Njegoš Sikiraš
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| Born | April 11, 1999 Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bosnian / Spanish | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Stella Azzurra Roma | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Fuenlabrada | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | →Viten Getafe | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | →Óbila | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →Quesería La Antigua Tormes | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | →Marín Peixegalego | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | →Melilla | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Borac Banja Luka | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | CB Peñas Huesca | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Buducnost Bijeljina | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Rogaška | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Rabotnički | ||||||||||||||
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Njegoš Sikiraš (Serbian Cyrillic: Његош Сикираш, born April 11, 1999) is а Bosnian professional basketball player who last played for Rabotnički of the Macedonian League and the Second ABA League. Standing at 6 ft 9.1 in (2.06 m) and weighing 210 lb (95 kg), Sikiraš plays the power forward position.
Early career
[edit]Njegoš was born in Pale.[1] He started playing basketball at his local club Tri Poena[2] when he was 12 years old, at the advice of his sister.[3] After playing for KK Budućnost Bijeljina he moved to A.S. Stella Azzurra in August 2013.[3] After a move to Alba Berlin due to disagreement between the clubs about the transfer fee he signed 5-year contract with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada in March 2017.[4]
In August 2021, Njegoš signed for Borac Banja Luka.[5]
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]Bosnian national team
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Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ponosna majka Slađana Sikiraš: Njegoša sam naučila da voli sve ljude, on je veliki borac".
- ^ "Njegoš Sikiraš: Uvijek ću igrati za "zmajeve"". 21 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Lazar Nikolic and Njegos Sikiras are ready for a great season - Stellazzurra Basketball Academy". www.stellazzurracademy.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-20.
- ^ "Njegoš Sikiraš pronašao novi klub".
- ^ "Sikiraš potpisao za Borac". bhbasket.ba. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- ACB.com Profile
- Profile at eurobasket.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players
- Club Melilla Baloncesto players
- Stella Azzurra Roma players
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Liga ACB players
- Power forwards
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Spanish men's basketball players
- Spanish expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Spanish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Spanish people of Serbian descent