Nikola Mišković

Nikola Mišković
Pelister
PositionPower forward
LeagueMacedonian League
Personal information
Born (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25)
Toruń, Poland
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight101 kg (223 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2021Mega Basket
2018→ Beovuk 72
2021Arka Gdynia
2021–2022Podgorica
2022Apollon Patras
2023Hestia Menorca
2023–2024BC Irkut Irkutsk
2024–presentPelister
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Slovakia U18 Team

Nikola Mišković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Мишковић; born 25 January 1999) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Pelister of the Macedonian League.

Early life

Mišković was born in Poland, as his father Dejan Mišković was playing for AZS UMK Toruń of the Polish Basketball League. Also, his father played for the Crvena zvezda and many other teams around Europe.

Mišković played the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournaments for the Mega Leks U18 (2015–2017).[1] On April 17, 2015, he participated at 2015 Jordan Brand Classic International Game in Brooklyn, New York.[2]

Professional career

On 30 January 2017, Mišković signed the first professional contract with the Mega Bemax.[3] In February 2018, he was loaned to Beovuk 72 for the 2017–18 Serbian League season. On February 20, he made his debut for Beovuk 72 in a game against Borac Čačak.[4] He made his Adriatic League debut on March 5, 2018 in a game against Zadar.[5] He left Mega in August 2021.

On September 21, 2021, Mišković signed with Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League.[6] In November 2021, he moved to Montenegrin club Podgorica.[7]

On September 5, 2022, Mišković signed with Greek club Apollon Patras. On December 5 of the same year, he parted ways with the team.

National team career

Mišković was a member of the Serbian U-18 national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 12.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.[8] He was instrumental in the gold-medal game with a game-high 23 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists, as Serbia defeated Spain 74–62 after an excellent second-half performance. At the tournament's end, he picked up the Most Valuable Player award and got selected to All-Tournament Team.[9] Also, he participated at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[10]

Mišković was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that finished 15th at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 7.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.[11]

Career achievements and awards

Serbian national team

Individual

Personal life

Mišković has a younger brother who is also a basketball player. Novak (born 2001) also grew up with the Mega Basket youth system.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Nikola Miskovic Profile". euroleague.net. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ "2015 Jordan Brand International Team" (PDF). jordanbrandclassic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Nikola Mišković potpisao profesionalni ugovor sa Mega Leksom". blic.rs. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Utakmica: KK Beovuk 72 76 - 89 KK Borac". kls.rs. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Zadar Zadar 95 : 91 Mega Bemax Sremska Mitrovica". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (September 21, 2021). "Asseco Arka Gdynia signs Nikola Miskovic". Sportando. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Veliko pojačanje za Podgoricu, stigao Nikola Mišković". sportklub.rs. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Nikola MISKOVIC Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Miskovic picks up MVP honors to head All-Star Five". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Miskovic Player Profile at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  12. ^ "ŠESTORKA Megini klinci: Biće još medalja". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 September 2017.