Mitja Nikolić

Mitja Nikolić
No. 10 Fortitudo Bologna
Position Small forward / Power forward
League Serie A2
Personal information
Born (1991-02-24) February 24, 1991
Postojna, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenian
Listed height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight 97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2006–2007 Geoplin Slovan
2007–2008 Union Olimpija
2008–2009 Geoplin Slovan
2009–2013 Zlatorog Laško
2013–2014 Rogaška
2014–2015 USK Praha
2015–2016 Union Olimpija
2016–present Fortitudo Bologna

Mitja Nikolić Smrdelj (born Februar 24, 1991) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Fortitudo Bologna of the Serie A2. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team. He is a 2.00 m tall small forward.

Personal life

Nikolić father was a basketball player, played for Postojna, and was an assistant coach of Slovenia national basketball team from 2004 to 2006. His younger brother Aleksej plays for Brose Baskets.

International career

He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth finals.[1][2]

References

  1. "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.


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