Amar Alibegović
No. 7 – Virtus Bologna | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | LBA EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born | Corvallis, Oregon | March 31, 1995
Nationality | Bosnian / Italian |
Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Istituto Minerva (Rome, Italy) |
College | St. John's (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2020 | Virtus Roma |
2020–present | Virtus Bologna |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Amar Alibegović (born March 31, 1995) is a Bosnian-Italian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroCup Basketball.[1] He is the son of Teoman Alibegović, a former basketball player too; moreover, due to the Italian formation during his youth, he is considered an "homegrown player" in the Italian championship.
Professional career[]
Virtus Roma (2018–2020)[]
In 2018, after four years with the St. John Red Storm in New York, Alibegović signed with Virtus Roma in the Serie A2 Basket.[2] At the end of the season, the team was promoted in LBA. In the 2019–20 LBA season, Alibegović scored more than 10 points and collected almost 7 rebounds per game,[3] however, in March 2020, the season ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic which heavily affected the country.[4]
Virtus Bologna (2020–present)[]
On 27 May 2020, he signed with Virtus Bologna, one of the most important teams in the league.[5] After having knocked out 3–0 both Basket Treviso in the quarterfinals and New Basket Brindisi in the semifinals, on 11 June 2021 Virtus defeated 4–0 its historic rival Olimpia Milan in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years.[6]
On 21 September 2021, the team won its second Supercup, defeating Olimpia Milano 90–84.[7]
References[]
- ^ La Virtus Bologna annuncia l’ingaggio di Amar Alibegovic, Sportando
- ^ Amar Alibegovic torna in Italia e firma con la Virtus Roma Basket Inside
- ^ Amar Alibegovic, Lega Basket Serie A
- ^ Italian Basketball Federation officially ends LBA 2019-20 season, Sportando
- ^ Benvenuto Amar!, Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna
- ^ Virtus, sei magnifica! Bologna, scudetto dopo 20 anni, Milano schiacciata 4-0, Gazzetta dello Sport
- ^ Basket, la Virtus Bologna vince la Supercoppa: Milano ancora ko, la Repubblica
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Italian men's basketball players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Virtus Bologna players