Nikolina Knežević (basketball) explained

Nikolina Knežević
Team:BK Žabiny Brno
Position:Point guard
League:Czech Women's Basketball League
Birth Date:16 February 1995
Birth Place:Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height Cm:177
Draft Year:2015
Draft Round:not drafted
Draft Pick:-
Draft Team:-
Draft League:WNBA
Years1:-
Team1:ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo
Years2:2020
Team2:ŽKK Budućnost Bemax
Years3:2021
Team3:BC Prometey
Years4:2022
Team4:İzmit Belediyespor
Years5:2022-2023
Team5:BK Žabiny Brno

Nikolina Knežević, née Babić, (16 February 1995) is a tall Bosnian basketball player, playing as point guard. She plays for BK Žabiny Brno. She is a member of the women's basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

She spent the first three years of her career in ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo from Sarajevo, and where she won her first professional title. After that she continued her career abroad, playing first for Montenegrin first tier club ŽKK Budućnost Bemax, then, she moved to Ukraine where she played for BC Prometey, and then to the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League where she played for İzmit Belediyespor. Recently, she moved to the Czech Women's Basketball League, where she signed for BK Žabiny Brno, the club which holds record fourteen Czech championship titles.[5] [2]

Honours

Nikolina won title with ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo.[5]

Personal life

Nikolina Babić recently married and took her husband's surname Knežević.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nikolina Knežević - FIBA.basketball . 21 September 2022 . FIBA.basketball .
  2. Web site: Nikolina Babic Player Profile, Basket Zabiny Brno, News, Stats - Eurobasket - Eurobasket . Eurobasket LLC . 21 September 2022.
  3. News: Jones se priključila reprezentaciji BiH, selektor Lojo odredio 12 Zmajica za Svjetsko prvenstvo Basket . 21 September 2022 . 20 September 2022 . bs-BA.
  4. Web site: Jonquel Jones stigla - selektor izabrao 12 kosarkasica . klix.ba . 21 September 2022 . bs-BA . 20 September 2022.
  5. News: Žabiny posilují z Balkánu ŽBL.BASKETBALL . 21 September 2022 . zbl.basketball . CZ.BASKETBALL & eSports.cz . 11 July 2022 . cs.