Nikola Ivanović

Nikola Ivanović
No. 20 – Budućnost Podgorica
Position Point guard
League Montenegrin League
Adriatic League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born February 19, 1994
Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality Montenegrin
Listed height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
Pro career 2012–present
Career history
2010–2011 Mornar Bar
2011–present Budućnost Podgorica
Career highlights and awards

Nikola Ivanović (Cyrillic: Никола Ивановић; born February 19, 1994) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who currently plays for Budućnost Podgorica. He is 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall point guard.[1]

Early career

Ivanović started his career in local club KK Joker Podgorica. He then played for Mornar Bar during 2010-11 season averaging 10.1 points, 4.5 assists and 3.8 steals per game. While in Mornar he also averaged 11.3 points, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game during 2010–11 BIBL season.[2]

Professional career

Budućnost Podgorica

In 2011, Ivanović transferred to the biggest Montenegrin basketball club, Budućnost Podgorica, signing his first professional contract in February 2012, after he turned 18.[3] In his first season with the team, he averaged 6.9 points, 1.4 assists and 1 steal per game in 16.2 minutes per game played in the 2011-12 ABA League season.

During the 2013-14 season, Ivanović was handed a chance with being the first point guard option for Budućnost due to the injury of the starting point guard, Aleksandar Ćapin. Ivanović took up the opportunity in the late half of the season and had his best showings against Union Olimpija when he scored 28 points, making 8 out of his 11 shots for two points and also adding one three pointer. In the same game he also had 3 assists and 2 steals with an index rating of 31.[4]

In the next game against Szolnoki Olaj he again showed great performance by scoring 27 points, making 4 assists and taking 2 steals. He shot 4 from 7 for two points and made 5 out of 7 three pointers. He had a final index rating of 36.[5]

Montenegrin national team

After going through many youth national teams of Montenegro, Ivanović became standard member of the senior Montenegrin national team. On 18 August, 2012, Ivanović scored an amazing three-pointer buzzer beater from a half court in a match against Serbia.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ DraftExpressProfile: Nikola Ivanović, Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook
  2. ↑ Stats at BeoBasket
  3. ↑ "Nikola Ivanović i Budućnost Voli potpisali profesionalni ugovor" (in Serbian). vijesti.me. February 20, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ "ABA: Ivanović i Vitkovac "presudili" Olimpiji, Budućnost u igri za "fajnal for"" (in Serbian). sportal.rs. February 24, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "IVANOVIĆ PONOVO BLISTAO, SOLNOK PAO U MORAČI!" (in Serbian). kosarka.me. March 1, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Crna Gora trojkom Ivanovića sa pola terena pobedila Srbiju u Areni!" (in Serbian). sport.blic.rs. August 18, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ "YouTube video of Nikola Ivanović's half court three pointer against Serbia".

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