Nemanja Bešović

Nemanja Bešović
No. 18 – Al Gharafa Doha
Position	Center
League	Qatari Basketball League
Personal information
Born	June 8, 1992 (age 29); Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.19 m (7 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2014 / Undrafted
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2008	Vojvodina Srbijagas
2008–2012	Partizan
2013–2015	Spirou Charleroi
2013–2015	→ VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster
2016	Strumica
2017	Al-Ittefaq
2017-2018	Al Ahli Doha
2018-19	Al-Gharafa Doha
2019-20	Zob Ahan Isfahan
Career highlights and awards
	4× Serbian League champion (2009–2012); 4× Serbian Cup winner (2009–2012); 3× Adriatic League champion (2009–2011);
Representing Serbia
U19 World Championship
U18 European Championship

Nemanja Bešović (Cyrillic: Немања Бешовић; born June 8, 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Al-Gharafa Doha of the Qatari Basketball League. At 2.19 m (7 ft 2 in), he plays at the center position.

Professional career[]

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]

Serbian national team[]

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[]

^ "Bešović odlazi iz Partizana". Sportska Centrala (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 September 2012.
^ "Spirou Charleroi signs Nemanja Besovic to a three-year deal". Sportando.net. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Nemanja Besovic loaned to VOO Verviers-Pepinster". Sportando.net. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Strumica inks Nemanja Besovic". Eurobasket.com. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
^ Madwar, Ahmad (December 7, 2018). "Nemanja Besovic agreed terms with Al Gharafa". Asia-Basket.com. Eurobasket Data Center. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
^ "Nemanja Besovic Basketball Player Profile, Zob Ahan Isfahan, News, Superleague stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2020-02-25.

External links[]

Nemanja Bešović at euroleague.net
Nemanja Bešović at eurobasket.com

[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.

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