Nikola Janković (, born February 13, 1994) is a Serbian former professional

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player. Standing at , he plays the

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position.

Early life and career

Janković began training basketball with the hometown club KK Ekonomac. At age 13, he transferred played to the

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of FMP Železnik and

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Professional career

Belgium

After turning 18, in 2012 he refused to sign a professional contract with the club from Belgrade, only to move to Belgium's

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. Over the season, he averaged 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in his first international season. Before the 2013–14 season, he moved to Verviers-Pepinster. In the new team he had much bigger role, averaging 11.4 points and 5.7 rebounds over 34 games played. In 2014–15 season, he appeared in just 18 games, averaging 16.1 points and 6.2 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per game. On June 5, 2015, he returned to

, only to part ways with the team in late August.

Mega Leks

Following the departure from Spirou Charleroi, he trained with the Serbian team Mega Leks, also playing friendly games with the –team starting with September. On September 18, 2015, he signed with Mega Leks. In February 2016, Mega Leks won the first trophy in the club's history, as they won the 2016 Serbian Cup. The 2015–16 season was the most successful season for the club since founding; they also advanced to the finals of the

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, where they lost to

. Over 29 games played in the ABA League, Janković averaged 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.

Union Olimpija

On August 17, 2016, Janković signed a contract with the Slovenian team

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. On March 16, 2017, he was named the ABA League MVP for the 2016–17 season. He finished the regular season with an index rating of 19.24 per game. Janković averaged 16.6 points, 7.3 rebounds per game and was the fifth best scorer and the fifth best rebounder.

Sakarya BB

On July 10, 2017, Janković signed with Turkish club

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Movistar Estudiantes

On July 6, 2018, Janković signed a 1+1 deal with Movistar Estudiantes of the

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Partizan

On December 31, 2018, Janković signed with Serbian club Partizan for the rest of the 2018–19 season. On June 15, 2020, Janković tested positive for

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Río Breogán

On December 28, 2021, Janković signed with Río Breogán of the

Serbian national team

Janković has successfully performed for the younger representative categories. At the Under-18 European Championships he won two medals - a silver in Poland 2011 and bronze in Lithuania/Latvia 2012. In 2013 he was part of the team that came up to silver medal at the Under-19 World Championship. In 2014 he won another bronze medal - this time with the youth team at the Under-20 European Championship. He was named in the All-Tournament ideal five, averaging 15.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.

Awards and accomplishments

* Under-20 European Championship All-Tournament Team (

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