Boriša Simanić

Boriša Simanić (Бориша Симанић, born 20 March 1998) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He has also represented the Serbian national team in international competitions.

Crvena zvezda (2013–2021)
Boriša moved to the Crvena zvezda's youth system in December 2013 from Budućnost Bijeljina, making his senior team debut at Crvena zvezda during the 2015–16 season. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2016 Euroleague Next Generation Tournament Finals in 2016.

Simanić made his first EuroLeague appearance on 22 October 2015 in a 71–98 loss to Real Madrid, tallying ten points and four rebounds in 28 minutes of action. He was a member of the World Select Team that played in the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon on 7 April 2017. Coming off the bench, Simanić recorded two points, two rebounds and two blocked shots in 10:17 minutes of play.

In August 2017, Simanić was once again loaned to FMP. On 26 June 2019, Simanić signed a two-year extension for Crvena zvezda. In March 2021, the Zvezda parted ways with him.

Mega Basket (2021–2022)
In April 2021, Simanić signed for Mega Basket.

In July 2022, Simanić played for the Utah Jazz during the 2022 NBA Summer League.

Zaragoza (2022–2023)
On 20 July 2022, Simanić signed with Spanish club Casademont Zaragoza.

National team career
Simanić competed for the Serbian junior national teams at the 2013 under-16 European Championships, winning a silver medal at the event. One year later, he averaged 10.2 points, 4.3 boards and 1.3 blocked shots a contest throughout the tournament in Latvia.

In 2015, Simanić represented the Serbian under-18 squad at the European Championships and the under-19 team at the World Championships.

On 30 August 2023, while playing against South Sudan in 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Simanić was struck in the kidney by Nuni Omot while defending the basket. This blow resulted in a major injury which required his kidney to be removed.

Euroleague

 * style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
 * style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda
 * 7 || 0 || 7.5 || .500 || .286 || 1.000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 2.0 || 2.3
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
 * style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda
 * 3 || 2 || 5.6 || .200 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.7 || 1.0
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
 * style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda
 * 20 || 18 || 12:40 || .625 || .516 || .500 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 4.0 || 3.2
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
 * style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda
 * 3 || 0 || 4:20 || .000 || .500 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 1.3
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
 * 10 || 2 || 7.0 || .400 || .222 || 1.000 || 1.0 || .1 || .1 || .2 || 1.6 || 1.3
 * 3 || 0 || 4:20 || .000 || .500 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 1.3
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
 * 10 || 2 || 7.0 || .400 || .222 || 1.000 || 1.0 || .1 || .1 || .2 || 1.6 || 1.3