Nikola Lončar

Nikola Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лончар; born May 31, 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He also holds Spanish citizenship.

Nikola Lončar
Partizan NIS
PositionSporting director
Personal information
Born (1972-05-31) May 31, 1972
Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Spanish
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1994 / Undrafted
Playing career1989–2006
PositionShooting guard
Number6, 7, 10
Career history
1989–1995Partizan
1995–1996Real Madrid
1996–1997Cagiva Varese
1997–1998PSG Racing
1998Maccabi Tel Aviv
1998–1999Joventut Badalona
2000Zucchetti Montecatini
2001–2002Breogán
2002–2005Estudiantes
2005–2006Partizan
2006Armani Jeans Milano
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  FR Yugoslavia
Men's basketball
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaNational team
FIBA World Championship
1998 GreeceNational team
FIBA European Championship
1997 SpainNational team
1999 FranceNational team
Representing  Yugoslavia
Europe Championship for Cadets
1989 SpainU16 Team

Professional career

Lončar started his career at Partizan, making his professional debut in 1989. With Partizan, he won the Euroleague in 1992. Lončar also played for Real Madrid, Cagiva Varese, PSG Racing, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Joventut Badalona, Zucchetti Montecatini, Breogán, Estudiantes and Armani Jeans Milano.

Yugoslav national team

Lončar was a member of the Yugoslav national team at four major tournaments during the 1990s. He took silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, gold medal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece, and two FIBA European Championship medals (gold in 1997 and bronze in 1999).

Post-playing

After ending his basketball playing career in 2006, Lončar began working on Spanish television as a studio analyst for the NBA coverage on Movistar+ platform.

In March 2018, Lončar was named a sports director of Partizan NIS.[1][2]

References
  1. "Nikola Lončar sportski direktor Partizana". b92.net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. "Pojačanje za Partizan, Nikola Lončar uskoro postaje sportski direktor". rts.rs. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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