Aleksej Nikolić


Aleksej Nikolić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Partizan Belgrade. He is a 1.91 m tall point guard.

Professional career

In November 2011 he joined OKK Spars, and previously played for Zlatorog Laško and Postojna.
On February 25, 2013, he signed a four-year contact with OKK Spars.
After rumors in early June, Nikolic had signed officially on July 7, 2015 with German champions Brose Bamberg for four years. He also plays their for farm team Bike-Café Messingschlager Baunach in the second-tier ProA league. He was an early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, but later removed his name from the list.
On July 10, 2018, he signed a three-year contact with Partizan.
On August 9, 2019, he has signed one more year deal with Partizan, then he was loaned to Universo Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. On May 10, 2020, his loan expired and he returned to Partizan.

Slovenian national team

Nikolić played for Slovenia U-16, U-18 and U-20 national team.
As a member of the senior men's Slovenian national basketball team, Nikolić competed at the FIBA World Cup 2014. He played three games, including the one against the USA.

Personal

Nikolic is of Serb origin. Aleksej in the son of David and Jana Nikolić. His father was a basketball player, played for Postojna, and was an assistant coach of Slovenian senior national team from 2004 to 2006. His brother Mitja is also a pro basketball player.