Ranko Simović

Ranko Simović
No. 11 – FMP
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
ABA League
Personal information
Born (1999-06-07) June 7, 1999 (age 25)
Podgorica, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2022Crvena zvezda
2018–2019→ Vršac
2019→ FMP
2019–2020→ Sloboda Užice
2020–2022→ FMP
2022–presentFMP
Career highlights and awards

Ranko Simović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранко Симовић, born June 7, 1999) is a Serbian professional basketball player who currently plays for FMP of the ABA League as a loaned player of Crvena zvezda mts.

Professional career

Simović grew up playing basketball for Mladost Čačak. In 2016, he was added to the Crvena zvezda U18 team.[1]

On June 19, 2017, Simović signed a four-year contract with Crvena zvezda.[2][3] Prior to the 2018–19 season he was loaned out to Vršac.[4] Through 21 games in the 2018–19 ABA 2 season, he averaged 5.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.[5] In April 2019, he joined FMP for the rest of the 2018–19 season. In December, he was loaned to Sloboda Užice for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[6]

In May 2022, Simović signed a two-year contract with FMP.[7]

National team career

Simović was a member of the Serbia under-18 team that finished 10th at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Samsun, Turkey. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 3.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.[8] Simović was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that finished 15th at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 9.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Kadeti i juniori KKCZ - novi timovi i stari ciljevi". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Crvena Zvezda signs youngster Ranko Simovic". eurohoops.net. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Zvezda signs young forward Simovic long term". euroleague.net. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Braun za jači reket Banaćana". basketballsphere.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Ranko Simović - 2018/19 - Vršac". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. ^ "U Beograd sa tri pojačanja". kls.rs. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Simović produžio ugovor". b92.net. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. ^ "2016 Serbia 22 - Ranko Simovic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 July 2019.