Nikola Radičević joins Cedevita Olimpija

Cedevita Olimpija strengthened its point guard position with Nikola Radičević. Radičević spent the 2022/23 season in Bilbao, Spain.

Nikola Radičević, who spent last season in Bilbao, is the new member of Cedevita Olimpija and will join the training camp of the Ljubljana team in the coming days. In 2015, Radičević was selected by the Denver Nuggets as the 57th overall pick in the NBA draft.

In the 2022/23 season, he appeared in ten Champions League games with Bilbao and averaged 5.2 points, 3.2 assists and 0.9 rebounds per contest. In 28 ACB League games, he has been putting on 6.2 points, 3.1 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game.

“After the loan of Justus Hollatz to Efes, we had to react quickly and we managed to bring in a similar type of player who can play in several playing positions, but his primary role is as a playmaker. Nikola played for many years in the strong Spanish national championship, while also appearing in in the regional league, the Euroleague and the EuroCup, so he does not lack experience. Radičević knows how to bring a team together, and we think he can do that here as well. He is definitely a player who wants to compete, has the desire to win, and we are happy that he joined us,” Cedevita Olimpija sports director Vlado Ilievski said upon signing the contract with Radičević.

“We are pleased to welcome our newest player, Nikola Radičević. Nikola is a player with experience playing in the regional league and in all strong European competitions, and he is the player, that can play in various playing positions. With his experience and abilities, he can help any team on the court, and I believe that the same will be true in our case,” said Simone Pianigiani upon arrival of Nikola Radičević.

“I am very happy to have become part of Cedevita Olimpija. I am pleased to be part of a new project that began with the arrival of a new head coach and sports director. I can’t wait to join my teammates. I hope we get along well, play good basketball to achieve competitive goals, and that the fans enjoy our game,” said Nikola Radičević upon joining Cedevita Olimpija.

Radičević has experience playing in the Euroleague and BKT EuroCup. He spent two seasons in the strongest European basketball competition, 2017/18 in the jersey of Red Star and 2018/19 in the jersey of Gran Canaria. He played in a total of 23 games and averaged 4.7 points, 3.1 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game.

Radičević started his career in the ranks of Partizan Belgrade, and then in 2012 he moved to Sevilla, where he was part of the members’ team and teams of younger age categories, and in the 2014/15 season he finally won his place in the members’ lineup. It was with Sevilla that he also spent two seasons in the EuroCup, in which he also played with Gran Canaria, Trento, Promitheas and Lietkabelis, and in the 2021/22 season he last played in the second strongest European competition in the jersey of the Lithuanian club. In total, he played in 48 games in the EuroCup, averaging 6.6 points, 3.3 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game.

In his youth, Radičević used to be a part of the Serbian national teams in younger categories, among other things, with the U18 National Team, he won a silver medal in 2011 and a bronze medal in 2012 at the European Championship. In 2009, he won bronze with the U16 National Team at the European Championship. In 2012, he was also selected in the top five of the U18 European Championship.