Nikola Cvetinović (born December 19, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Steaua Bucharest of the Liga Nationala. He played college basketball at the University of Akron.
No. 30 – CSA Steaua București | |||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | ||||||||||
League | Liga Nationala | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born | (1988-12-19) December 19, 1988 (age 33) Loznica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||
Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||
Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school | Virginia Episcopal School (Lynchburg, Virginia) | ||||||||||
College | Akron (2008–2012) | ||||||||||
NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted | ||||||||||
Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
2012–2013 | AEK Larnaca | ||||||||||
2013 | Brno | ||||||||||
2013–2014 | Valladolid | ||||||||||
2015 | Oviedo | ||||||||||
2015 | Dzūkija | ||||||||||
2016 | Inter Bratislava | ||||||||||
2016–2017 | Araberri | ||||||||||
2017–2019 | Palencia | ||||||||||
2019–2021 | Almansa | ||||||||||
2021 | Okapi Aalst | ||||||||||
2021–present | Steaua Bucharest | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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On July 18, 2012, he signed with AEK Larnaca of Cyprus for the 2012–13 season.[1] On October 19, 2013, he signed with BC Brno of the Czech Republic.[2] On December 12, 2013, he signed with CB Valladolid of the Spanish Liga ACB.[3]
After several injuries, on December 30, 2014, Cvetinović signs with Unión Financiera Baloncesto Oviedo of the Spanish second division for the rest of the season.[4] In December 2015, he signed with BC Dzūkija of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[5] He left the club after appearing in only two games. In February 2016, he signed with Slovakian club Inter Bratislava for the rest of the season.[6]
In September 2016, he signed with Araberri BC of the LEB Oro.[7] In August 2017, he moved to Palencia Baloncesto.[8]
On January 4, 2022, Cvetinović signed with Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League.[9] He averaged 11 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in five games. Cvetinović parted ways with the team on February 18.[10]
Cvetinović was member of the team that represented Serbia at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, finishing as the gold medal winners.