Nemanja Calasan

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

Not to be confused with Nemanja Ćalasan.
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

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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