Nedim Buza
{{short description|Bosnian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Nedim Buza
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 210
| league = Bosnian League
| team = Spars Ilidža
| number = 14
| position = Small forward
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|5|10}}
| birth_place = Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
| draft_year = 2017
| career_start = 2011
| career_end =
| years1 = 2011–2015
| team1 = Spars
| years2 = 2011–2013
| team2 = →Spars II
| years3 = 2015–2019
| team3 = Oostende
| years4 = 2019–2021
| team4 = Spars
| years5 = 2021
| team5 =Čelik Zenica
| years6 = 2021–present
| team6 =Spars
| awards = *2× Belgian League champion (2016, 2017)
- 2× Belgian Cup winner (2016, 2017)
- Bosnian Cup winner (2020)
}}
Nedim Buza (born May 10, 1995) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Spars Ilidža of the Bosnian League. Standing at {{height|m=2.03}}, he plays at the small forward position.
Professional career
Buza started his career with Spars Sarajevo. On April 24, 2015, he announced that he would enter the 2015 NBA draft.{{cite web|title=Nedim Buza will enter the 2015 NBA Draft|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/usa/nba/159396/nedim-buza-will-enter-the-2015-nba-draft.html|website=Sportando.com|accessdate=26 April 2015}}
At the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit, Buza participated for the World Select Team (against the USA Select Team), and recorded 6 points.{{cite news|title=2015 Nike Hoop Summit Final Recap|url=http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2015-Nike-Hoop-Summit-Final-Recap-4898|website=Draftexpress.com|accessdate=27 June 2015}}
On June 6, 2015, he signed with Belgian team Telenet Oostende.{{cite news|title=Telenet Oostende signs Nedim Buza, re-signs Dominique Archie|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/163008/telenet-oostende-signs-nedim-buza-re-signs-dominique-archie.html|accessdate=5 June 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=5 June 2015}}
On August 26, 2019, Buza signed for Spars Ilidža.{{cite web |title=Nedim Buza joins Spars |url=https://druga.aba-liga.com/news.php?id=42202 |website=druga.aba-liga.com |accessdate=30 August 2019}}
Awards and accomplishments
=Club=
;Oostende
- 2x Belgian League (2016, 2017)
- 2x Belgian Basketball Cup (2016, 2017)
=Bosnian national team=
;Junior national team
- 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B: {{gold medal}}
=Individual=
- 2013 Nike International Junior Tournament: All-Tournament Team
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Nedim-Buza-46607/ Nedim Buza] at draftexpress.com
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Nedim_Buza/226153 Nedim Buza] at eurobasket.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150809035257/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6053704/playerview.html Nedim Buža] at fiba.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buza, Nedim}}
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players
Category:21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen