Nationality Serbian Listed weight 108 kg (238 lb) Playing career Weight 108 kg Pro career 2012 | Listed height 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted Height 2.06 m Position Power forward | |
League ABA League
Slovenian League Born February 13, 1994 (age 23)
Vranje, FR Yugoslavia ( 1994-02-13 ) | ||
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.
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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. 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. In 2014–15 season, he appeared in just 18 games, averaging 16.1 points and 6.2 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per game. On June 5, 2015, he returned to Spirou Charleroi, only to part ways with the team in late August.
Mega Leks
Following the departure from Spirou Charleroi, he trained with the Serbian team Mega Leks, also playing friendly games with the –team starting with September. On September 18, 2015, he signed with Mega Leks. In February 2016, Mega Leks won the first trophy in the club's history, as they won the 2016 Serbian Cup. 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
On August 17, 2016, Janković signed a contract with the Slovenian team Union Olimpija. On March 16, 2017, he was named the ABA League MVP for the 2016–17 season. He finished the regular season with an index rating of 19.24 per game. Janković averaged 16.6 points, 7.3 rebounds per game and was the fifth best scorer and the fifth best rebounder.
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.