Amar Alibegović (born 31 March 1995) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Trapani Shark of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[1] He is the son of Teoman Alibegović, a former basketball player.
| No. 7 – Trapani Shark | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 31 March 1995 Corvallis, Oregon |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Istituto Minerva (Rome, Italy) |
| College | St. John's (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2020 | Virtus Roma |
| 2020–2022 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2022–2023 | Cedevita Olimpija |
| 2023–2024 | Çağdaş Bodrumspor |
| 2024–present | Trapani Shark |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editVirtus Roma (2018–2020)
editIn 2018, after four years with the St. John Red Storm in New York, Alibegović signed with Virtus Roma in the Serie A2 Basket.[2] At the end of the season, the team was promoted in LBA. In the 2019–20 LBA season, Alibegović scored more than 10 points and collected almost 7 rebounds per game,[3] however, in March 2020, the season ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic which heavily affected the country.[4]
Virtus Bologna (2020–2022)
editOn 27 May 2020, he signed with Virtus Bologna, one of the most important teams in the league.[5] After having knocked out 3–0 both Basket Treviso in the quarterfinals and New Basket Brindisi in the semifinals, on 11 June 2021, Virtus defeated 4–0 its historic rival Olimpia Milan in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years.[6]
On 21 September 2021, the team won its second Supercup, defeating Olimpia Milano 90–84.[7] Moreover, after having ousted Lietkabelis, Ulm and Valencia in the first three rounds of the playoffs, on 11 May 2022, Virtus defeated Frutti Extra Bursaspor by 80–67 at the Segafredo Arena, winning its first EuroCup and qualifying for the EuroLeague after 14 years.[8] However, despite having ended the regular season at the first place and having ousted 3–0 both Pesaro and Tortona in the first two rounds of playoffs, Virtus was defeated 4–2 in the national finals by Olimpia Milan.[9]
Cedevita Olimpija (2022–2023)
editOn 6 July 2022, Alibegović signed a two-year deal with KK Cedevita Olimpija, a Slovenian team from the ABA League and EuroCup.[10]
Çağdaş Bodrumspor (2023–2024)
editOn 1 July 2023 he signed with Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[11]
Trapani Shark (2024–present)
editOn April 1, 2024, he signed with Trapani Shark of the Serie A2.[12]
Personal life
editAlibegović is the son of Teoman Alibegović, a former basketball player. His brothers Mirza and Denis are basketball players as well, like his cousin Luka Garza, American-Bosnian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA.[13]
References
edit- ^ La Virtus Bologna annuncia l’ingaggio di Amar Alibegovic, Sportando
- ^ Amar Alibegovic torna in Italia e firma con la Virtus Roma Basket Inside
- ^ Amar Alibegovic, Lega Basket Serie A
- ^ Italian Basketball Federation officially ends LBA 2019-20 season, Sportando
- ^ Benvenuto Amar!, Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna
- ^ Virtus, sei magnifica! Bologna, scudetto dopo 20 anni, Milano schiacciata 4-0, Gazzetta dello Sport
- ^ Basket, la Virtus Bologna vince la Supercoppa: Milano ancora ko, la Repubblica
- ^ "Game Night: Virtus is the 7DAYS EuroCup champion and headed back to the EuroLeague!". euroleaguebasketball.net. 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Olimpia Milano campione d'Italia, Virtus Bologna ko 81-64 in gara-6". Sky Sport. 18 June 2022.
- ^ Amar Alibegovic è ufficialmente un giocatore del Cedevita Lubiana, Sportando
- ^ @cagdasbodrumsk (July 19, 2023). "Hoş geldin Amar Alibegovic!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Çağdaş Bodrum'da Amar Alibegovic, İtalya'ya satıldı". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "Košarkaš Luka Garza: Želim predstavljati BiH". Glas Amerike (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2021-07-30.