Nemanja_Knezevic

Nemanja Knezevic

Nemanja Knezevic

Montenegrin basketball player

Nemanja Knezevic (born 20 October 1987) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. Outside of his home country, he has played in Bosnia, France, Iceland, Serbia and Spain. In Iceland, he led the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in rebounding during the 2021-2022 season.

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Professional career

In 2017, Knezevic joined Vestri in the 1. deild karla.[1] He led the league in rebounds in both 2018 and 2019, while also being in top ten in scoring.[2] In 2019–2020, Knezevic averaged 18.4 points and 13.8 rebounds per game.[3] During the 2020–2021 season, Knezevic averaged 16.5 points and 15.9 rebounds[4] and helped Vestri win the 1. deild promotion playoffs.[5] In his first Úrvalsdeild game, Knezevic postes season highs of 22 points and 3 blocks along with 16 rebounds in a double overtime loss against Keflavík.[6] On 17 February 2022, he posted a triple-double against Tindastóll with 12 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists.[7] Appearing in all 22 games, he averaged 12.2 points and led the league with 12.1 rebounds per game.[8] Following the season, he stayed in the Úrvalsdeild and signed with newly promoted Höttur.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    Davíð Eldur (18 September 2017). "Nemanja Knezevic í Vestra". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Nebojsa og Nemanja framlengja við Vestra". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Frákastavélin áfram fyrir vestan". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. [4]
    Ólafur Þór Jónsson (17 July 2021). "Nemanja Knezevic tekur slaginn með Vestra í efstu deild". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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    Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 June 2021). "Vestri einum sigri frá Dominos og gömlu þjálfararnir hjálpa til bak við tjöldin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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    "Keflavík slapp með skrekkinn eftir tvíframlengingu á Jakanum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Tindastóll með þægilegan sigur á Ísafirði". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. [8]
    Gunnar Gunnarsson (10 May 2022). "Höttur kominn með miðherja fyrir úrvalsdeildina". Austurfrett (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Frá Vestfjörðum á Austfirði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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