Nikolina Milić

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.

Nikolina Milić

Milić with the Fenerbahçe in 2024
No. 13 – Fenerbahçe
Position	Center
League	Turkish Super League EuroLeague Women
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-12) April 12, 1994 (age 30) Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	1.91[1] m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	82.10 kg (181 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2009	Neimarstvo Trebinje
2009–2010	Borac ML-IEFK Banja Luka
2012–2014	Radnički Kragujevac
2014–2015	Gesam Gas Lucca
2015–2016	C.U.S. Cagliari
2016–2018	Royal Castors Braine
2018–2019	Pallacanestro Femminile Broni
2019–2020	Lointek Gernika Bizkaia
2020–2021	Perfumerias Avenida
2021–2022	KSC Szekszárd
2022–2023	Minnesota Lynx
2022-2023	Flammes Carolo
2023-present	Fenerbahçe Safiport
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2024) 2x FIBA Europe SuperCup Women champion (2023, 2024) Triple Crown (2024)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing  Serbia EuroBasket 2019 Serbia/Latvia

Milić with the Minnesota Lynx in 2023

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
• FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
  • Championship (2) 2023, 2024
• Belgian Women's Basketball League
  • Championship (2) 2017, 2018
• Belgian Basketball Cup
  • Championship (1) 2017
• Liga Femenina
  • Championship (1) 2021
• Supercopa de Femenino
  • Championship (1) 2020
• Copa Castilla y León Femenino
  • Championship (1) 2021
• Nemzeti Bajnokság
  • Championship (1) 2022
• Turkish Women's Basketball Super League
  • Championship (1) 2024
• Turkish Cup
  • Championship (1) 2024
• Triple Crown (1) : 2024

WNBA

Minnesota Lynx (2022–2023)

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]

Chicago Sky (2024)

On April 14, 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.^[9]

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	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

• List of Serbian WNBA players

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.
9. "Sky swap 2024 WNBA draft picks, prospects with Lynx in trade". ESPN. Field Level Media. April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com  and Basketball Reference 
• Profile at fiba.basketball