Aleksa Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Алекса Николић; born March 31, 1995), is a Serbian professional

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player for

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of the

Lietuvos krepšinio lyga Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) (''English'': Lithuanian Basketball League), also known as Betsafe LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional men's club basketball league in Lithuania. It is composed of 12 teams, and it is a member o ...

. He played

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for the

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College career

Nikolić played for the

of the

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(

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) from 2014 to 2017. Nikolić appeared in all 32 games, including 25 starts in the 2014–15 season. He averaged 5.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game during the regular season. In 2015–16 season, he appeared in the first two games of the year before suffering a season-ending injury at Morehead State on November 24, 2015, which required facial surgery. Nikolić appeared in all 25 games, including 3 starts in the 2016–17 season.

Professional career

In September 2018, he joined FMP of the

Basketball League of Serbia The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...

. In January 2019, he signed for

Zlatibor Zlatibor ( sr-cyr, Златибoр ) is a mountainous region situated in the western part of Serbia. Among the most popular places in Serbia for tourism, Zlatibor's main attractions include health tourism, skiing, and hiking and the longest p ...

References

External links

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Player Profile
at realgm.com
Player Profile
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