| Marko Simonović | |
| Position: | Center / Power forward |
| Height Ft: | 7 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 240 |
| League: | Basketbol Süper Ligi EuroCup |
| Team: | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
| Number: | 19 |
| Birth Date: | 1999 10, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kolašin, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality: | Montenegrin |
| Draft Year: | 2020 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 44 |
| Draft Team: | Chicago Bulls |
| Career Start: | 2017 |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Team1: | Mens Sana Siena |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Team2: | Petrol Olimpija |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Team3: | → Roseto Sharks |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Team4: | Mega Basket |
| Years5: | – |
| Team5: | Chicago Bulls |
| Years6: | 2021–2023 |
| Team6: | → Windy City Bulls |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Team7: | Crvena zvezda |
| Years8: | 2024 |
| Team8: | → Beşiktaş |
| Years9: | 2024–present |
| Team9: | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
Marko Simonović (Serbian: Марко Симоновић; born October 15, 1999) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and EuroCup.
Simonović started playing professional basketball for Italian lower-league club PMS Moncalieri in 2015. In July 2017, Simonović signed a contract for Mens Sana Siena.[1]
On June 19, 2018, Simonović signed a multi-year contract for Petrol Olimpija.[2]
On July 19, 2019, Simonović was loaned out to Mega Bemax for two years.[3]
Simonovic averaged 16.8 points per game on 51% shooting from the field on 11.5 attempts per game, 31% from three on 2.5 attempts per game, 80% from the free throw line on 5.2 attempts per game, eight rebounds, 3.5 offensive rebounds, 1.2 assists, one steal, 1.2 blocks, 2.2 turnovers and 3.8 personal fouls per game in a starting role where he played 29.7 minutes a game in a total of 24 games in all competitions.[4]
On 18 November 2020, Simonović was selected with the 44th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.[5] In August 2021, Simonović joined the Chicago Bulls for the NBA Summer League.[6] [7] On 9 August, he made his debut in the Summer League in a 94–77 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans in which he posted 13 points and 5 rebounds in 15 minutes.[8] [9] On August 18, 2021, Simonović officially signed a three-year contract with the Bulls.[10] [11] On 22 November, Simonović made his NBA debut in a 109–77 loss to the Indiana Pacers in which he posted one point and one rebound in 7 minutes.[12]
In July 2022, Simonović joined the Bulls for the 2022 NBA Summer League.[13] He was later named to the All-NBA Summer League Second Team.[14]
On 6 July 2023, Simonović was waived by the Bulls.[15]
On 8 July 2023, Simonović signed with Serbian powerhouse Crvena zvezda.[16]
On January 3, 2024, he was loaned to Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[17]
On June 15, 2024, he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[18]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago| 9 || 0 || 3.9 || .267 || .200 || .727 || 1.1 || .0 || .1 || .1 || 1.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago| 7 || 0 || 2.9 || .286 || .250 || .500 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 16 || 0 || 3.4 || .273 || .222 || .692 || .8 || .0 || .1 || .1 || 1.4
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda| 11 || 3 || 7.5 || .419 || .182 || .750 || 1.5 || .1 || .5 || || 2.8 || 1.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 11 || 3 || 7.5 || .419 || .182 || .750 || 1.5 || .1 || .5 || || 2.8 || 1.2