Marshall University Athletics
2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Aleksa Nikolic
- Height:
- 66-5
- Weight:
- 221
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pancevo, Serbia
- High School:
- Electro-Tech School
2016-17 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Made 25 appearances and three starts … averaged 2.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 13.9 minutes per game … shot 30-of-60 (50.0 percent) field goals and 4-of-12 (33.3 percent) 3-pointers and 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) at the free throw line … scored a season-high 13 points and pulled down six rebounds vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (Dec. 19) … pulled down a career-high eight rebounds against Toledo (Dec. 10) and at Akron (Dec. 17) … his five assists vs. Toledo were a season-high … named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2015-16 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in the first two games of the year before suffering a season-ending injury at Morehead State (Nov. 24), which required facial surgery … started the season opener at Tennessee (Nov. 19) and played eight minutes with one assist … grabbed two rebounds and went 1-of-2 from the free throw line at Morehead State in 14 minutes played.
2014-15 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 32 games … joined the starting lineup for the first time against Penn State (Dec. 6) and remained for the season (25 games) … only freshman to make a start for Marshall this year … led the Herd with 3.5 assists per game, with five or more in 10 games … dished out a career-high nine dimes in the Herd’s upset of Western Kentucky (Feb. 14) … No. 2 defensive rebounder for the Herd with 3.4 per game … grabbed five or more rebounds in 12 games … reached double-figure scoring in seven games … posted a career-high 15 points twice (at Florida Atlantic, Jan. 17, and versus North Texas, Feb. 7) ... named to C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Racked up 20.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game during his final season with his Serbian junior club team.
