 1998, and he played there until 2012, when he signed with Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish League. On June 25, 2013, Simon signed a two-year deal with Lokomotiv Kuban.[1]

On July 22, 2015, Simon signed a one-year contract with the Italian club EA7 Emporio Armani Milano.[2] On July 11, 2016, he signed a two-year contract extension with Milano.[3]

Anadolu Efes

On July 9, 2017, Simon signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes, with second year being optional.[4] In 2017–18 season, he won the Turkish Basketball Cup with the club and was named the Turkish Basketball Cup Final MVP. In 26 appearances in the 2017–18 EuroLeague, he averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

In 2018–19 season, Simon improved his shooting accuracy from the field, as he averaged 9.4 points over 37 games in the 2018–19 EuroLeague with 48.3% shooting from the field. Anadolu Efes made its first appearance in the EuroLeague Final Four where they lost to the CSKA Moscow in the final game.

On May 24, 2019, Simon signed a two-year contract extension with Anadolu Efes.[5]

International career

Simon debuted for the senior Croatian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2011. He also represented Croatia at the EuroBasket 2013, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the EuroBasket 2015,[6] where they were eliminated in the eighth finals by the Czech Republic.[7] During the EuroBasket 2015, Simon was arguably the best player of the Croatian team, as he averaged 13.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game, over 6 tournament games, while also shooting 54.2% from the field.[8]

He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics
Legend
  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, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Zagreb 101030.2.429.295.9624.62.5.7.013.412.6
2012–13 Unicaja 221724.9.391.380.8853.32.5.4.110.08.8
2013–14 Lokomotiv 231425.0.422.351.8003.32.61.0.310.611.6
2015–16 Milano 10426.5.444.271.7044.02.8.6.310.79.3
2016–17 21927.6.451.370.8753.63.91.0.211.012.7
2017–18 Anadolu Efes 262228.2.384.339.8183.93.4.8.29.29.5
2018–19 372224.8.483.403.8433.82.8.9.29.411.9
Career 1499826.3.421.356.8403.73.0.8.210.211.0

National team
Year Competition GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011 EuroBasket 5523.0.450.267.6253.61.8.6.09.0
2013 EuroBasket 111123.8.461.447.7863.82.1.1.29.3
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 6628.2.333.367.7504.22.31.0.59.5
2015 EuroBasket 6624.5.542.542.8504.73.7.8.013.7
2016 Olympic Games 6625.5.294.3331.0005.34.3.8.08.8

References
  1. "Lokomotiv Kuban signs Krunoslav Simon". Sportando.net. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. "EA7 Milan tabs experienced swingman Simon". Euroleague.net. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. "Olimpia Milano signs Krunoslav Simon to a contract extension". Sportando.com. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. "Efes adds crafty swingman Simon". Euroleague.net. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. "Efes, Simon agree for two more years". euroleague.net. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. "CROATIA UNVEIL AMBITIOUS EUROBASKET SQUAD". eurobasket2015.org. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  7. "CZECHS MAKE FIRST QUARTER-FINAL TRIP". .eurobasket2015.org. 13 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  8. "Krunoslav Simon". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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