Nikola Tanasković ( sr-cyr, Никола Танасковић, born 21 October 1997) is a Serbian professional

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player for Budućnost VOLI of the

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and the

Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the top-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, ...

Professional career

In December 2015, 18-year-old Tanasković signed his first professional contract with

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, lin ...

. On 17 February 2017, Tanasković made his debut for Partizan in

Radivoj Korać Cup The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Куп Радивоја Кораћа, Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after Serbian basketball legend and ...

against Dunav, he recorded 10 points and 11 rebounds. On June 10, 2019, Tanasković signed for Mega Bemax. In September 2020, he signed for the Bosnian team Borac Banja Luka. In June 2021, Tanasković he signed a two-year contract with Igokea. On March 26, 2023, he signed with Rio Breogán of the Spanish

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. He returned to Igokea in August of the same year. In December 23, 2023, he signed with Budućnost VOLI of the Montenegrin

and the

Career achievements and awards

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије / Kup Srbije), also known as Mozzart Serbian Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. ...

winner: 1 (with Partizan NIS: 2017–18) * Bosnian Cup winner: 1 (with Igokea: 2021–22)

Personal life

His younger brother

Dušan Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Душан) is a Slavic names, Slavic given name primarily used in the former Yugoslavia and the former Czechoslovakia. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duša'' "soul". Occurrence In Serbia, it was the 29th most po ...

is a basketball player who currently plays for MZT Skopje.

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Nikola Tanasković
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaskovic, Nikola 1997 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players KK Igokea players KK Mladost Zemun players KK Partizan players KK Spartak Subotica players OKK Beograd players OKK Borac players Sportspeople from Smederevska Palanka Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian men's basketball players Small forwards 21st-century Serbian sportsmen