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University of Rhode Island

2012-13 Men's Basketball

23 Nikola Malesevic

  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Uzice, Serbia
  • High School Uzicka Gimnazija

Biography

2011-12 (Junior):
Added 12 points and two rebounds before fouling out at GeorgeMason...Knocked down 6-of-11 from the floor and 7-of-9 from thecharity stripe, good for 22 points at Texas...Added 18 points andthree rebounds in 34 minutes against Hofstra...Scored 15 pointsagainst Boston University...Had 19 points and five rebounds againstMaine....Poured in a season-high 23 points to go with four boards,two blocks, and two steals versus Virginia Tech...Poured in acareer-high 25 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor vs.Yale...Suffered broken hand following Yale game...Returned to score12 points and grab five boards at La Salle...Had 19 points, fiverebounds, four assists, a block, and three steals versusMassachusetts...Added 12 points versus Temple...Suspended for theCharlotte game due to a violation of team rules...Had 12 points andthree rebounds at home against Saint Joseph’s...Added 14points and five rebounds at St. Bonaventure...Grabbed a team-highnine rebounds to go along with seven points, two assists and twoblocks against Saint Louis...Added career-best-four assists atMassachusetts.

2010-11 (Sophomore):
Started 25 of the Rams' 34 games...Came off the bench to score 13points (4-6 3FG) at Pittsburgh...Knocked down 6-of-8 from thefloor, good for 14 points versus Brown...Scored 17 points (6-8 FG;3-3 3FG) to go along with five rebounds versus College ofCharleston...Made all three of his field goal attempts atToledo...Had six points and six rebounds versus UIC...Added sixpoints and four rebounds versus Drexel...Scored 10 points andpulled down five rebounds at Providence...Made his first collegiatestart at Northeastern, scoring 13 points (6-9 FG) and dishing outtwo assists...Played 37 minutes at Quinnipiac, scoring 10 pointsand grabbing eight rebounds...Added 11 points, six rebounds and twoblocks versus New Hampshire...Was 6-of-9 from the floor againstLafayette, good for 15 points and six rebounds...Added 16 pointsversus Boston College...Had 12 points at home versusXavier...Registered his first collegiate double-double, withcareer-highs in points (24) and rebounds (12)...Had 14 points, sixrebounds, two blocks and two steals at Saint Joseph's...Was 8-of-11from the floor, scoring 20 points versus Fordham...Grabbed sevenrebounds at Temple...Scored 14 points against Dayton...Registered19 points, four rebounds, and three steals versus Charlotte...Added10 points and nine boards against Massachusetts...Had 16 points,seven rebounds and two blocks at Duquesne...Was 6-of-8 from thefloor, good for 13 points at Fordham...Contributed nine pointsagainst George Washington and at St. Bonaventure...Added 11 pointsand four rebounds versus Saint Louis in the A-10 Tournamentopener.

2009-10 (Freshman):
Saw action in 16 games...Was 3-for-3 from the floor, including2-of-2 from beyond the arc, against Holy Cross...Came off the benchto knock down a key 3-pointer in the second half against OklahomaState...Connected on two free throws at home against SaintJoseph's...Had a basket at Fordham.

At Uzicka Gimnazija:
Played four years of high school in his native Serbia...Alsoplayed with KK Sloboda in the top Serbian amateur league...Averaged14.5 points and 7.8 rebounds en route to being named MVP in2008...Was voted the league's most improved player in 2006...Scored42 points in a game against KK Napredak in 2007, connecting on nine3-pointers.

Personal:
Nikola Malesevic was born August 25, 1989...Parents are Zoran andLjiljana Malesevic...Has a sister, Tijana, who is one of the topjunior volleyball players in Serbia...Favorite athlete is KobeBryant and favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers...Enjoys readingand playing video games.

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