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Nikola Popović (basketball)
Nikola Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Поповић; born 19 July 1997), also known as Nik Popovic,[1][2] is a Serbian professional basketball player for Falco KC Szombathely of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. He played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles. Early careerPopović was born in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a member of the Crvena zvezda under-18 team that lost to Real Madrid in the 2014–15 Euroleague Next Generation Tournament Final.[3] Over four games in the final tournament, he averaged 5.8 points and five rebounds per game.[4] High school careerPopović began playing high school basketball in 2015 with the Sagemont School in Weston, Florida.[5] In his senior year, he averaged 8.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game, earning him All-County First Team honors.[6][7] College careerPopović posted 6.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game as a freshman at Boston College.[8][9] As a sophomore, Popović averaged 9.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, starting 33 games. He had 20 points against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament.[10] Popović averaged 14.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a junior at Boston College. As a senior, Popović averaged 10.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. His season was marred by a back injury that forced him to miss a substantial number of games. Popović had a season-high 23 points in a 100–85 loss to Belmont.[11] He played the forward position as #21.[12] Professional career2020–2021 seasonOn 7 June 2020, Popović signed a four-year contract with Crvena zvezda. On the same day, he was loaned to FMP for the 2020–21 season.[13][14] On 24 December 2020, Popovic decided to leave FMP.[15] He played only one game for FMP in 2020. In January 2021, Popović parted ways with the FMP to sign with Chemidor Qom of the Iranian SuperLeague.[16][17] He averaged 15.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Okapi Aalst (2021–2023)On 9 August 2021, Popović signed with the Belgian team Okapi Aalst.[18] Lietkabelis Panevėžys (2023-2024)On 16 January 2023, Popović signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) until the end of the season.[19] National team careerPopović was a member of the Serbian under-17 team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Over six tournament games, he averaged 7.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.[20] Also, he was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that finished 5th at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Volos, Greece. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 5.6 points, four rebounds, and one assist per game.[21] Career statistics
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