Dayon Ninkovic

Dayon Ninkovic
Personal information
Born (1976-03-20) March 20, 1976
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High schoolRufus King (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
CollegeBowling Green (1994–1997)
UW–Parkside (1997–1998)
NBA draft1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2006
PositionPower forward / center
Number4, 44
Career history
1998Crvena zvezda
2001Vichy-Clermont
2001Évreux Athletic
2001Leiria
2001–2002Portugal Telecom
2002CAB Madeira
2003Aix Maurienne
2004Entente Orléanaise Loiret
2004–2005Golbey-Épinal
2006Venados de Mazatlán

Dayon Ninkovic (born March 20, 1976) is a Serbian-American former professional basketball player.

Amateur career

Ninkovic began playing basketball for the first time as a freshman in high school because he was told that he "could probably get a free education" out of it. At the time, he was 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) but, in his words, had "no athletic ability."[1] Ninkovic attended Rufus King International High School where, in 1993–94, he was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Wisconsin.[2]

Ninkovic played college basketball at Bowling Green and UW–Parkside. As a senior with the Rangers, he received a Great Lakes Valley Conference honorable mention for the 1997–98 season.[3]

Professional career

During his playing days as a both power forward and center, Ninkovic played for Crvena zvezda (Yugoslavia), Évreux Athletic and Vichy-Clermont in France, than in Portugal for Leiria, Portugal Telecom, and CAB Madeira, in France for Aix Maurienne, Entente Orléanaise Loiret, and Golbey-Épinal, and in Mexico for Venados de Mazatlán.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Ford, Aimee (21 February 1996). "Ninkovic gives BG another dimension to worry opponents". The Blade. p. 21. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Dayon Ninkovic Gatorade 1993 - 1994: Player of the Year Boys Basketball - Wisconsin PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Gatorade. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Great Lakes Valley Conference 1997-98 Men's Basketball Standings". siue.edu. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Nationale 1 : l'AS Golbey-Epinal avait déjà la tête tournée vers les play-down". vosgesmatin.fr. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Jugoslavo Dalipagic rende «fugitivo» Ninkovic no Leiria Basket". record.pt. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Saison 97/98 - saison 02/03". vcm-basket.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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