Krunoslav Simon

Krunoslav Simon (born 24 June 1985) is a Croatian basketball executive and former professional player. Standing at a height of , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He currently serves as a sporting director for the Croatian Basketball Federation.

Professional career

After spending his youth years in KK Maksimir and KK Zrinjevac, Simon joined KK Zagreb in 1998, and he played there until 2012, when he signed with Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish League. On 25 June 2013 Simon signed a two-year deal with Lokomotiv Kuban.

On 22 July 2015 Simon signed a one-year contract with the Italian club EA7 Emporio Armani Milano. On 11 July 2016 he signed a two-year contract extension with Milano.

Anadolu Efes On 9 July 2017 Simon signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes, with second year being optional. In 2017–18 season, he won the Turkish Basketball Cup with the club and was named the Turkish Basketball Cup Final MVP. In 26 appearances in the 2017–18 EuroLeague, he averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

In 2018–19 season, Simon improved his shooting accuracy from the field, as he averaged 9.4 points over 37 games in the 2018–19 EuroLeague with 48.3% shooting from the field. Anadolu Efes made its first appearance in the EuroLeague Final Four where they lost to the CSKA Moscow in the final game.

On 24 May 2019 Simon signed a two-year contract extension with Anadolu Efes. He signed another two-year (1+1) contract extension with the team on 20 July 2020.

On 8 July 2022, Simon parted ways with Anadolu Efes after five successful seasons together. The Turkish club also announced that they would retire the Croatian player's #44 jersey.

National team career Simon debuted with the senior Croatian national team at the 2011 EuroBasket. He also represented Croatia at the 2013 EuroBasket, 2015 EuroBasket, 2017 EuroBasket and 2022 EuroBasket. He also represented Croatia at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

†Denotes season in which Simon won the EuroLeague* Led the league

National team Year Competition GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2011 EuroBasket 5 5 23.0 .450 .267 .625 3.6 1.8 .6 .0 9.0 2013 EuroBasket 11 11 23.8 .461 .447 .786 3.8 2.1 .1 .2 9.3 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 6 6 28.2 .333 .367 .750 4.2 2.3 1.0 .5 9.5 2015 EuroBasket 6 6 24.5 .542 .542 .850 4.7 3.7 .8 .0 13.7 2016 Olympic Games 6 6 25.5 .294 .333 1.000 5.3 4.3 .8 .0 8.8 2017 EuroBasket 6 2 20.5 .367 .200 1.000 4.0 4.0 .7 .0 4.3 2022 EuroBasket 6 1 22.1 .512 .375 .833 3.8 3.0 .5 .5 8.8