Mitja Nikolić

Mitja Nikolić
Basket Ravenna Piero Manett
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Personal information
Born (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 33)
Postojna, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2006–2007Geoplin Slovan
2007–2008Union Olimpija
2008–2009Geoplin Slovan
2009–2013Zlatorog Laško
2013–2014Rogaška
2014–2015USK Praha
2015–2016Union Olimpija
2016–2017Fortitudo Bologna
2017Novipiù Casale Monferrato
2017–2018Rogaška
2018Helios Suns
2018–2019Remer Treviglio
2020Roseto Sharks
2020–2021Remer Treviglio
2021Scaligera Basket Verona
2021–2022Urania Milano
2022–2023Derthona Basket
2023–presentRavenna

Mitja Nikolić Smrdelj (born 24 February 1991) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Basket Ravenna Piero Manetti. He also represented the Slovenian national basketball team between 2014 and 2017.

He is 2.00 m tall and plays the position small forward.

Nikolić spent the 2020-21 season with Remer Treviglio of the Serie A2. He averaged 13.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. On September 24, 2021, Nikolić signed with Scaligera Basket Verona.[1]

Nikolić signed in summer 2022 with Serie A team Derthona Basket. He didn't break to first team - played 5 games, scored nothing and had 6 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal.[2]

Personal life/Family

Nikolić's father was a basketball player who played for KD-Postojna, a professional Slovenian team located in the city of Postojna. His father was also an assistant coach of the Slovenian national basketball team from 2004 to 2006. His younger brother, Aleksej Nikolić, plays for KK Partizan.

International career

He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth finals.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Verona adds Nikolic to their roster". Eurobasket. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Slovenia make last cut before Zagreb trip". Eurobasket 2015. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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