Predrag Samardžiski

Predrag Samardžiski (Macedonian: Предраг Самарџиски; born April 11, 1986) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for Samsunspor of the TBL.

Predrag Samardžiski
Samsunspor
PositionCenter
LeagueTBL
Personal information
Born (1986-04-11) April 11, 1986
Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityMacedonian
Listed height2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2008 / Undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2005Partizan
2005–2010FMP
2010–2011Olin Edirne
2011–2013Lietuvos rytas
2013Crvena zvezda
2013–2014Mersin BB
2014TED Ankara Kolejliler
2014–2015MZT Skopje Aerodrom
2015Mega Basket
2015–2016Tüyap Büyükçekmece
2017–2018Mega Basket
2019MZT Skopje Aerodrom
2019–presentSamsunspor
Career highlights and awards

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.[1]

In January 2013 he returned to Adriatic league by signing a contract with Crvena zvezda until the end of 2012–13 season.[2] On Jule 1, 2013, he signed with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi.[3] In July 2014, he signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler.[4] On 10 December 2014 he signed a release agreement with TED Ankara and became a free agent.[5] On 18 December 2014 he signed with MZT Aerodrom.[6][7]

In September, 2015, he signed a short-term contract with Mega Leks.[8] On November 10, 2015, he left Mega and signed with the Turkish club Tüyap Büyükçekmece for the rest of the season.[9]

On January 19, 2017, Samardžiski returned to Mega Leks, signing a contract for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[10] On July 10, 2017, he re-signed with Mega.[11] 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 EuroBasket 2009 and he was also a key member of team that reached the semi-finals at the EuroBasket 2011, 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 2.14 metres (7 ft 0 in) 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
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

[12]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2004–05 Partizan 11413.3.440.000.2502.90.50.80.42.50.9
2005–06 Partizan 203.0.000.000.0002.00.00.00.00.00.0
2012–13 Lietuvos rytas 10815.3.457.000.5633.30.50.20.95.13.9
Career 231213.2.438.000.3893.00.40.50.63.42.1

Eurocup statistics

[13]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2005–06 FMP 9212.7.600.000.5502.70.80.30.83.96.1
2006–07 FMP 15518.2.614.000.5455.40.81.30.66.39.7
2007–08 FMP 8724.0.596.1000.6947.01.31.10.611.815.6
2008–08 FMP 6220.0.585.000.5256.50.30.81.311.515.2
2011–12 Lietuvos rytas 14115.5.651.000.6004.50.90.80.75.38.7
2012–13 Crvena zvezda 3215.0.267.000.10004.30.70.30.34.03.0
Career 551917.4.589.500.5925.00.80.90.76.99.9

References
  1. Lietuvos Rytas agrees terms with Dzikic and Samardziski Archived 2011-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Samardžiski potpisao za Zvezdu". KK Crvena Zvezda Official webpage (in Serbian). 2013-01-25. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  3. "Mersin agreed to terms with Predrag Samardziski". Sportando.net. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. "Predrag Samardziski inks with TED Ankara". Sportando.com. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. Predrag Samardziski leaves TED Kolejieler Ankara
  6. "Официјално: Самарџиски е нов кошаркар на МЗТ". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  7. Predrag Samardziski signs with MZT
  8. Samardžiski signed with Mega Leks
  9. "Samardžiski leaves Mega Leks - "I am grateful for everything"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  10. "Predrag Samardžiski returns to Mega Leks". aba-liga.com. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  11. "Predrag Samardziski re-signs with Mega Bemax". Sportando.com. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  12. "SAMARDZISKI, PREDRAG - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". www.euroleague.net. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  13. "SAMARDZISKI, PREDRAG - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". www.euroleague.net. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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