Nikola Vučević
Vučević with the Magic in 2012
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| No. 9 – Orlando Magic | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
24 October 1990 Morges, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Stoneridge Preparatory (Simi Valley, California) |
| College | USC (2008–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 2011–2012 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2012–present | Orlando Magic |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nikola Vučević (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Никола Вучевић; pronounced [nǐkɔla ʋûːtʃɛʋitɕ]; born 24 October 1990) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Southern California before being drafted 16th overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Vučević was born in Morges, Switzerland and then raised primarily in Belgium where his father, Borislav, played professional basketball. Borislav played professionally for 24 years and was a member of the Yugoslavia national team, as well as of the KK Bosna team which won the European Champions Cup in 1979. Vučević's mother, Ljiljana, was a 6-foot-2 forward for the Sarajevo club Željezničar, as well as for the Yugoslavia national team. His family moved to Montenegro when he was a teenager. He was named Montenegro's Best Young Player in 2007. He speaks Serbo-Croatian, English and French.
Vučević came to Simi Valley, California from his native Montenegro in October 2007 to play his senior year of high school at Stoneridge Prep. He came to the U.S. knowing little English, but did speak French, which many of his teammates also spoke. Under coach Babacar Sy, a friend of his father's, he was team captain and led the team in scoring and rebounding with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
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