Nikola Ilić

Nikola Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Илић, 26 February 1985 – 7 December 2012) was a Serbian professional basketball player.

Nikola Ilić

Personal information
Born	(1985-02-26)26 February 1985 Ub, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Died	7 December 2012(2012-12-07) (aged 27) Ub, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2007: undrafted
Playing career	2003–2011
Position	Power forward
Career history
2003–2004	Železničar Čačak
2004–2005	Krka
2005–2008	Borac Čačak
2008–2009	FMP
2009–2011	Asesoft Ploiești
Career highlights
Serbian Super League MVP (2008) Serbian First League MVP (2008) Romanian League champion (2010)

Playing career

Ilić played for Železničar Čačak, Krka (Slovenia), Borac Čačak, FMP, and Asesoft Ploiești (Romania).

In the 2007–08 BLS season, Ilić was honored with both First League MVP and Super League MVP awards.^[1][2]

Death

On 7 December 2012, Ilić died after long battle against cancer at age of 27.^[3]