Aleksa Novaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Новаковић; born 30 August 1996) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Borac Čačak of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League. He played college basketball for the Eastern Illinois Panthers.
| No. 19 – Borac Čačak | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | Basketball League of Serbia Adriatic League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 26) Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada) |
| College | Eastern Illinois (2015–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016 | We're Basket Ortona |
| 2016–2017 | Nuovo Basket Aquilano |
| 2017–2019 | Mladost Zemun |
| 2019–2020 | Novi Pazar |
| 2020–present | Borac Čačak |
Novaković moved to U.S. to play high school basketball at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada.[1]
As a college basketball player, Novaković played his freshman year with the Eastern Illinois Panthers. He appeared in 8 games (all off the bench) in their 2015–16 season, averaging 0.6 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game.[2] He left the Panthers after his freshman year.[1]
After his college basketball career, Novaković played for Italian teams We're Basket Ortona and Nuovo Basket Aquilano in the 2016–17 season.[3][4] Novaković played for Mladost Zemun and Novi Pazar of the Serbian League before joining Borac Čačak in 2020.[5][6] On 25 June 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension with Borac Čačak.[7]
In June 2022, Serbia national team head coach Svetislav Pešić added Novaković to the 20-man roster for the third window games at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[8][9]