Nikola Dragović
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| Power Forward | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | December 20, 1987 Podgorica, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | UCLA (2006–2010) |
| Pro career | 2010–present |
| League | Lega Basket Serie A |
| Career history | |
| Spartak St. Petersburg (2010–2012) Sidigas Avellino (2012–present) |
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Competitor for  Serbia |
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| Universiade | ||
| Gold | 2011 Shenzhen | Team competition |
Nikola Dragović (born December 20, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.06 m (6 ft 9in) power forward, formerly of college basketball's UCLA Bruins, who currentlu plays for Sidigas Avellino in Italy.
Career
Dragović grew up with KK Avala Ada Belgrade juniors, made his debut with KK Avala Ada during the 2005-06 season, on December '05 signed by KK Mega Vizura. From 2006–2010 he played college basketball at UCLA where he graduated. In 2010 he signed for Spartak St. Petersburg and he stayed there till the end of 2011–12 season when his contract has expired and the team decided not to prolong it. The forward struggled with injuries throughout the 2011–12 season missing bigger part of the games.
Serbian national team
Dragović has been member of the Serbia national basketball team U-16, U-18 and U-20 National Team, won the gold medal at the 2003 European U-16 Championship in Spain, won the gold medal at the 2005 European -18 Championship at Serbia, won the gold medal at the 2006 European U-20 Championship in Nova Gorica. Dragović was also a member of the team that represented Serbia at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, finishing as the gold medal winners.
External links
- Euroleague Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Nikola Dragović at uclabruins.com
