Nikolina Milić (Serbian Cyrillic: Николина Милић; born April 12, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball center for Fenerbahçe of the Women's Basketball Super League.
She represented Serbian national basketball team at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 in Serbia and Latvia, where they won the bronze medal.[2]
Honours
Club
- EuroLeague Women
- Championship (1)
2024
- Championship (1)
- FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
- Belgian Women's Basketball League
- Championship (2) 2017, 2018
- Championship (2)
- Belgian Basketball Cup
- Championship (1) 2017
- Championship (1)
- Liga Femenina
- Championship (1) 2021
- Championship (1)
- Supercopa de Femenino
- Championship (1) 2020
- Championship (1)
- Copa Castilla y León Femenino
- Championship (1) 2021
- Championship (1)
- Nemzeti Bajnokság
- Championship (1) 2022
- Championship (1)
- Turkish Women's Basketball Super League
- Championship (1) 2024
- Championship (1)
- Turkish Cup
- Championship (1) 2024
- Championship (1)
- Turkish Super Cup
- Championship (1) 2024
- Championship (1)
- Triple Crown (1) : 2024
WNBA
Minnesota Lynx (2022–2023)
Milić signed with the Minnesota Lynx on 6 May 2022, to a hardship contract. [3] Milić played in 17 games for the Lynx including 3 starts. She scored a career-high in points against the Indiana Fever with 23 points, including 13 in the third quarter alone, on 11 for 19 shooting, along with six rebounds, and three assists.[4] Head Coach Cheryl Reeve stated that she had been looking at Milić to come over after coaching against her during Olympic play and that she really started to figure things out as she got more time on the court during her rookie season.[5] On June 23, 2022, Milić was released from her hardship contract as Sylvia Fowles was cleared to comeback to play.[6] Milić signed a 7-Day Contract to return to the Lynx on June 26, 2022.[7] On 10 August 2022, Milić was released from her Hardship Contract when Aerial Powers became healthy again.[8]
In February 2024, it was reported that Milić planned to sit out the 2024 WNBA season.[9] On 14 April 2024, Milić was traded to the Chicago Sky alongside the 2024 7th overall pick, in exchange for Sika Koné, the 8th overall pick in 2024, a 2025 2nd round pick, and the rights to swap a 2026 1st round pick.[10]
On 5 February 2025, the rights to Milić and Lindsay Allen were traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Rebecca Allen.[11]
WNBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota | 31 | 4 | 11.7 | .548 | .273 | .738 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 39 | 3 | 12.7 | .464 | .364 | .804 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 70 | 7 | 12.3 | .498 | .318 | .776 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.9 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
See also
References
- ^ "Profile Nikolina Milić". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Dominantna predstava u Areni – Srbija osvojila bronzu na Evrobasketu!". б92 (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Lynx Sign Yvonne Turner and Nikolina Milić". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Borman, Jack. "Fever 84, Lynx 80: Statement Sunday". canishoopus.com. SB Nation. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Seehafer, Lucas. "Nikolina Milić, a silver lining of Minnesota's 2022 season". thenexthoops.com. The Next Hoops. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Sylvia Fowles Cleared To Return". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Lynx Sign Forward Nikolina Milić". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Lynx Guard Aerial Powers Cleared To Play". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ Hansen, Mitchell (2024-02-04). "Lynx Forward Nina Milić Plans to Sit Out 2024 WNBA Season". Canis Hoopus. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ "Sky swap 2024 WNBA draft picks, prospects with Lynx in trade". ESPN. Field Level Media. April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun Acquire Lindsay Allen and rights to Nikolina Milić". sun.wnba.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
External links
- Career statistics from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
- Profile at fiba.basketball
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