Amar Alibegović


Amar Alibegović is a Bosnian Italian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. He is the son of Teoman Alibegović, a former basketball player too; moreover, due to the Italian formation during his youth, he is considered an "homegrown player" in the Italian championship.

Professional career

In 2018, after four years with the St. John Red Storm in New York, Alibegović signed with Virtus Roma in the Serie A2 Basket. At the end of the season, the team was promoted in LBA. In the 2019–20 LBA season, Alibegović scored more than 10 points and collected almost 7 rebounds per game, however, in March 2020, the season ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic which heavily affected the country.
On 27 May 2020, he signed with Virtus Bologna, one of the most important teams in the league.