Nikola Janković (basketball)

This article is about the basketball player. For the football player, see Nikola Janković.
Nikola Janković

Janković with Mega Leks
No. 12 – Union Olimpija
Position Power forward
League ABA League
Slovenian League
Personal information
Born (1994-02-13) February 13, 1994
Vranje, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight 108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2015 Spirou Charleroi
2013–2015 → Verviers-Pepinster
2015–2016 Mega Leks
2016–present Union Olimpija
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Serbia Serbia
U20 European Championship
2014 Greece Team
U19 World Championship
2013 Czech Republic Team
U18 European Championship
2012 Lithuania/Latvia
2011 Poland

Nikola Janković (Serbian: Никола Јанковић, born February 13, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Union Olimpija of the Slovenian League and the ABA League. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays the power forward position.

Professional career

Early years

Janković began training basketball in hometown club Ekonomac. Then he played for the younger categories of FMP Železnik and then Crvena zvezda. After turning 18, in 2012 he refused to sign a professional contract with the club from Belgrade, only to move to Belgium's Spirou Charleroi.[1] Over the season, he averaged 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in his first international season.

Before the 2013–14 season, he moved to Verviers-Pepinster. In the new team he had much bigger role, averaging 11.4 points and 5.7 rebounds over 34 games played.[2] In 2014–15 season, he appeared in just 18 games, averaging 16.1 points and 6.2 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per game.[3] On June 5, 2015, he returned to Spirou Charleroi,[4] only to part ways with the team in late August.[5]

Mega Leks (2015–16)

Following the departure from Spirou Charleroi, he trained with the Serbian team Mega Leks, also playing friendly games with the –team starting with September.[6][7] On September 18, 2015, he signed with Mega Leks.[8] In February 2016, Mega Leks won the first trophy in the club's history, as they won the 2016 Serbian Cup.[9] The 2016–17 season was the most successful season for the club since the founding; they also advanced to the finals of the 2015–16 ABA League, where they lost to Crvena zvezda. Over 29 games played in the ABA League, Janković averaged 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.

Union Olimpija (2016–present)

On August 17, 2016, Janković signed a contract with the Slovenian team Union Olimpija.[10]

Serbian national team

Janković has successfully performed for the younger representative categories. At the Under-18 European Championships he won two medals - a silver in Poland 2011 and bronze in Lithuania/Latvia 2012. In 2013 he was part of the team that came up to silver medal at the Under-19 World Championship. In 2014 he won another bronze medal - this time with the youth team at the Under-20 European Championship. He was named in the All-Tournament ideal five, averaging 15.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.[11][12]

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Lazarević, Aco. "Nikola Janković karijeru nastavlja u Belgiji". mvp.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Nikola Jankovic Stats". realgm.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Nikola Jankovic". scoooreleague.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jankovic, Libert and Gaudoux move to Charleroi". Sportando.com. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Exclusif: le pivot des Spirou de Charleroi Nikola Jankovic file à Mega Leks, en Serbie". lanouvellegazette.be (in French). 27 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Lazarević, Aco (6 September 2015). "Janković sjajan u Bugarskoj". mvp.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mega pobedila Trabzon za finale sa Zvezdom". b92.net (in Serbian). 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Nikola Janković signed with Mega Leks". abaliga.com. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Bojčević, V. (21 February 2016). "ISTORIJA SRPSKE KOŠARKE Mega Leks osvojio Kup Radivoja Koraća!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Union Olimpija Ljubljana signs Nikola Jankovic". Sportando.com. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "OSMAN HEADLINES ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Janković: Cilj je ispunjen, medalja je ponovo naša!". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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