Nemanja Knezevic

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.

Nemanja Knezevic
Höttur
PositionCenter
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1987-10-20) 20 October 1987
NationalityMontenegrin
Listed height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2011KK Vojvodina Novi Sad
2011KK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
2011–2012AB Pacense
2012–2013KK Centar Bijelo Polje
2013SL Takovo Leotar
2013–2014KK Centar Bijelo Polje
2013–2014KK Varda Višegrad
2013–2014ABS Primorje 1945
2014–2015Mladost Mrkonjić Grad
2015–2017US Laval
2017–2022Vestri
2022–presentHöttur
Career highlights and awards

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. Davíð Eldur (18 September 2017). "Nemanja Knezevic í Vestra". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. "Nebojsa og Nemanja framlengja við Vestra". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. "Frákastavélin áfram fyrir vestan". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (17 July 2021). "Nemanja Knezevic tekur slaginn með Vestra í efstu deild". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. "Keflavík slapp með skrekkinn eftir tvíframlengingu á Jakanum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. "Tindastóll með þægilegan sigur á Ísafirði". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. Gunnar Gunnarsson (10 May 2022). "Höttur kominn með miðherja fyrir úrvalsdeildina". Austurfrett (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  9. "Frá Vestfjörðum á Austfirði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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