Nikola Radovanović ( sr-cyr, Никола Радовановић, born 13 March 2003) is a Serbian professional
basketball player for
Partizan Belgrade of the
Adriatic League, on a loan to
Mladost Zemun of the
Basketball League of Serbia (KLS).
Early career
Radovanović started to play basketball in his hometown team Velež. In 2015, he joined Budućnost from
Bijeljina. As 15-years-old, Radovanović played for Budućnost Bijeljina in the
R Srpska First League during the 2018–19 season, averaging 18 points per game. In January 2019, Radovanović moved to
Belgrade
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, Serbia joining the
youth system of
Partizan NIS. Afterward, Budućnost accused Partizan for "stealing" of their young prospect Radovanović. Radovanović played for the Partizan U19 team in the
2019–20 Junior ABA League
The 2019–20 Junior ABA League was the 3rd season of the Junior ABA League with twelve men's under-19 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia. Teams are the junior selections of the ABA League ...
on all five games, averaging 14.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. In summer 2020, Radovanović was loaned to
Slodes for the
2020–21 Serbian Second League. Over six games, he averaged 3.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
Professional career
In February 2021, Radovanović was added to the
Partizan NIS roster for the rest of the
2020–21 season. On 27 February, he made his professional debut in a 96–94 loss to
Zadar, recording 3 points and two rebounds in 12 minutes of playing time. On 10 March, Radovanović appeared for 12 seconds in a 75–70 loss to
Metropolitans 92, making his
EuroCup debut without a record. In September 2021, he joined
Dunav as a two-affiliate player. In November 2022, he was loaned to
Mladost Zemun.
National team career
Radovanović was a member of the
Serbian under-16 national team that participated at the
2019 FIBA U16 European Championship
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in
Udine, Italy. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 15.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
References
External links
Profileat serbiahoop.com
Profileat ABA League
Profileat
realgm.com
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2003 births
Living people
ABA League players
Basketball League of Serbia players
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players
OKK Dunav players
KK Partizan players
KK Slodes players
Small forwards
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbian men's basketball players
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sportspeople from Nevesinje