Nemanja Calasan
No. 0 – BC Boncourt
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueSwiss Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1985-11-24) 24 November 1985
Metković, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySwiss / Serbian
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009-2010Panionios ON Telecoms Athens
2009-2010Étoile Charleville-Mézières
2010-2011BC Boncourt Red Team
2011-2012CS Gaz Metan Medias
2012-2013AS Monaco Basket
2013-2014JA Vichy Val d'Allier Auvergne Basket
2014Benetton Fribourg Olympic
2014-2015Benetton Fribourg Olympic
2015-2016KK Sutjeska Niksic
2016Caen Basket Calvados
2016-2017BC Boncourt Red Team
2017–2020Starwings 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.

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]

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.
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