| Nikola Koprivica |
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JUNIOR (2008-09)
Appeared in all 33 games, including 18 starts...first Cougar off the bench seven times... pulled down career-high eight rebounds in season-opener against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 15), adding eight points...led WSU in scoring with 10 points against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 18)...scored seven points and collected six rebounds in a career-high 36 minutes against Mississippi State in the Cougars' semifinal win at the Legends Classic in Newark, N.J. (Nov. 28)...played 29 minutes and contributed five points against California (Jan. 8)...dished out career-high five assists at California (Feb. 7)...saw 24 minutes of action and grabbed four rebounds in the Cougars' 82-81 upset at No. 20/15 UCLA (Feb. 21), marking WSU's second win all-time at UCLA...earned Pacific-10 All-Academic First Team honors.
SOPHOMORE (2007-08)
Appeared in 34 of 35 games ...tied career high 12 points in 19 minutes knocking down 5-of-6 from the field against Portland State (Dec. 9)...had eight points and two rebounds vs. UCLA (Jan.12)... set career high for free throws made by making all seven points from the foul line in 13 minutes in opening round of the Pacific-10 Tournament against Oregon (Mar. 13)...played seven minutes in his NCAA Tournament debut against Winthrop (Mar. 20)...earned Pacific-10 All-Academic Second Team honors.
FRESHMAN (2006-07)
Appeared in 15 games, including four starts...had season cut short after tearing right ACL against No. 7 Oregon (Jan. 27)...knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to record six points in Cougar debut against Portland (Nov. 29)...scored nine points in seven minutes vs. Cal State Northridge (Dec. 16)...was a perfect 4-for-4 at the line against the Matadors...made first career start vs. San Diego State (Dec. 21)...tallied 11 points...scored season/career-high 12 points at No. 1 UCLA (Dec. 28)...added season/career-high five boards...had six points and three assists at USC (Dec. 30).
PRIOR TO WSU
Member of the KK Atlas Liga team 2004-06...member of Under-14 Serbian National Team that won the gold medal at the 2002 European Championships...captain of the Under-16 Serbian National Team in 2004...member of the Under-18 Serbian National Team in 2005..averaged 7.3 points and shot 33 percent from the 3-point range in the 2006 Under-18 European Championships.
PERSONAL
Born Nikola Koprivica in June of 1988 in Belgrade...parents Zarko and Marija...older brother Jovan...enjoys playing volleyball...majoring in international business.
CAREER STATS
3-POINT REBOUNDS
YEAR GP-GS FGM-FGA FG% FGM-FGA FG% FTM-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF-DQ PTS AVG AST TO BLK STL MIN AVG
2007 15-4 23-56 .411 8-29 .276 15-23 .652 2 21 23/1.5 20-0 69 4.6 12 9 1 5 213 14.2
2008 34-0 29-74 .392 4-29 .138 23-34 .676 6 27 33/1.0 41-0 85 2.5 23 23 1 11 381 11.2
2009 33-18 40-107 .374 14-52 .269 9-20 .450 6 72 78/2.4 41-0 103 3.1 52 44 1 10 691 20.9
TOTAL 82-22 92-237 .388 26-110 .236 47-77 .610 14 120 134/1.6 102-0 257 3.1 87 76 3 26 1285 15.7
