23 - Nikola Malesevic
| Height: | 6-7 |
| Weight: | 200 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Uzice, Serbia |
| High School: | Uzicka Gimnazija |
| Position: | F |
| Last School: | Uzicka Gimnazija |
2011-12 (Junior):
Added 12 points and two rebounds before fouling out at George
Mason...Knocked down 6-of-11 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the
charity stripe, good for 22 points at Texas...Added 18 points and
three rebounds in 34 minutes against Hofstra...Scored 15 points
against Boston University...Had 19 points and five rebounds against
Maine....Poured in a season-high 23 points to go with four boards,
two blocks, and two steals versus Virginia Tech...Poured in a
career-high 25 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor vs.
Yale...Suffered broken hand following Yale game...Returned to score
12 points and grab five boards at La Salle...Had 19 points, five
rebounds, four assists, a block, and three steals versus
Massachusetts...Added 12 points versus Temple...Suspended for the
Charlotte game due to a violation of team rules...Had 12 points and
three rebounds at home against Saint Joseph’s...Added 14
points and five rebounds at St. Bonaventure...Grabbed a team-high
nine rebounds to go along with seven points, two assists and two
blocks against Saint Louis...Added career-best-four assists at
Massachusetts.
2010-11 (Sophomore):
Started 25 of the Rams' 34 games...Came off the bench to score 13
points (4-6 3FG) at Pittsburgh...Knocked down 6-of-8 from the
floor, good for 14 points versus Brown...Scored 17 points (6-8 FG;
3-3 3FG) to go along with five rebounds versus College of
Charleston...Made all three of his field goal attempts at
Toledo...Had six points and six rebounds versus UIC...Added six
points and four rebounds versus Drexel...Scored 10 points and
pulled down five rebounds at Providence...Made his first collegiate
start at Northeastern, scoring 13 points (6-9 FG) and dishing out
two assists...Played 37 minutes at Quinnipiac, scoring 10 points
and grabbing eight rebounds...Added 11 points, six rebounds and two
blocks versus New Hampshire...Was 6-of-9 from the floor against
Lafayette, good for 15 points and six rebounds...Added 16 points
versus Boston College...Had 12 points at home versus
Xavier...Registered his first collegiate double-double, with
career-highs in points (24) and rebounds (12)...Had 14 points, six
rebounds, two blocks and two steals at Saint Joseph's...Was 8-of-11
from the floor, scoring 20 points versus Fordham...Grabbed seven
rebounds at Temple...Scored 14 points against Dayton...Registered
19 points, four rebounds, and three steals versus Charlotte...Added
10 points and nine boards against Massachusetts...Had 16 points,
seven rebounds and two blocks at Duquesne...Was 6-of-8 from the
floor, good for 13 points at Fordham...Contributed nine points
against George Washington and at St. Bonaventure...Added 11 points
and four rebounds versus Saint Louis in the A-10 Tournament
opener.
2009-10 (Freshman):
Saw action in 16 games...Was 3-for-3 from the floor, including
2-of-2 from beyond the arc, against Holy Cross...Came off the bench
to knock down a key 3-pointer in the second half against Oklahoma
State...Connected on two free throws at home against Saint
Joseph's...Had a basket at Fordham.
At Uzicka Gimnazija:
Played four years of high school in his native Serbia...Also
played with KK Sloboda in the top Serbian amateur league...Averaged
14.5 points and 7.8 rebounds en route to being named MVP in
2008...Was voted the league's most improved player in 2006...Scored
42 points in a game against KK Napredak in 2007, connecting on nine
3-pointers.
Personal:
Nikola Malesevic was born August 25, 1989...Parents are Zoran and
Ljiljana Malesevic...Has a sister, Tijana, who is one of the top
junior volleyball players in Serbia...Favorite athlete is Kobe
Bryant and favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers...Enjoys reading
and playing video games.
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