Kiril Nikolovski Explained

Kiril Nikolovski
Position:Center
Height M:2.10
Nationality:Macedonian
Birth Place:Skopje, Macedonia
Career Start:2004
Years1:2004–2008
Team1:MZT Skopje
Years2:2008–2010
Team2:Vardar Osiguruvanje
Years3:2010–2011
Team3:MZT Skopje
Years4:2011–2012
Team4:Feni Industries
Years5:2012–2015
Team5:MZT Skopje
Years6:2015–2017
Team6:Feni Industries
Years7:2017
Team7:Karpoš Sokoli
Years8:2017–2021
Team8:Rabotnički
Years9:2021
Team9:Kožuv
Years10:2021–2022
Team10:EuroNickel 2005
Highlights:
  • 4x Macedonian League champion (2013, 2014, 2015, 2018)
  • Top Rebounder (8.7) of the Superleague Competition (2011)
  • Eurobasket.com All-Macedonian League 2nd Team (2011)

Kiril Nikolovski (Macedonian: Кирил Николовски; born 9 June 1988) is a Macedonian professional basketball player born in Skopje.He is a former member of the Macedonian national basketball team.

Pro career

Nikolovski started his pro career with Macedonian Team MZT Skopje in 2007.

Kiril is considered to be a versatile big man because of his dominating stature of 2.1m (06.9feet). His comfortable position is at center, however, he is capable of playing as a power forward due to his upside and talent.

On 28 June 2017, he signed with Karpoš Sokoli.[1]

On 21 November 2017, he signed with Rabotnički.[2] [3]

Macedonian national team

Nikolovski has also been a member of the Macedonian national basketball team since 2004, when he represented Macedonia at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He has competed with the team at all FIBA levels of U16, U18, U20, even the Senior team.[4] He had helped Macedonia qualify to the EuroBasket 2011.[5] Kiril Nikolovski is candidate for the Macedonian national basketball team for the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela.[6] According to the Coach Marjan Lazovski, Nikolovski, along with Aleksandar Kostoski and Bojan Trajkovski are likely to be the newest additions to the Senior team.“There is no need for big transformations of the roster (2011), but I will for certainly include Kiril Nikolovski (center) in the final squad (2012),” he said.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Николовски ќе лета со "соколите". sportmedia.mk. 28 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Работнички има план: Ѓуроски и Николовски "во пакет" во "Градски парк"?. ekipa.mk. 21 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Репрезентативецот Николовски сезоната ќе ја доигра во дресот на Работнички!. 21 November 2017. sport1.mk. 21 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Kiril Nikolovski - 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | FIBA.COM . 2012-05-09 . 2012-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911102918/http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/olym/player/p/eid/6232/pid/49362/rid/sid/6229/tid/2604/profile.html . dead .
  5. Web site: Kiril Nikolovski Player Profile, KK Kozuv AD Gevgelija, News, Stats - Eurobasket.
  6. Web site: FYR of Macedonia squad named for Qualifiers. 27 April 2012.
  7. Web site: MKD – Lazovski: 'Respect for all opponents a must' | FIBA.COM . 2012-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224114747/http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/olym/news/p/eid/6232/nid/51143/sid/6229/article.html . 2013-12-24 . dead .