Robert Rikić

Robert Rikić
Bashkimi
Position	Center
League	Kosovo Superleague
Personal information
Born	April 29, 1990 (age 34); Mostar, SR Bosnia and ; Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	2.19 m (7 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2012	Zagreb
2008–2010	→Zrinjevac
2010–2011	→Dubrava
2012–2014	Široki Primorka
2014–2016	Budućnost Podgorica
2016–2019	Igokea
2019	Zrinjski Mostar
2019	Split
2019–2020	Sloboda Tuzla
2020–2021	USK Praha
2021	EuroNickel 2005
2021–2022	MZT Skopje
2022–2023	BK JIP Pardubice
2023–2024	Rabotnički
2024–present	Bashkimi
Career highlights and awards
	Montenegrin League champion (2015); Bosnian League champion (2017); Macedonian League champion (2022); 4× Bosnian Cup winner (2014, 2017–2019); 2× Montenegrin Cup winner (2015, 2016);
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia
European U-18 Championship

Robert Rikić (born 29 April 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player who plays for KB Bashkimi of the Kosovo Superleague. Standing at 2.19 m, he plays at the center position.

Career

Rikić started practicing basketball as a 16-year-old, after already becoming an under-16 national handball player for Croatia. After initially working individually with Široki's youth coaches, his first youth club was Dubrovnik, where he stayed for a year before moving to Zagreb. In August 2014 he moved to KK Budućnost Podgorica.^[1] During the first few years of his career, Rikić was also an under-18 national team member for Croatia.

Rikić spent the 2019-20 season with Sloboda Tuzla, averaging 13.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game in ABA league play. On October 17, 2020, Rikic signed with USK Praha of the Czech National Basketball League.^[2]

References

^ "Rikić iz Širokog prešao u Budućnost" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
^ Alispahic, Harun (October 7, 2020). "USK Praha signs Robert Rikic". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

Profile at aba-liga.com
Profile at fiba.com

[1] "Rikić iz Širokog prešao u Budućnost" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2015-05-16.

[2] Alispahic, Harun (October 7, 2020). "USK Praha signs Robert Rikic". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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