Older brother of Nikola Jokić proves basketball talent runs in family

Nemanja Jokić, the older member of NBA prima Nikola Jokić, had an absorbing and coagulated NCAA vocation with the University of Detroit Mercy, wherever helium played from 2006 to 2009. Although Nikola is often talked about, Nemanja showed with his performances that the endowment successful this household is not accidental.

In his past twelvemonth of college, Nemanja played 30 games, starting 5 of them. He averaged 3.8 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, but what is particularly memorable is his three-point shooting - a full of 19 three-pointers deed during the season. The matches against Purdue, Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan were remembered for his cardinal baskets and contributions: successful 1 bid helium scored 9 points and 4/4 penalties, and successful the different 2 important three-pointers that helped the squad triumph 32:12.

Against DePaul University, Youngstown and Cleveland State, Nemanja scored a season-high 10 points, portion successful the lucifer against Valparaiso helium registered a idiosyncratic grounds of 5 assists. In the archetypal circular of the Horizon League tournament, helium was the team's champion jumper with 7 caught balls.

Second season

His 2nd play was adjacent better: helium played successful each 30 games, again with 5 starts, and his points and rebounding averages accrued to 4.2 points and 2.9 rebounds. He became known arsenic a "big extracurricular shooter", shooting 34% from the field, 35% from 3 points and 77% from the escaped propulsion line.

Nemanja had his champion games against Butler (eight rebounds), Cleveland State (12 points and 5 rebounds), Valparaiso (11 points, 7 rebounds), DePaul University(seven points, six rebounds) and Chicago State (seven points, 5 rebounds, an assistance and a artifact successful 18 minutes). The commencement of the play against Kent State was particularly memorable, wherever helium recorded 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Although Nemanja's vocation is often mislaid successful the shadiness of Nikola, it is wide that the Serbian hoops cistron does not bypass the older member either. His performances successful the NCAA league amusement that endowment runs heavy successful the Jokic household and that Nemanja was a invaluable squad subordinate who near his people successful college.