Mila Nikolich (also spelled Nikolić, born 7 April 1971), is a Serbian former professional basketball player.[1][2][3] She played for the Abilene Christian Wildcats at the collegiate level. Later, she played for the Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), with who she won a WNBA championship with. She then played for the Portland Fire.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 April 1971 Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Listed height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Abilene Christian |
| Playing career | 1999–2004 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 24 |
| Career history | |
| 1999 | Houston Comets |
| 2000 | Portland Fire |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Career
editNikolich college basketball in the United States for the Abilene Christian Wildcats.[4] She later played professional basketball. During the 1998–99 season, she played professional basketball in the Canary Islands.[5]
She went undrafted in the WNBA Draft, but was signed by the Houston Comets in the midst of their dynasty at the beginning of the WNBA's history. She played for the Comets in 1999, winning the 1999 WNBA Finals with them.[6][7] A forward, she saw little playing time during the season.[8] She played seven games for the Comets, averaging 1.4 points per game.[4]
On 28 January 2000, the Comets traded her to Portland Fire for Coquese Washington.[9] She never played for the Fire, and would play professional basketball in various European countries during her career, including in Spain, Poland, Russia, and France; she also played in South Korea.[2] Outside of the WNBA, she developed a reputation as a scorer, having led many competitions in scoring.[2][10] In 2000, she played professional basketball for WBC Ramat HaSharon of the EuroLeague Women competition.[10] She then played the 2000–01 season for Lotos Gdyni.[11] In 2003, she played for Ros Casares.[10] She played for Serbia in the 2002–03 EuroCup Women tournament.[10] In 2003, she also played for Liga Femenina's CB Puig d'en Valls.[10] Her contract with the team was terminated in January 2004.[12]
Career statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Houston | 7 | 0 | 4.1 | .364 | .250 | .500 | .7 | .1 | .0 | .0 | .4 | 1.4 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 7 | 0 | 4.1 | .364 | .250 | .500 | .7 | .1 | .0 | .0 | .4 | 1.4 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mila Nikolich WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Osvajačica WNBA titule stiče zvanje trenera na našem Fakultetu" (in Croatian). Faculty of Sport Belgrade. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Vallejo, Luis (6 May 2022). "Recuerdos imborrables: de los anillos de Valdemoro a Cruz". spain.id.nba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b "WNBA stats | Mila Nikolich". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Cortes, Fran (6 February 2023). "Recordando la Copa Ronchetti II (1990-2002)". musiconthecourt.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Jackson Lee, Shiela (8 September 1999). "Commemoration for the Houston Comets in the Congressional Record - Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2024 – via congress.gov.
- ^ "Women's National Basketball Association (1999)". USbasket.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "All They Can Do is Watch". Hartford Courant. 2 September 2021 [9 August 1999]. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "2000 Portland Fire Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "El PDV incorpora a Mila Nikolich". Periódico de Ibiza (in Spanish). 24 June 2003. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Dwa warianty gdyńskiego składu". sport.trojmiasto.pl (in Polish). 18 January 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "El PDV ficha a Olympia Scott-Richardson". Periódico de Ibiza (in Spanish). 13 January 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
