Nikola Djurisic

Nikola Durisic was born in Ghent, Belgium, as his father was playing football professionally. He is of Serbian descent and spent his childhood in Belgium, Italy, Turkey, and Germany with his mother as she was playing volleyball, before he moved to Belgrade, Serbia when he was 8. His uncle was a basketball coach and introduced him to the game. Durisic was playing basketball for the KK Banjica youth system before he joined the Mega Basket youth system in 2017. At the 2020-2021 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, he averaged 16.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 1.9 assists per game, and was selected an All-Tournament Team selection. In 2022, he was named the Euroleague NGT Finals MVP and honored with Euroleague NGT Finals MVP and honored with Euroleague NGT All-Tournament Team, after his team won the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament . This past season while playing in the ABA League for Mega Basket, Durisic averaged 14.4 points and 3.4 assists in 26 games.