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Serbian basketball player
Nikola Lončar
Lončar in October 2016.
Radnički 1950
PositionTeam manager
Personal information
Born (1972-05-31) May 31, 1972 (age 52)
Kragujevac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Spanish
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1994: undrafted
Playing career1989–2006
PositionShooting guard
Number6, 7, 10
Career history
1989–1995Partizan
1995–1996Real Madrid
1996–1997Cagiva Varese
1997–1998PSG Racing
1998Maccabi Tel Aviv
1998–1999Joventut Badalona
2000Zucchetti Montecatini
2001–2002Breogán
2002–2005Estudiantes
2005–2006Partizan
2006Armani Jeans Milano
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Yugoslavia
Men's basketball
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta National team
FIBA World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Greece National team
FIBA European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Spain National team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 France National team
Representing  Yugoslavia
Europe Championship for Cadets
Silver medal – second place 1989 Spain U16 Team

Nikola Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лончар; born May 31, 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He also holds Spanish citizenship.

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. In February 2021, Partizan parted ways with Lončar. Afterwards, he joined staff of Kragujevac-based club Radnički 1950.

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.

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FR Yugoslavia squad – 1998 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia squad – EuroBasket 1999 – Bronze medal
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