Nikola Ilić

Nikola Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Илић, 26 February 1985 – 7 December 2012) was a Serbian professional basketball player.

Nikola Ilić
Personal information
Born(1985-02-26)26 February 1985
Ub, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Died7 December 2012(2012-12-07) (aged 27)
Ub, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2003–2011
PositionPower forward
Career history
2003–2004Železničar Čačak
2004–2005Krka
2005–2008Borac Čačak
2008–2009FMP
2009–2011Asesoft Ploiești
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Ilić played for Železničar Čačak, Krka (Slovenia), Borac Čačak, FMP, and Asesoft Ploiești (Romania).

In the 2007–08 BLS season, Ilić was honored with both First League MVP and Super League MVP awards.[1][2]

Death

On 7 December 2012, Ilić died after long battle against cancer at age of 27.[3]

References
  1. "Peković MVP plej-ofa, Dule najbolji trener". mondo.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. "Iliću i Pekoviću MVP nagrade". b92.net. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. Преминуо Никола Илић, некадашњи капитен ФМП-а. zurnal.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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