Robert Rikić (born 29 April 1990) is a Croatian professional

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player who plays for

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of the

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and Croatian League. Standing at 2.19 m, he plays at the

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position.

Career

Rikić started practicing basketball as a 16-year-old, after already becoming an under-16 national

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player for

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. After initially working individually with Široki's youth coaches, his first youth club was

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, where he stayed for a year before moving to

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. In August 2014 he moved to

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. During the first few years of his career, Rikić was also an under-18 national team member for Croatia. Rikić spent the 2019-20 season with Sloboda Tuzla, averaging 13.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game in ABA league play. On October 17, 2020, Rikic signed with

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of the Czech National Basketball League.

References

External links

Profile
at aba-liga.com

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