Nikola Radovanović | |
Position: | Small forward |
Height M: | 2.04 |
Weight Kg: | 86 |
League: | Basketball League of Serbia |
Team: | Mladost Zemun |
Birth Date: | 13 March 2003 |
Birth Place: | Nevesinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Nationality: | Serbian / Bosnian |
Career Start: | 2018 |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Team1: | Budućnost Bijeljina |
Years2: | 2020–present |
Team2: | Partizan Belgrade |
Years3: | 2020–2021 |
Team3: | → Slodes |
Years4: | 2021–2022 |
Team4: | → Dunav |
Years5: | 2022–present |
Team5: | → Mladost Zemun |
Nikola Radovanović (Serbian: Никола Радовановић, born 13 March 2003) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Partizan Belgrade of the Adriatic League, on a loan to Mladost Zemun of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS).
Radovanović started to play basketball in his hometown team Velež. In 2015, he joined Budućnost from Bijeljina.[1] As 15-years-old, Radovanović played for Budućnost Bijeljina in the R Srpska First League during the 2018–19 season, averaging 18 points per game.[2] In January 2019, Radovanović moved to Belgrade, Serbia joining the youth system of Partizan NIS.[3] Afterward, Budućnost accused Partizan for "stealing" of their young prospect Radovanović.[4] [5] [6] [7] Radovanović played for the Partizan U19 team in the 2019–20 Junior ABA League on all five games, averaging 14.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.[8] In summer 2020, Radovanović was loaned to Slodes for the 2020–21 Serbian Second League. Over six games, he averaged 3.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.[9]
In February 2021, Radovanović was added to the Partizan NIS roster for the rest of the 2020–21 season. On 27 February, he made his professional debut in a 96–94 loss to Zadar, recording 3 points and two rebounds in 12 minutes of playing time.[10] [11] On 10 March, Radovanović appeared for 12 seconds in a 75–70 loss to Metropolitans 92, making his EuroCup debut without a record.[12] [13] In September 2021, he joined Dunav as a two-affiliate player.[14] In November 2022, he was loaned to Mladost Zemun.[15]
Radovanović was a member of the Serbian under-16 national team that participated at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship in Udine, Italy. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 15.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[16]