Nemanja Calasan

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Nemanja Calasan
No. 0BC Boncourt
Position Power forward / center
League Swiss Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1985-11-24) 24 November 1985 (age 38)
Metković, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySwiss / Serbian
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009-2010 Panionios ON Telecoms Athens
2009-2010 Étoile Charleville-Mézières
2010-2011 BC Boncourt Red Team
2011-2012 CS Gaz Metan Medias
2012-2013 AS Monaco Basket
2013-2014 JA Vichy Val d'Allier Auvergne Basket
2014 Benetton Fribourg Olympic
2014-2015Benetton Fribourg Olympic
2015-2016 KK Sutjeska Niksic
2016 Caen Basket Calvados
2016-2017BC Boncourt Red Team
2017–2020 Starwings Basel
2020–presentBC Boncourt Red Team

Nemanja Calasan (born 24 November 1985) is a Swiss professional basketball player of Serbian descent who currently plays in the Swiss Basketball League.

Contents

Before he joined the Starwings, he played professionally for other teams in Switzerland, Greece, Romania and France. [1]

In 2018, he was the leading scorer of the Swiss Basketball League. [2]

National team

He has been a member of the Swiss national team.

Personal

His parents were refugees who fled from modern-day Croatia when Nemanja Calasan was a child. [3]

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References

  1. Die Starwings verpflichten mit Nemanja Calasan ihren Wunschcenter Georges Küng (BZ Basel), 20 July 2017. Accessed 4 September 2018. (in German)
  2. Nemanja Calasan ist Mobiliar Topscorer von Starwings Basket Regio Basel Nina von Siebenthal (Aargauer Zeitung), 8 April 2018. Accessed 4 September 2018. (in German)
  3. Violence at home troubles Calasan Curt Rallo (SouthBendTribune.com), 27 February 2008. Accessed 4 September 2018.