Aleksej Nikolić (born February 21, 1995) is a Slovenian professional

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player for

Cedevita Olimpija Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA League and the Premier A Slovenian Bask ...

of the Slovenian Basketball League and

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. He is a 1.91 m tall

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Professional career

In November 2011 he joined OKK Spars, and previously played for Zlatorog Laško and Postojna. On February 25, 2013, he signed a four-year contract with OKK Spars. After rumors in early June, Nikolic had signed officially on July 7, 2015, with German champions

Brose Bamberg Bamberg Baskets is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia/North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup six times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketball ...

for four years. He also plays their for farm team Bike-Café Messingschlager Baunach in the second-tier

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league. He was an early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, but later removed his name from the list. On July 10, 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Partizan. On August 9, 2019, he has signed one more year deal with Partizan, then he was loaned to

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of the

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(LBA). On May 10, 2020, his loan expired and he returned to Partizan. On July 27, 2021, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...

. On October 14, 2022, he signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian

(LBA). On December 8, 2022, he signed with Germani Brescia of the Italian

(LBA). On May 11, 2022, he signed with CB Gran Canaria of the Spanish

until the end of the season. In July 2023, he signed a one-year contract with

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

of the French

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. On June 12, 2024 he signed a two-year contract with KK Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and

Slovenian national team

Nikolić played for Slovenia U-16, U-18 and U-20 national team. As a member of the senior men's

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, Nikolić competed at the FIBA World Cup 2014. He played three games, including the one against the USA.

Personal

Nikolić is of

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origin. Aleksej is the son of David (originally from

Leskovac Leskovac ( sr-Cyrl, Лесковац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Jablanica District in Southern Serbia (Geographical Region), southern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a p ...

)Словенац Алексеј Николић нови кошаркаш Партизана, парафирао трогодишњи уговор
/ref> and Jana Nikolić. His father was a basketball player, played for Postojna, and was an assistant coach of Slovenian senior national team from 2004 to 2006. His brother Mitja is also a pro basketball player.

References

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