Nikola Rakićević

Nikola Rakićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Ракићевић; born January 14, 1997) is a Serbian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Buffalo Bulls.

Nikola Rakićević
Personal information
Born (1997-01-14) January 14, 1997
Smederevska Palanka, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
CollegeBuffalo (2015–2017)
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
2014 UAEU17 Team
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
2013 UkraineU16 Team

Early life

Rakićević played basketball for the youth teams of Crvena zvezda from 2012 to 2015. He was a member of the Crvena zvezda U18 team that won the 2014 Euroleague Next Generation Tournament.[1] In February 2015, Rakićević participated at the NBA All-Star Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in New York City, NY.[2]

College career

As a freshman, Rakićević appeared in 20 games at the State University of New York at Buffalo in their 2015–16 season. On November 13, 2015, he recorded a career-best seven rebounds in the season opener against Pitt-Bradford. On December 29, he scored a career-high 14 points and added five rebounds against Delaware.[3]

As a sophomore, Rakićević appeared in 21 games in the Bulls' 2016–17 season before missing the final three games and the conference tournament due to a season-ending injury. He made three starts on the year and tied his career high with 14 points at Kent State as he went 6-of-11 from the floor. He had eight points against Ohio and scored four points in seven of his 21 games. He averaged 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.[4]

Rakićević wasn't in the Bulls rosters for the 2017–18 season. His departure was on medical grounds, primarily with his knee issues.[5] Also, Rakićević was ruled out for the entire 2018–19 season, his senior year.

International career

Rakićević was a member of the Serbian U-16 national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Ukraine. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.[6] Also, he was a member of the Serbian U-17 national team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, UAE. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 12.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.[7] At the tournament's end, he was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Career achievements and awards

Youth level

College
Individual

Serbian national team
Individual

Personal life

Rakićević is born in Smederevska Palanka, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia, to Saša and Jasmina. He has one sister.[3]

Rakićević earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University at Buffalo in 2019. He was a business office student assistant at the University at Buffalo School of Management from August 2017 until his graduation.

References
  1. "IJT Crvena zvezda 55 - IJT Real Madrid 42". euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. "Basketball without borders and without Greeks". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. "Nikola Rakicevic Profile". ubbulls.com.
  4. "Nikola Rakicevic Named To Academic All-MAC Team". ubbulls.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. "Nikola Rakićević will not return to Buffalo Bulls Men's Basketball". ubbullrun.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. "Serbia Player Profile, 8 - Nikola Rakicevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  7. "Serbia Player Profile, 10 - Nikola Rakicevic". archive.fiba.com.
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