Predrag Samardžiski ( mk, Предраг Самарџиски; born April 11, 1986) is a Macedonian professional

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player who plays for EuroNickel 2005 of the Macedonian League.

Professional career

Samardžiski started his career at KK Partizan in the 2004–05 season. He then played with KK FMP for five years (2005–2010). In August 2010, he signed for Olin Edirne of Turkey. In May 2011 he signed with BC Lietuvos rytas in Lithuania. In January 2013 he returned to Adriatic league by signing a contract with Crvena zvezda until the end of 2012–13 season. On Jule 1, 2013, he signed with

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. In July 2014, he signed with

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. On 10 December 2014 he signed a release agreement with TED Ankara and became a free agent. On 18 December 2014 he signed with MZT Aerodrom. In September, 2015, he signed a short-term contract with

Mega Leks Košarkaški klub Mega Basket ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашки клуб Мега Баскет), commonly referred to as KK Mega Basket or as Mega MIS due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. The ...

. On November 10, 2015, he left Mega and signed with the Turkish club Tüyap Büyükçekmece for the rest of the season. On January 19, 2017, Samardžiski returned to Mega Leks, signing a contract for the rest of the 2016–17 season. On July 10, 2017, he re-signed with Mega. He left the Mega after the season.

International career

Samardžiski plays for the Macedonian national team. He was a member of the team at the

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and he was also a key member of team that reached the semi-finals at the

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, averaging 5.8 points per game throughout the tournament and ending up among the top ten shot blockers. On the 21 July, Samardžiski was named the new captain of the Macedonian national team, after the withdrawal of Pero Antić.

Main flaws

Before the EuroBasket 2011, Samardžiski's greatest flaw was considered to be his inability to dunk, despite him being tall. However, in the semi-finals against Spain, where he replaced the injured Todor Gečevski as starting center, he dunked the ball twice against Spanish centers Pau and Mark Gasol. Samardžiski had a memorable game, scoring 12 points, his highest total in the tournament, and adding five rebounds.

Career statistics

Euroleague

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, style="text-align:left;", Lietuvos rytas , 10 , , 8 , , 15.3 , , .457 , , .000 , , .563 , , 3.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.9 , , 5.1 , , 3.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 23 , , 12 , , 13.2 , , .438 , , .000 , , .389 , , 3.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 3.4 , , 2.1

Eurocup statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", FMP , 9 , , 2 , , 12.7 , , .600 , , .000 , , .550 , , 2.7 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.8 , , 3.9 , , 6.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;", FMP , 15 , , 5 , , 18.2 , , .614 , , .000 , , .545 , , 5.4 , , 0.8 , , 1.3 , , 0.6 , , 6.3 , , 9.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;", FMP , 8 , , 7 , , 24.0 , , .596 , , .1000 , , .694 , , 7.0 , , 1.3 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 11.8 , , 15.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–08 , style="text-align:left;", FMP , 6 , , 2 , , 20.0 , , .585 , , .000 , , .525 , , 6.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.8 , , 1.3 , , 11.5 , , 15.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Lietuvos rytas , 14 , , 1 , , 15.5 , , .651 , , .000 , , .600 , , 4.5 , , 0.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.7 , , 5.3 , , 8.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", Crvena zvezda , 3 , , 2 , , 15.0 , , .267 , , .000 , , .1000 , , 4.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 4.0 , , 3.0 , -class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 55 , , 19 , , 17.4 , , .589 , , .500 , , .592 , , 5.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.7 , , 6.9 , , 9.9

References

External links

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at TBLStat.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Samardziski, Predrag 1986 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players BC Rytas players Büyükçekmece Basketbol players Centers (basketball) KK Crvena zvezda players KK FMP (1991–2011) players KK Mega Basket players KK MZT Skopje players KK Partizan players Macedonian expatriate basketball people in Serbia Macedonian men's basketball players Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. players Sportspeople from Skopje