Krunoslav Simon

Krunoslav Simon
	Simon with Anadolu Efes in 2017
No. 44–Samobor
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	First Men's Basketball League
Personal information
Born	24 June 1985 (age 38); Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2007: undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2012	Zagreb
2012–2013	Unicaja Málaga
2013–2015	Lokomotiv Kuban
2015–2017	Olimpia Milano
2017–2022	Anadolu Efes
2022–2023	Cedevita Junior
2023–present	Samobor
Career highlights and awards
	2× EuroLeague champion (2021, 2022); Croatian League champion (2011); Italian League champion (2016); 2× Turkish League champion (2019, 2021); 3× Croatian Cup winner (2008, 2010, 2011); 2× Italian Cup winner (2016, 2017); 2× Turkish Cup winner (2018, 2022); Italian Supercup winner (2016); 2× Turkish Super Cup winner (2018, 2019); Italian Supercup MVP (2016); Turkish Cup Final MVP (2018); Turkish Super Cup MVP (2019); No. 44 retired by Efes (2022) ;
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia
Mediterranean Games

Last updated December 06, 2023

Krunoslav Simon (born 24 June 1985) is a Croatian professional basketball currently playing for Samobor of the Croatian second-tier First Men's Basketball League.

Professional career

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]

On 8 July 2022, Simon parted ways with Anadolu Efes after five successful seasons together. The Turkish club also announced that they would retire the Croatian player's #44 jersey.

National team career

Simon debuted with the senior Croatian national team at the 2011 EuroBasket. He also represented Croatia at the 2013 EuroBasket, 2015 EuroBasket, 2017 EuroBasket and 2022 EuroBasket. He also represented Croatia at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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	†	Won a EuroLeague championship

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2011–12	Zagreb	10	10	30.2	.429	.295	.962	4.6	2.5	.7	.0	13.4	12.6
2012–13	Unicaja	22	17	24.9	.391	.380	.885	3.3	2.5	.4	.1	10.0	8.8
2013–14	Lokomotiv	23	14	25.0	.422	.351	.800	3.3	2.6	1.0	.3	10.6	11.6
2015–16	Milano	10	4	26.5	.444	.271	.704	4.0	2.8	.6	.3	10.7	9.3
2016–17	Milano	21	9	27.6	.451	.370	.875	3.6	3.9	1.0	.2	11.0	12.7
2017–18	Anadolu Efes	26	22	28.2	.384	.339	.818	3.9	3.4	.8	.2	9.2	9.5
2018–19		37	22	24.8	.483	.403	.843	3.8	2.8	.9	.2	9.4	11.9
2019–20		27	13	23.3	.479	.440	.857	3.9	2.9	.6	.2	8.9	10.9
2020–21†		35	28	25.6	.486	.403	.769	3.1	3.3	.5	.3	10.3	12.2
2021–22†		27	13	21.2	.417	.274	.926	2.8	2.6	.5	.1	6.9	7.7
Career		238	155	25.3	.437	.367	.838	3.5	2.9	.7	.2	9.7	10.8

National team

Year	Competition	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011	EuroBasket	5	5	23.0	.450	.267	.625	3.6	1.8	.6	.0	9.0
2013	EuroBasket	11	11	23.8	.461	.447	.786	3.8	2.1	.1	.2	9.3
2014	FIBA Basketball World Cup	6	6	28.2	.333	.367	.750	4.2	2.3	1.0	.5	9.5
2015	EuroBasket	6	6	24.5	.542	.542	.850	4.7	3.7	.8	.0	13.7
2016	Olympic Games	6	6	25.5	.294	.333	1.000	5.3	4.3	.8	.0	8.8
2017	EuroBasket	6	2	20.5	.367	.200	1.000	4.0	4.0	.7	.0	4.3
2022	EuroBasket	6	1	22.1	.512	.375	.833	3.8	3.0	.5	.5	8.8

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References

↑ "Lokomotiv Kuban signs Krunoslav Simon". Sportando.net. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
↑ "EA7 Milan tabs experienced swingman Simon". Euroleague.net. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
↑ "Olimpia Milano signs Krunoslav Simon to a contract extension". Sportando.com. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
↑ "Efes adds crafty swingman Simon". Euroleague.net. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
↑ "Efes, Simon agree for two more years". euroleague.net. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
↑ Carchia, Emiliano (July 20, 2020). "Efes signs Kruno Simon to 1+1 contract extension". Sportando. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
↑ "CROATIA UNVEIL AMBITIOUS EUROBASKET SQUAD". eurobasket2015.org. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
↑ "CZECHS MAKE FIRST QUARTER-FINAL TRIP". .eurobasket2015.org. 13 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
↑ "Krunoslav Simon". FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

External links

Krunoslav Simon at euroleague.net
Krunoslav Simon at FIBA archive
Krunoslav Simon at FIBA Europe
Krunoslav Simon at eurobasket.com
Krunoslav Simon Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine at legabasket.it (in Italian)
Krunoslav Simon at acb.com (in Spanish)
Krunoslav Simon at tblstat.net

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[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] Carchia, Emiliano (July 20, 2020). "Efes signs Kruno Simon to 1+1 contract extension". Sportando. 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. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

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