Krunoslav Simon

Position:
SG, SF
Height:
197 cm
Weight:
95 kg
Age:
39 yo (1985 June 24)
Birth place:
Zagreb, Croatia
Krunoslav Simon on Shane Larkin: 'He is above Mike James and Scottie Wilbekin'

2024-05-05

After five years of countless memories, Krunoslav Simon is still an ardent follower of Anadolu Efes Istanbul. In an interview with Basketball Sphere, the forward talked about his former teammate Shane Larkin and the impact of Tomislav Mijatovic on the Turkish team's underwhelming season. First on the agenda was the dual contract renewal of Larkin and Mijatovic.
Krunoslav Simon praises Tomislav Mijatovic, explains what went wrong for Efes

2024-05-05

Krunoslav Simon was undeniably one of the architects of the unforgettable run of Anadolu Efes Istanbul in 2018-2023 when the team was at the height of European basketball.
Simon talks about Larkin and Micic, his admiration for coach Ataman

2024-01-01

One of the key players who made Anadolu Efes Istanbul's meteoric rise to the pinnacle of European basketball possible was Croatian national team player Krunoslav Simon.
Krunoslav Simon: 'Jokic not winning NBA MVP last season is the robbery of the century'

2023-09-20

Nikola Jokic finished the 2022-23 NBA season with the Denver Nuggets with averages of 24.5 points, 11.8 points, 9.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
Efes to retire Krunoslav Simon's jersey in a game vs Olympiacos

2022-11-24

Krunoslav Simon spent 5 seasons wearing the Anadolu Efes Istanbul uniform, winning many important trophies along the way. Now, his contributions will be forever enshrined in the Sinan Erdem Hall. The Turkish club has released a statement that Simon's no. 44 jersey is going to be retired next week in a home game against Olympiacos Piraeus.
Krunoslav Simon denies offers from Russia to join a hometown team (1)

2022-09-25

After parting ways with Anadolu Efes Istanbul this summer, Krunoslav Simon has chosen his new career playing destination. The Croatian forward announced that he will play for the Cedevita Junior team in his hometown of Zagreb. The club is coached by the Croatian national team's head coach Damir Mulaomerovic.
Kruno Simon: 'We haven't played our best game yet, many teams won't be happy to face us'

2022-09-08

Croatia finished their experience in Group C of EuroBasket with a 90-85 win against Ukraine and third place in the final ranking.  Croatia, in fact, would have needed at least an eight-point margin to secure second place in the group but that didn't happen unfortunately for them. Ukraine, once again, put up a real fight and was able to maintain second place in the group. 
Uncertainty for Croatia: Krunoslav Simon exits the practice early

2022-09-02

With Croatia starting its journey in EuroBasket 2022 today against Greece, uncertainty looms in the national team. In the last training session before the matchup, Krunoslav Simon left practice early. The former Anadolu Efes Istanbul forward felt discomfort in his knee while landing after a jump and finished the evening with ice treatment.
Anadolu Efes will retire Krunoslav Simon's jersey after parting ways

2022-07-08

After spending five seasons with Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Krunoslav Simon is no longer a member of the Turkish club.

Krunoslav Simon out for the season, played his last game for Efes (1)

2022-05-18

One of the essential pieces of the last year's Anadolu Efes title run, Krunoslav Simon, won't be able to help to retain the title on the court. Apparently, he played his last game for Anadolu Efes.

A 36-year-old Croatian confirmed to BasketNews that he injured his knee in the last practice before Belgrade and won't be able to return to the floor this season.

"I'm out for the season. This is the late part of the season, so it's impossible to come back in less than one month," Simon confirmed.

"It was a season with lots of ups and downs. We had a lot of problems. I had a lot of problems. I wasn't injured for 19 years, so all these injuries came in the same year," Simon, who averaged 6.9 points this year, told BasketNews.

"I found myself in this situation for the first time. It's uncomfortable, but it's sports. You have to be prepared for that. I'm here to support my team to help win the title," Simon added.

Simon, who's on an expiring contract, also confirmed he's returning home after this season.

"It's 90% that I will be back home after this season," Simon said to BasketNews.

"I'm homesick, and my kids will start school. Even after these injuries, I think I have a few more years, and I will continue to play. It's too early to say where, but I think I will play a few more years," Kruno explained.

According to BasketNews sources, Cibona Zagreb is one of the likely career destinations for Simon.

The veteran also confirmed that he's not thinking about coaching after his career.

"This is not my ambition. I don't want to continue with all these trips and the life I'm going through now. I hope I will stay in sports, but not in a coaching position," Simon added.

Injury concerns haunt Anadolu Efes' title defense

2022-05-09

Anadolu Efes Istanbul held a media day ahead of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade, which is scheduled for May 19-21. The head coach of the Turkish powerhouse, Ergin Ataman, talked to the media and gave the latest update regarding the injury situation in the squad. "Rodrigue Beaubois and Krunoslav Simon won't play in the upcoming Turkish League playoff games. Our medical team ...
Krunoslav Simon won arbitration case against Anadolu Efes

2022-01-30

On January 17, 2022, the ELPA, the Euroleague Players' Association, announced that Croatian player Krunoslav Simon won the arbitration case against his club Anadolu Efes, successfully represented by the ELPA itself. Simon and ELPA brought the case before the newly found EuroLeague Basketball Dispute Resolution Chamber (EBDRC). Simon had been fined 50% of his monthly salary by Anadolu Efes after he ...
Vasilije Micic finished with 25 points in Anadolu Efes' win over Olimpia Milan

2021-09-02

Euroleague reigning champions Anadolu Efes Istanbul and third-place finishers AX Armani Exchange Milan met in a pre-season game in Italy. The Turkish team won 95-83 behind the performances of last season's MVP Vasilije Micic, newly acquired big man Filip Petrusev and former Olimpia Milan forward Krunoslav Simon. After a very balanced first half, in which Milan won the first two quarters and led ...

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 21:10 52.6%
50/95
27.4%
20/73
93%
25/27
2.8
2.4/0.4
2.6 0.5 1.4 0.1 0 1.3 1.3 6.9 7.7 27 »
20/21 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 26:36 55.6%
83/149
40.4%
52/129
76.5%
40/52
3.1
2.5/0.6
3.3 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.1 1.3 1.7 10.3 12.3 35 »
19/20 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 23:19 51%
55/108
44.1%
37/84
85.9%
18/21
3.9
3/0.9
2.9 0.6 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.3 1.2 8.9 10.9 27 »
18/19 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 24:46 59.4%
61/103
40.2%
56/139
84.1%
59/70
3.8
3.2/0.6
2.8 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.1 2 2 9.4 11.9 37 »
17/18 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 28:14 43.3%
45/104
33.9%
38/112
81.7%
36/44
3.9
3.1/0.8
3.4 0.9 1.7 0.2 0.2 2.8 2.1 9.2 9.5 26 »
16/17 AX Armani Exchange Milan 27:38 52%
49/94
37%
30/81
87.3%
42/48
3.6
2.9/0.8
3.9 1 1.9 0.2 0.1 2.1 2 11 12.7 21 »
15/16 AX Armani Exchange Milan 26:46 44.4%
20/45
27.1%
16/59
70.4%
19/27
4
3.3/0.7
2.8 0.6 2.2 0.3 0.3 1.9 2.9 10.7 9.3 10 »
13/14 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 24:59 50.1%
45/90
35.1%
34/97
79.9%
52/65
3.4
3/0.4
2.6 1 1.4 0.3 0.3 2.4 3 10.6 11.6 23 »
12/13 Unicaja Malaga 24:52 40.5%
30/74
38%
38/100
88.6%
46/52
3.3
2.9/0.4
2.6 0.4 1.9 0.1 0.3 2.4 2 10 8.8 22 »
11/12 KK Zagreb Zagreb 30:00 51.5%
35/68
29.5%
13/44
96.2%
25/26
4.6
4.2/0.4
2.5 0.7 3 0 0.4 2.1 3.4 13.4 12.6 10 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2022 Croatia 22:04 60%
15/25
37.5%
6/16
83%
5/6
3.8
3.3/0.5
3 1.2 2 0.5 - 1.8 - 8.8 10 6 »
2017 Croatia 20:42 53.2%
8/15
20%
3/15
100%
1/1
4
3/1
3.7 1 1.7 0 - 1.5 - 4.3 6.7 6 »
2015 Croatia 24:30 54.3%
13/24
54.3%
13/24
85%
17/20
4.7
3.5/1.2
3.7 0.8 1.3 0 0 1 3.2 13.7 19.5 6 »
2013 Croatia 23:49 48.1%
14/29
44.7%
21/47
78.7%
11/14
3.8
3.2/0.6
2.1 0.1 2.5 0.2 - 2.9 - 9.3 6.1 11 »
2011 Croatia 23:00 56%
14/25
26.7%
4/15
62.5%
5/8
3.6
3.2/0.4
1.8 0.6 1.2 0 - 3.6 - 9 5.2 5 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
17/18 Croatia 27:51 100%
3/3
60%
3/5
50%
1/2
5
5/0
2 1 3 0 - 3 - 16 15 1 »

Olympic Games

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2016 Croatia 25:34 47.8%
11/23
22.6%
7/31
100%
10/10
5.3
4.3/1
4.3 0.8 2.7 0 - 2.5 - 8.8 8.2 6 »

EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
15/16 AX Armani Exchange Milan 28:22 60.1%
24/40
33.3%
17/51
81.5%
31/38
4
3.7/0.3
3.3 0.8 2.4 0.4 0 1.2 3.4 14.4 16.4 9 »
14/15 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 25:55 68.8%
44/64
38.1%
24/63
81.7%
45/55
3.9
3.6/0.3
3.1 0.7 1.9 0.3 0 2 2.5 12.8 15.1 16 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2014 Croatia 28:00 28.6%
6/21
36.6%
11/30
74.9%
12/16
4.2
3.7/0.5
2.3 1 1.2 0.5 - 3.3 - 9.5 6.7 6 »

VTB United League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
13/14 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 24:03 54.8%
46/84
30.4%
21/69
81.1%
43/53
3.4
2.7/0.7
2.9 0.7 2.1 0.3 0.3 2.2 1.6 9.9 9.5 20 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
94-86 20 80%
4/5
0%
0/2
75%
3/4
2
2/0
4 3 0 1 - 3 - 11 14
90-85 21 20%
1/5
100%
3/3
-
0/0
6
6/0
3 0 3 0 - 2 - 11 11
81-76 24 100%
1/1
0%
0/2
-
0/0
3
2/1
3 2 0 0 - 1 - 2 7
73-70 28 50%
3/6
33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
5
4/1
2 1 4 1 - 2 - 9 7
65-86 11 100%
1/1
0%
0/2
-
0/0
2
2/0
3 1 1 1 - 1 - 2 5
85-89 26 71.4%
5/7
50%
2/4
100%
2/2
5
4/1
3 0 4 0 - 2 - 18 16
73-66 7 -
0/0
0%
0/1
66.7%
2/3
1
1/0
1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1
48-64 14 0%
0/2
0%
0/1
-
0/0
3
3/0
2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 -2
93-85 28 80%
4/5
0%
0/2
-
0/0
2
2/0
8 0 3 0 0 2 1 8 11
81-76 24 40%
2/5
60%
3/5
-
0/0
3
2/1
2 0 2 0 0 1 1 13 11
87-77 23 25%
1/4
20%
1/5
100%
2/2
2
1/1
3 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 5
77-82 6 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
93-90 7 100%
1/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1
109-77 14 50%
1/2
0%
0/3
-
0/0
2
2/0
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
87-85 17 80%
4/5
0%
0/3
-
0/0
2
2/0
2 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 5
78-72 25 75%
3/4
66.7%
2/3
100%
2/2
5
5/0
3 3 3 0 0 2 1 14 19
97-99 21 0%
0/2
50%
1/2
50%
1/2
5
5/0
1 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 8
76-67 35 80%
8/10
0%
0/3
100%
1/1
3
3/0
2 1 1 0 0 2 6 17 21
82-81 29 14.3%
1/7
25%
1/4
100%
5/5
5
4/1
3 0 0 1 0 3 4 10 11
82-77 27 71.4%
5/7
0%
0/3
100%
2/2
2
1/1
1 1 3 0 0 0 1 12 9
84-83 8 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
78-92 24 50%
2/4
66.7%
2/3
-
0/0
2
2/0
7 0 3 1 1 0 0 10 13
87-72 18 0%
0/2
0%
0/3
-
0/0
4
2/2
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2
83-71 22 0%
0/1
0%
0/3
-
0/0
2
2/0
2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1
93-95 32 50%
2/4
28.6%
2/7
-
0/0
3
3/0
1 0 2 0 0 2 0 10 3
84-89 19 66.7%
2/3
33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
2
1/1
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 5
98-77 21 25%
1/4
50%
2/4
-
0/0
2
1/1
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10
88-69 32 50%
2/4
33.3%
1/3
100%
1/1
6
6/0
3 3 1 0 0 2 2 8 15
63-90 30 80%
4/5
25%
1/4
100%
7/7
5
5/0
3 3 2 0 0 2 5 18 26
79-90 17 75%
3/4
0%
0/1
-
0/0
3
2/1
3 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 7
94-60 20 66.7%
2/3
100%
2/2
100%
1/1
5
5/0
4 0 3 0 0 3 4 11 17
95-69 15 0%
0/3
0%
0/2
-
0/0
3
2/1
9 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7
82-69 22 50%
2/4
100%
1/1
100%
1/1
3
3/0
1 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 10

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 20:37 52.6%
50/95
27.4%
20/73
92.6%
25/27
2.8
2.4/0.4
2.6 0.5 1.4 0.1 0 1.3 1.3 6.9 7.7 27 »
Regular season 21:26 53.8%
50/93
28.2%
20/71
95.8%
23/24
2.9
2.5/0.4
2.6 0.5 1.4 0.1 0 1.2 1.4 7.3 8.4 25 »
Playoffs 10:30 0%
0/2
0%
0/2
66.7%
2/3
2
2/0
1.5 0 1.5 0 0 2 1 1 -0.5 2 »
Home game 19:42 43.2%
19/44
33.3%
14/42
100%
11/11
2.9
2.4/0.5
2.1 0.5 1.2 0.1 0 1.3 0.9 6.5 6.9 14 »
Away game 21:36 60.8%
31/51
19.4%
6/31
87.5%
14/16
2.7
2.5/0.2
3 0.5 1.5 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.8 7.2 8.7 13 »
Wins 20:33 42.3%
22/52
36.2%
17/47
95%
19/20
3.3
2.8/0.4
2.4 0.6 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.3 1.5 7.1 8.4 16 »
Losses 20:43 65.1%
28/43
11.5%
3/26
85.7%
6/7
2.2
1.9/0.3
2.8 0.4 1.3 0 0 1.4 1.1 6.5 6.7 11 »
Last 5 games 19:12 43.8%
7/16
28.6%
4/14
80%
4/5
2.2
1.8/0.4
3.2 0 1.6 0 0 1.6 1 6 5.2 5 »
September 22:00 50%
2/4
100%
1/1
100%
1/1
3
3/0
1 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 10 1 »
October 17:30 33.3%
2/6
50%
2/4
100%
1/1
4
3.5/0.5
6.5 0.5 2 0 0 2 2.5 5.5 12 2 »
November 23:48 60%
12/20
33.3%
5/15
100%
8/8
3.6
3/0.6
2.8 1.4 1.2 0 0 1.4 1.6 9.4 12.6 5 »
December 20:48 36.4%
4/11
23.5%
4/17
- 2.4
2/0.4
2.2 0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 0 4 2.6 5 »
January 30:20 58.3%
14/24
10%
1/10
100%
8/8
3.3
2.7/0.7
2 0.7 1.3 0.3 0 1.7 3.7 13 13.7 3 »
February 19:15 61.5%
8/13
27.3%
3/11
75%
3/4
3.5
3.5/0
1.8 0.8 1.5 0 0 1.3 1.3 7 8 4 »
March 6:30 100%
1/1
0%
0/1
- 0
0/0
0.5 0 0.5 0 0 0.5 0 1 0 2 »
April 19:12 43.8%
7/16
28.6%
4/14
80%
4/5
2.2
1.8/0.4
3.2 0 1.6 0 0 1.6 1 6 5.2 5 »
Versus AX Armani Exchange Milan 9:00 0%
0/2
0%
0/2
66.7%
2/3
1.3
1.3/0
1.3 0 1 0 0 1.3 0.7 0.7 0 3 »
Versus Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 18:00 80%
4/5
0%
0/3
- 1.5
1.5/0
4 0 2 0.5 0 1 0.5 4 5.5 2 »
Versus FC Bayern Munich 23:00 33.3%
2/6
37.5%
3/8
- 2.5
2/0.5
2 0 1 0 0 1 0.5 6.5 5 2 »
Versus AS Monaco 21:00 25%
1/4
50%
2/4
- 2
1/1
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 1 »
Versus Zenit St Petersburg 26:00 78.6%
11/14
0%
0/4
100%
1/1
3
2.5/0.5
2.5 1 1.5 0 0 2 3 11.5 14 2 »
Versus Real Madrid 14:30 60%
3/5
50%
1/2
100%
1/1
1.5
1.5/0
0.5 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 4.5 2 »
Versus CSKA Moscow 21:00 0%
0/2
50%
1/2
50%
1/2
5
5/0
1 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 8 1 »
Versus Maccabi Tel Aviv 19:00 50%
3/6
33.3%
2/6
- 2
2/0
4 0 2 0.5 0.5 0 0 6 6.5 2 »
Versus FC Barcelona 29:30 63.6%
7/11
20%
2/10
100%
2/2
2.5
2/0.5
1 0.5 2.5 0 0 1 0.5 11 6 2 »
Versus Olympiacos Piraeus 24:30 66.7%
6/9
16.7%
1/6
100%
1/1
4
4/0
2.5 1.5 0.5 0 0 2.5 1 8 10 2 »
Versus Zalgiris Kaunas 20:00 66.7%
2/3
100%
2/2
100%
1/1
5
5/0
4 0 3 0 0 3 4 11 17 1 »
Versus LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 25:00 75%
3/4
66.7%
2/3
100%
2/2
5
5/0
3 3 3 0 0 2 1 14 19 1 »
Versus Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 18:00 0%
0/2
0%
0/3
- 4
2/2
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 1 »
Versus Fenerbahce Istanbul 19:00 66.7%
2/3
33.3%
1/3
- 2
1/1
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 5 1 »
Versus ALBA Berlin 26:30 55.6%
5/9
22.2%
2/9
100%
9/9
3.5
3/0.5
3 1.5 1 0 0 1.5 3 12.5 15.5 2 »
Versus Panathinaikos Athens 22:00 10%
1/10
16.7%
1/6
100%
5/5
4
3/1
6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 2 2.5 5 9 2 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Croatia 21:40 60%
15/25
37.5%
6/16
83.3%
5/6
3.8
3.3/0.5
3 1.2 2 0.5 - 1.8 - 8.8 10 6 »
Regular season 22:00 55%
11/20
42.9%
6/14
100%
2/2
4.2
3.6/0.6
2.8 0.8 2.4 0.4 - 1.6 - 8.4 9.2 5 »
Playoffs 20:00 80%
4/5
0%
0/2
75%
3/4
2
2/0
4 3 0 1 - 3 - 11 14 1 »
Home game 25:00 50%
9/18
60%
6/10
100%
2/2
5.3
4.7/0.7
2.7 0.3 3.7 0.3 - 2 - 12.7 11.3 3 »
Away game 18:20 85.7%
6/7
0%
0/6
75%
3/4
2.3
2/0.3
3.3 2 0.3 0.7 - 1.7 - 5 8.7 3 »
Wins 20:00 41.7%
5/12
50%
4/8
- 4.3
4/0.3
2.7 0.7 2.7 0.7 - 1.7 - 7.3 7.7 3 »
Losses 23:20 76.9%
10/13
25%
2/8
83.3%
5/6
3.3
2.7/0.7
3.3 1.7 1.3 0.3 - 2 - 10.3 12.3 3 »
Last 5 games 20:48 55.6%
10/18
33.3%
4/12
75%
3/4
3.6
3.2/0.4
3 1.4 1.6 0.6 - 1.8 - 7 8.8 5 »
September 21:40 60%
15/25
37.5%
6/16
83.3%
5/6
3.8
3.3/0.5
3 1.2 2 0.5 - 1.8 - 8.8 10 6 »
Versus Estonia 28:00 50%
3/6
33.3%
1/3
- 5
4/1
2 1 4 1 - 2 - 9 7 1 »
Versus Ukraine 21:00 20%
1/5
100%
3/3
- 6
6/0
3 0 3 0 - 2 - 11 11 1 »
Versus Great Britain 11:00 100%
1/1
0%
0/2
- 2
2/0
3 1 1 1 - 1 - 2 5 1 »
Versus Italy 24:00 100%
1/1
0%
0/2
- 3
2/1
3 2 0 0 - 1 - 2 7 1 »
Versus Greece 26:00 71.4%
5/7
50%
2/4
100%
2/2
5
4/1
3 0 4 0 - 2 - 18 16 1 »
Versus Finland 20:00 80%
4/5
0%
0/2
75%
3/4
2
2/0
4 3 0 1 - 3 - 11 14 1 »
Height:
197 cm
Weight:
95 kg
Age:
39 yo (1985-06-24)
Birth place:
Zagreb, Croatia
Height:
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Weight:
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Age:
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Birth place:
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Citizenship:
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