Ajdin Penava

Ajdin Penava (born March 11, 1997) is a Bosnian basketball player for Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the Belgian Pro Basketball League. He played college basketball for Marshall University in the Conference USA (C-USA). He led NCAA Division I in blocks per game (3.94) in 2017–18.

Ajdin Penava
No. 23 – Belfius Mons-Hainaut
PositionPower forward
LeaguePro Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1997-03-11) March 11, 1997
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalityBosnian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
CollegeMarshall (2015–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020Baskonia
2019–2020→ Baskonia B
2020–presentBelfius Mons-Hainaut
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Penava attended Peta Gimnazija in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

College career

Penava was a bench player during his first two seasons with the Herd. He had his breakout season as a junior when he became a full-time starter. One of his best games came against the Ohio Bobcats where he had 33 points, 15 rebounds, and 9 blocks in a 99–96 win.[1] He would later help lead Marshall to an upset win against Wichita State in the 2018 NCAA Tournament scoring 16 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, and blocking 3 shots.[2] Penava lead the nation in blocks during 2017–18 season and decided to declare for the 2018 NBA draft at season's end. He initially did not sign with an agent, but decided to on April 19, and did not return to Marshall for his senior season.[3]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Marshall 1816.1.387.143.6921.00.20.10.41.9
2016–17 Marshall 351415.5.517.225.7813.90.50.41.06.1
2017–18 Marshall 343429.4.562.340.7538.51.90.94.915.6
Career 874919.0.538.291.7585.11.00.62.19.0

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Professional career

On September 2, 2018, Penava signed a four-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[5] On February 26, 2019, Penava joined to the Baskonia reserve team.[6] On July 6, 2020, Penava signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the Pro Basketball League.[7]

National team career

Penava played for the Bosnian national team during the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Penava averaged 5.6 ppg and 4.8 rpg during the tournament.

References
  1. Final/OT (2017-12-16). "Marshall vs. Ohio box score". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  2. Final (2018-03-16). "Marshall vs. Wichita State box score". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  3. Landon, Chuck (2018-04-19). "Penava Not Returning to Marshall". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  4. "Ajdin Penava stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  5. "ACB.COM - Ajdin Penava completa la plantilla azulgrana". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. "ACB.COM - Ajdin Penava ayudará a Grupo Eleyco Baskonia en la fase de permanencia". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 26 February 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  7. "Ajdin Penava joins Belfius Mons-Hainaut on two-year deal". Sportando. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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