Nikola Antonijevic

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Buffalo Grove, Ill.
	High School: Stevenson HS

	Height: 6-7
	Position: Middle Blocker
	Experience: 1V

04/17/2013

Waves to Face UCLA in MPSF Tournament Quarterfinals

Pepperdine makes its 19th appearance in the postseason MPSF Tournament.

04/09/2013

Men's Volleyball Finishes Regular Season at UCLA, UC Santa Barbara

Pepperdine faces Bruins and Gauchos on the road before opening the 2013 MPSF Tournament next week Saturday.

04/03/2013

Waves Host Final Two Regular-Season Home Matches, Celebrate Senior Night on Saturday vs. Long Beach State

Prior to Saturday's 5 p.m. match vs. the 49ers, Pepperdine will honors the program's three seniors: James Powers, Maurice Torres and Beau Vandeweghe.

03/26/2013

Men's Volleyball Contends With BYU and Cal Baptist on the Road

Waves tied for fourth with UCLA in MPSF standings entering this week.

03/21/2013

Pepperdine Falls in Four to USC

Maurice Torres leads Waves with 21 kills in loss.

03/15/2013

Pepperdine vs. UC San Diego - March 15, 2013

Pepperdine def. UC San Diego, 3-0, on March 15 inside Firestone Fieldhouse

02/19/2013

Pepperdine vs. BYU - Feb. 15, 2013

Pepperdine def. BYU, 3-2 Photos by Martin A. Folb

02/01/2013

Pepperdine vs. USC

Pepperdine vs. USC - Feb. 1, 2013

01/20/2013

Pepperdine vs. Stanford

Pepperdine vs. Stanford: Jan. 20, 2013

01/21/2012

Hawaii vs Pepperdine 01/21/12

Hawaii vs Pepperdine 01/12/12

Nikola Antonijevic Career Stats

PEPPERDINE 2012: Appeared in 48 sets and 17 matches ... Made nine starts ... Recorded a season-high seven blocks vs. Long Beach State (1/14) ... Tagged down five kills against Lewis (1/8) and at UC San Diego (1/27) ...Totaled 26 kills as a freshman earned on a .238 hitting percentage ... Averaged 0.73 blocks/set for a total of 35 ... Logged aces against Lewis (1/8), Hawaii (1/20) and UC Irvine (1/25) ... Tallied five blocks in collegiate debut vs. Lewis (1/7) ... Picked up three digs at UC San Diego (1/27) ... Finished freshman season with 11 digs, 47 points and eight assists.

USA: Two-year member of the U.S. Boys Youth National Team ... In 2010, the BYNT placed second at the NORCECA Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico ... Won bronze at the 2011 Men's U19 Pan American Cup in Mexicali, Mexico ... Member of the 2012 U.S. Junior National training team.

CLUB: Played for the Rolling Thunder Volleyball Club, and advanced to the USA Volleyball Boys' Junior National Championship before joining Adversity's 17 Elite team in 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson High School, located in Lincolnshire, Ill., in 2011 ... Began playing volleyball as a freshman, having never played the sport prior, and spent three seasons on the varsity squad ... Earned AVCA First-Team Boys' High School Senior All-America honors ... Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection ... Recognized as a Boys' High School All-American special mention by Volleyball Magazine ... Also lettered in soccer.

PERSONAL: Born in Phoenix, Ariz. ... Son of Sole and Mimi ... Parents run the Chicago Wind Soccer Club ... Volunteers time to teach soccer skills to kids the inner city Chicago ... Father was a professional soccer player in the former Yugoslavia ... Has one brother, Stefan, who plays soccer at Valparaiso ... Also has an aunt who medaled in team handball at two Olympic games ... Lists winning the silver medal at the NORCECA Championships in 2010 as his most thrilling athletic accomplishment to date.

FAVORITES: Favorite pro volleyball players are Alexander Volkov, Ivan Miljkovic and Kyle Masterson ... Favorite professional sports team is FC Red Star (pro soccer team in Serbia) ... Favorite book is My Bloody Life ... Favorite TV station is the Discovery Channel ... Favorite sports other than volleyball are soccer ... Favorite movie is Rocky 4 ... Favorite musical artist is Jay-Z ... Favorite food is Serbian food.

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