Nikola Cvetinović
Serbian basketball player
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Nikola Cvetinović (born December 19, 1988) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Akron.
| No. 30 – retired | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||
| League | retired | |||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | December 19, 1988 | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Virginia Episcopal School (Lynchburg, Virginia) | |||||||||||
| College | Akron (2008–2012) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–2023 | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | AEK Larnaca | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Brno | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Valladolid | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Oviedo | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Dzūkija | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Inter Bratislava | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Araberri | |||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Palencia | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Almansa | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Okapi Aalst | |||||||||||
| 2021–present | Steaua Bucharest | |||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
On July 18, 2012, he signed with AEK Larnaca of Cyprus for the 2012–13 season.[1] On October 19, 2013, he signed with BC Brno of the Czech Republic.[2] On December 12, 2013, he signed with CB Valladolid of the Spanish Liga ACB.[3]
After several injuries, on December 30, 2014, Cvetinović signs with Unión Financiera Baloncesto Oviedo of the Spanish second division for the rest of the season.[4] In December 2015, he signed with BC Dzūkija of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[5] He left the club after appearing in only two games. In February 2016, he signed with Slovakian club Inter Bratislava for the rest of the season.[6]
In September 2016, he signed with Araberri BC of the LEB Oro.[7] In August 2017, he moved to Palencia Baloncesto.[8]
On January 4, 2022, Cvetinović signed with Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League.[9] He averaged 11 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in five games. Cvetinović parted ways with the team on February 18.[10]
Serbian national team
Cvetinović was member of the team that represented Serbia at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, finishing as the gold medal winners.