Nikolina Milić

Nikolina Milić (Serbian Cyrillic: Николина Милић; born April 12, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball center for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fenerbahçe of the Women's Basketball Super League, EuroLeague Women.

Nikolina Milić
Milić with the Minnesota Lynx in 2023
No. 31 – Minnesota Lynx
PositionCenter
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1994-04-12) April 12, 1994
Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.91[1] m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight82.10 kg (181 lb)
Career information
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009Neimarstvo Trebinje
2009–2010Borac ML-IEFK Banja Luka
2012–2014Radnički Kragujevac
2014–2015Gesam Gas Lucca
2015–2016C.U.S. Cagliari
2016–2018Royal Castors Braine
2018–2019Pallacanestro Femminile Broni
2019–2020Lointek Gernika Bizkaia
2020–2021Perfumerias Avenida
2021–2022KSC Szekszárd
2022–presentMinnesota Lynx
2023-presentFenerbahçe Safiport
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Serbia
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place2019 Serbia/Latvia

She represented Serbian national basketball team at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 in Serbia and Latvia, where they won the bronze medal.[2]

WNBA

Minnesota Lynx

Milić signed with the Minnesota Lynx on May 6, 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 August 10, 2022, Milić was released from her Hardship Contract when Aerial Powers became healthy again.[8]

WNBA career statistics
Legend
  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 31411.7.548.273.7383.00.70.30.31.46.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 31411.7.548.273.7383.00.70.30.31.46.0

See also

References
  1. "Profile Nikolina Milić". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. "Dominantna predstava u Areni – Srbija osvojila bronzu na Evrobasketu!". б92 (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. "Lynx Sign Yvonne Turner and Nikolina Milić". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  4. Borman, Jack. "Fever 84, Lynx 80: Statement Sunday". canishoopus.com. SB Nation. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  5. Seehafer, Lucas. "Nikolina Milić, a silver lining of Minnesota's 2022 season". thenexthoops.com. The Next Hoops. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  6. "Sylvia Fowles Cleared To Return". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  7. "Lynx Sign Forward Nikolina Milić". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  8. "Lynx Guard Aerial Powers Cleared To Play". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 11, 2022.


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