Krunoslav Simon

Krunoslav "Kruno" Simon (born 24 June 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 team internationally.

Krunoslav Simon
Simon with Anadolu Efes in 2017
No. 44 – Anadolu Efes
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueBSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1985-06-24) 24 June 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 Italy

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 25 June 2013 Simon signed a two-year deal with Lokomotiv Kuban.[1]

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

Anadolu Efes

On 9 July 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 24 May 2019 Simon signed a two-year contract extension with Anadolu Efes.[5] He signed another two-year (1+1) contract extension with the team on 20 July 2020.[6]

National team career

Simon debuted with the senior Croatian national team at the 2011 EuroBasket. He also represented Croatia at the 2013 EuroBasket, the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and the 2015 EuroBasket,[7] where they were eliminated in the eighth finals by the Czech Republic.[8] 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.[9]

He also played with Croatia at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2017 EuroBasket.

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

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. "Efes signs Kruno Simon to 1+1 contract extension". Sportando. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. "CROATIA UNVEIL AMBITIOUS EUROBASKET SQUAD". eurobasket2015.org. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  8. "CZECHS MAKE FIRST QUARTER-FINAL TRIP". .eurobasket2015.org. 13 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  9. "Krunoslav Simon". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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