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

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player who last played for Juventus Utena of the

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(LKL). He played

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for the

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. Standing , he can play both

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positions, as well as

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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

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on November 24, 2015, which required facial surgery. Nikolić appeared in all 25 games, including 3 starts in the 2016–17 season.

Professional career

Nikolić began his professional career by signing with Russian club Spartak Saint Petersburg on 2 October 2017. Nikolić parted ways with the team on 12 December after appearing in 13 games, in which he averaged 8.5 points per contest. Nikolić spent the 2017–18 season playing for Ilirija of the Slovenian Premier League (SKL). In September 2018, he joined FMP of the

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. In January 2019, he signed for

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. On 30 June 2019, Nikolić signed with the

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of the

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. On 5 January 2020, Nikolić signed with

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for the rest of the 2019–20 season. On July 10, 2020, he re-signed with the team for an additional season. On 31 July 2021, Nikolić signed with Rakvere Tarvas of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. On 10 August 2022, Nikolić signed a three-year (1+1+1) deal with Juventus Utena of the

(LKL). During the preseason, Nikolić suffered a calf muscle injury which sidelined him until January 2023. On 1 June 2023, he parted ways with the club.

References

External links

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Player Profile
at realgm.com
Player Profile
at aba-liga.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolić, Aleksa 1995 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players BC Juventus players BC Rakvere Tarvas players BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players KD Ilirija players KK FMP players KK Zlatibor players KK Vojvodina players Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball players Point guards Serbian expatriate basketball people in Austria Serbian expatriate basketball people in Estonia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia Serbian expatriate basketball people in the United States Serbian men's basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards 21st-century Serbian sportsmen