Nikola Radovanović ( sr-cyr, Никола Радовановић, born 13 March 2003) is a Serbian professional

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player for

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...

of the

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, on a loan to Mladost Zemun 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 ...

(KLS).

Early career

Radovanović started to play basketball in his hometown team Velež. In 2015, he joined Budućnost from

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. 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

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, Serbia joining the

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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 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

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, 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

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, making his EuroCup debut without a record. In September 2021, he joined

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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

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, Italy. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 15.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

References

External links

Profile
at serbiahoop.com
Profile
at ABA League
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at

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