Nikola Tanasković

Nikola Tanasković
Tanasković with Igokea in 2022
No. 24 – Budućnost VOLI
PositionPower forward
LeagueMontenegrin League
ABA League
Personal information
Born (1997-10-21) October 21, 1997 (age 27)
Smederevska Palanka, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2019Partizan
2017–2018→ Spartak Subotica
2018–2019→ Mladost Zemun
2019→ OKK Beograd
2019–2020Mega Bemax
2020–2021Borac Banja Luka
2021–2023Igokea
2023Río Breogán
2023Igokea
2023–presentBudućnost
Career highlights and awards

Nikola Tanasković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Танасковић, born 21 October 1997) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Budućnost VOLI of the Prva A Liga and the Adriatic League.

Professional career

In December 2015, 18-year-old Tanasković signed his first professional contract with Partizan Belgrade.[1] On 17 February 2017, Tanasković made his debut for Partizan in Radivoj Korać Cup against Dunav, he recorded 10 points and 11 rebounds.[2][3]

On June 10, 2019, Tanasković signed for Mega Bemax.[4]

In September 2020, he signed for the Bosnian team Borac Banja Luka.[5]

In June 2021, Tanasković he signed a two-year contract with Igokea.[6]

On March 26, 2023, he signed with Rio Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.[7]

He returned to Igokea in August of the same year.

In December 23, 2023, he signed with Budućnost VOLI of the Montenegrin Prva A Liga and the Adriatic League.

Career achievements and awards

Personal life

His younger brother Dušan is a basketball player who currently plays for MZT Skopje.

References

  1. ^ "U jednom danu tri potpisa u Partizanu" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Dunav presušio, Partizan u polufinalu, Andrić kao iz puške! Ozbiljna uloga i dabl-dabl nadarenog Tanaskovića" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Konačno produkt Partizanove škole - Nikola Tanasković!" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. ^ "PONIKAO U PARTIZANU, SADA ĆE IGRATI KOD MILOJEVIĆA Mega Bemaks dovela prvo pojačanje za novu sezonu". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Bivši centar Partizana prešao u Borac". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Bivši igrač Partizana i Mege u Igokei: Tanasković potpisao na dve godine". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ Skerletic, Dario (March 26, 2023). "Nikola Tanaskovic joins Rio Breogan". Sportando. Retrieved March 28, 2023.