Nikola Mišković Explained

Nikola Mišković
Position:Power forward
Height M:2.09
Weight Kg:101
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:25 January 1999
Birth Place:Toruń, Poland
Nationality:Serbian
Draft Year:2021
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2021
Team1:Mega Basket
Years2:2018
Team2:Beovuk 72
Years3:2021
Team3:Arka Gdynia
Years4:2021–2022
Team4:Podgorica
Years5:2022
Team5:Apollon Patras
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Nikola Mišković (Serbian: Никола Мишковић; born 25 January 1999) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.

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 his 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 moved to Montenegrin club Podgorica.[7]

On September 5, 2022, Mišković signed with Greek club Apollon Patras. On December 5 of the same year, he parted ways with the team.

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

Individual

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nikola Miskovic Profile. euroleague.net. 12 August 2017.
  2. Web site: 2015 Jordan Brand International Team. jordanbrandclassic.com. 12 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Nikola Mišković potpisao profesionalni ugovor sa Mega Leksom. blic.rs. 12 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Utakmica: KK Beovuk 72 76 - 89 KK Borac. kls.rs. 24 February 2018.
  5. Web site: Zadar Zadar 95 : 91 Mega Bemax Sremska Mitrovica. aba-liga.com. 20 March 2018.
  6. News: Asseco Arka Gdynia signs Nikola Miskovic . Sportando . September 21, 2021 . September 21, 2021 . Carchia . Emiliano .
  7. Web site: Veliko pojačanje za Podgoricu, stigao Nikola Mišković . sportklub.rs . 19 November 2021 . 31 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Nikola MISKOVIC Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801054822/http://www.fiba.com/europe/u18/2017/Nikola-Miskovic. live. August 1, 2017. FIBA.com. 12 August 2017.
  9. Web site: Miskovic picks up MVP honors to head All-Star Five. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810160855/http://www.fiba.com/europe/u18/2017/news/-miskovic-picks-up-mvp-honors-to-head-all-star-five. live. August 10, 2017. FIBA.com. 12 August 2017.
  10. Web site: Miskovic Player Profile at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220091742/http://www.fiba.com/europe/u18/2016/Nikola-MISKOVIC. live. December 20, 2016. FIBA.com. 12 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship . fiba.basketball . 21 July 2019.
  12. Web site: ŠESTORKA Megini klinci: Biće još medalja. sport.blic.rs. 8 September 2017. sr.