Nick Rakocevic

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Nick Rakocevic
File:Nick Rakocevic.jpg
Rakocevic (#31) with USC in 2019
No. 31 – Adelaide 36ers
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1997-12-31) December 31, 1997 (age 28)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Serbian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Joseph
(Westchester, Illinois)
CollegeUSC (2016–2020)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2022Magnolia Hotshots
2023Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2023–2024Jilin Northeast Tigers
2024Sagesse SC
2024–2025Ningbo Rockets
2025Santeros de Aguada
2025Capitanes de Arecibo
2025–presentAdelaide 36ers
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Nicholas Rakocevic[1] (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Ракочевић; born December 31, 1997) is an American-Serbian professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans before beginning his professional career in China in 2020. Born in the United States, he holds Serbian citizenship and has played for the Serbia under-20 national team.

High school career

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File:20150321 IHSA Class 3A championship game Nick Rakocevic (5).JPG
Rakocevic in 2015

Rakocevic was born in Chicago to Momo and Denise Rakocevic. His father emigrated from Belgrade, Serbia at age 25. Rakocevic played for St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois under coach Gene Pingatore. As a junior, he was a starter on the Class 3A state championship team.[2][3] In his senior season, Rakocevic averaged 19.8 points, 14.4 rebounds and four blocks per game, leading his team to the Class 3A Westinghouse Sectional title.[4] He earned First Team All-State honors from the Chicago Tribune. On April 11, 2016, he committed to play college basketball for USC over offers from UNLV, Arizona State and Florida.[5]

College career

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Rakocevic averaged 5.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game as a freshman at USC, serving as a part-time starter.[6] On March 13, 2018, he recorded 24 points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a 103–98 double overtime win over UNC Asheville.[7] He grabbed the most rebounds by a USC player in a game since David Bluthenthal in 2000. As a sophomore, Rakocevic averaged 8.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, shooting 62.7 percent, the second-highest field goal percentage in program history.[8] In his junior season, he averaged 14.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. Rakocevic was a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week and was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention.[9] On November 12, 2019, he tied his career-high of 27 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and reached 1,000 career points, in an 84–66 victory over South Dakota State.[10] As a senior, Rakocevic averaged 10.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.[11]

Professional career

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In September 2020, Rakocevic signed with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[12] He played two seasons for the Golden Bulls in 2020–21 and 2021–22.[13]

In August 2022, Rakocevic signed with the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[14] He played 17 games for the Hotshots between September 28 and December 21.[13] In April 2023, he re-joined the Zhejiang Golden Bulls for the rest of the 2022–23 CBA season.[13]

For the 2023–24 season, Rakocevic joined the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the CBA.[13] In April 2024, he joined Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League.[13]

On September 26, 2024, Rakocevic signed with the Ningbo Rockets of the CBA.[15]

In March 2025, Rakocevic joined Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[13] He played 15 games for Aguada before joining Capitanes de Arecibo in May. After five games Arecibo, he played one more game for Aguada on June 22.[13]

On September 26, 2025, Rakocevic signed with the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2025–26 season.[16]

National team career

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Rakocevic played for the Serbia under-20 national team at the 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece. He averaged 6.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, helping his team finish in fifth place.[17]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 USC 36 8 14.9 .563 – .671 3.7 .4 .3 .6 5.2
2017–18 USC 36 22 21.1 .627 – .548 6.2 .5 .7 .5 8.1
2018–19 USC 33 30 30.0 .548 .000 .679 9.3 1.3 .8 1.4 14.7
2019–20 USC 31 29 27.3 .458 .429 .634 8.3 1.5 1.2 1.0 10.5
Career 136 89 23.1 .540 .360 .643 6.8 .9 .7 .9 9.5

References

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