Samir Shaptahoviç (also known in

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as Samir Shaptahu) is a Kosovo-Albanian retired professional

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player, who last played for

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of the

Kosovo Basketball Superleague The Kosovo Basketball Superleague (Albanian: Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll) and known as the ProCredit Superliga due to sponsorship reasons is the top men's professional basketball league in Kosovo. Basketball Superleague was founded in 1991 ...

. He was born in Bar Tivar in

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in an Albanian family. He is considered one of the best players that the

ever had. He played in Kosovo Basketball Superleague and in

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. He was a member of the

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, and also a member of the Albanian national basketball team. He has won the Kosovo Basketball Superleague troph thricey, first with

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in 2001–02, 2002-2003 and second with

in 2012–13 season. He has also played in Mornar Bar team and also in Mabetex Prishtina for one season. He is considered a basketball legend in Kosovo. At the end of the 2014–15 season, he announced his retirement from basketball in Kosovo.

Professional career

2014-15 season

Shaptahoviç played for

KB Peja Klubi i Basketbollit Peja ( English: ''Basketball Club Peja'') is a Kosovan professional basketball club based in Pejë. The club competes in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Kosovo Cup and Liga Unike. The team's roster has included big names ...

team in Kosovo Basketball Superleague and in

. in 2014–15 season, Shaptahoviç was one of the best of his team. In Kosovo Superleague he averaged with very impressive stats: 20.1 points, 8.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game in 27 games played. And in BIBL he averaged with 17.3 points, 5.4 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game in 14 games played."http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Samir_Shaptahovic/Kosovo/KB_Peja/36752"

References

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