Aleksej Nikolić

Aleksej Nikolić (born February 21, 1995) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Brose Baskets of the Beko BBL. He is a 1.91 m tall point guard.

In November 2011 he joined OKK Spars, and previously played for Zlatorog Laško and Postojna.

On February 25, 2013, he signed a four-year contact with OKK Spars.

After rumors in early June, Nikolic had signed officially on July 7, 2015 with German champions Brose Baskets for four years. He also plays their for farm team Bike-Café Messingschlager Baunach in the second-tier ProA league. He was an early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, but later removed his name from the list.

Nikolić played for Slovenia U-16, U-18 and U-20 national team.

As a member of the senior men's Slovenian national basketball team, Nikolić competed at the FIBA World Cup 2014. He played three games, including the one against the USA.

Aleksej in the son of David and Jana Nikolić. His father was a basketball player, played for Postojna, and was an assistant coach of Slovenian senior national team from 2004 to 2006. Currently he owns Gostilna Čuk. His brother Mitja is also a pro basketball player, currently playing for Union Olimpija.