Has started all fourteen games for the Trojans of Southern California (NCAA). Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic ('90) is one of the european big names in USA this season, leading team coached by Kevin O'Neill in points (16.1), rebounds (9.9) and blocks (1.5). Is his third season in a row with USC after averaging 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in the opener and 10.7+9.4 last year. But there is no limit for the 2.08 forward. On the last game of the Trojans they lost 67-73 at home against Washington Huskies in the overtime even the montenegrin monster game: 28 points -career high- (4/6 twos, 2/3 threes and 15/15 from FT line), 14 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
Vucevic is currently ranked #7 at Eurohopes players borned in 1990, only behind spanish Ricky Rubio, czech Jan Vesely, lithuanian Donatas Motiejunas, greek Kostas Papanikolaou, croatian Tomislav Zubcic and bosnian Nihad Djedovic.
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