Nikola Mišković
No. 8 – Podgorica | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward / Power forward | |||||||||||||
League | ABA League Prva A Liga | |||||||||||||
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Born | Toruń, Poland | 25 January 1999|||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | |||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2021 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Mega Basket | |||||||||||||
2018 | →Beovuk 72 | |||||||||||||
2021 | Arka Gdynia | |||||||||||||
2021–present | Podgorica | |||||||||||||
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Nikola Mišković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Мишковић; born 25 January 1999) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Podgorica of the Prva A Liga and the ABA League Second Division.
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 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 signed for Podgorica.[7]
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[]
- 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:
Gold
Individual[]
- FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship MVP – 2017
- FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship All-Tournament Team – 2017
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[]
- ^ "Nikola Miskovic Profile". euroleague.net. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "2015 Jordan Brand International Team" (PDF). jordanbrandclassic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Nikola Mišković potpisao profesionalni ugovor sa Mega Leksom". blic.rs. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Utakmica: KK Beovuk 72 76 - 89 KK Borac". kls.rs. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Zadar Zadar 95 : 91 Mega Bemax Sremska Mitrovica". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Asseco Arka Gdynia signs Nikola Miskovic". Sportando. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Veliko pojačanje za Podgoricu, stigao Nikola Mišković". sportklub.rs. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Nikola MISKOVIC Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Miskovic picks up MVP honors to head All-Star Five". FIBA.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Miskovic Player Profile at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "ŠESTORKA Megini klinci: Biće još medalja". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- Asseco Gdynia players
- Basketball League of Serbia players
- KK Beovuk 72 players
- KK Mega Basket players
- KK Podgorica players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Montenegro
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Poland
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Toruń