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

Lončar in October 2016.
Radnički 1950
Position	Team manager
Personal information
Born	(1972-05-31) May 31, 1972 (age 52) Kragujevac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian / Spanish
Listed height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Listed weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	1994: undrafted
Playing career	1989–2006
Position	Shooting guard
Number	6, 7, 10
Career history
1989–1995	Partizan
1995–1996	Real Madrid
1996–1997	Cagiva Varese
1997–1998	PSG Racing
1998	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1998–1999	Joventut Badalona
2000	Zucchetti Montecatini
2001–2002	Breogán
2002–2005	Estudiantes
2005–2006	Partizan
2006	Armani Jeans Milano
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (1992) 2× YUBA League champion (1992, 1995) 3× Yugoslav Cup winner (1992, 1994, 1995)
Medals Representing  Yugoslavia Men's basketball Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta National team FIBA World Championship 1998 Greece National team FIBA European Championship 1997 Spain National team 1999 France National team Representing  Yugoslavia Europe Championship for Cadets 1989 Spain U16 Team

Professional career

Lončar started his career at Radnički Kragujevac and later joined 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.

National team career

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 career

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 October 2015, Lončar became the president of Kragujevački Radnički.

In March 2018, Lončar was named a sports director of Partizan NIS.^[1][2] In February 2021, Partizan parted ways with Lončar.^[3][4] Afterwards, he joined staff of Kragujevac-based club Radnički 1950.^[5]

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.
3. "Partizan smenio Nikolu Lončara". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
4. "Lončar platio danak promašajima". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
5. "Kragujevac ima kapacitet da vrati dobru košarku u grad". tvarenasport.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

External links

• Nikola Lončar at acb.com
• Nikola Lončar at legabasket.it
• Nikola Lončar at euroleague.net
• Nikola Lončar at fiba.com