Battlers Land Big Man Simun Kovac

The Alderson Broaddus men's basketball team last night landed 6'7"/215 pound big man Simun Kovac. He played basketball this past season for Scotland Performance Institute located in Scotland, PA. Battler Beat has posted a video below from SPI that shows highlights of Kovac's game. The video shows a highly-skilled big man with good basketball instincts. He definitely can step out from beyond the arc and hit the three-point shot. He has a quick catch-and-release on his outside jumper for a player with his size. It is almost like that of a quality two-guard. He also shows a very aggressive player who has better agility than most eastern European players at this level. He has the ability to take the ball off the dribble and pull up for the mid-range jumper. He also bodies up when looking for the defensive rebound.

In late March, Kovac participated in the Hagerstown Roundball Classic day-long all-star event. Kovac played for the Piedmont All Star team that day as they took on the Maryland All Stars. Kovac finished the game with 14 points and 5 rebounds in 22 minutes of work. He shot five of seven from the floor and four of five from the charity stripe. We covered that event and came away impressed with his aggressiveness, agility and overall skill set for a young man with that size. The Alderson Broaddus coaching staff was represented at that event by assistant coach Duncan Williams. Scotland Performance Institute has several players that have already signed with Division I and Division II schools for basketball. Kovac practiced daily with those players which improved his game and will have him immediately ready for the next level of play.