#13 Nikola Djogo 2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2017 ACC Academic Honor Roll

NEED TO KNOW

• Stepped up to play major minutes in his first full year of action at Notre Dame due to a series of team injuries in 2017-18.
• Athletic perimeter player still searching for consistency on the offensive end.
• Has the length and agility to provide a defensive spark on the perimeter.

2017-18

• Matched his career high with nine rebounds in 25 minutes in the NIT opening win over Hampton (3/13/18).
• Played 34 turnover-free minutes at Wake Forest (2/24/18) while pulling down a career-best nine rebounds.
• With Rex Pflueger missing the Miami (FL) game due to injury, played a career-high 37 minutes against the Hurricanes, scoring seven points and grabbing five rebounds.
• Stepped up in a crucial time in the second half at Boston College (2/6/18) with Rex Pflueger sidelined after taking a hard fall on a drive to the basket. Took over defensive responsibilities for BC’s Jerome Robinson while also making key plays on offense – including a big three-point field goal when BC had cut the Irish lead to nine points with 5:32 remaining in the game.
• Hit double-digit scoring for the second time in his career at No. 4/5 Duke (1/29/18), finishing with 10 points.
• Made his first career start against Virginia Tech (1/27/18), becoming the first Canadian-born player to start at game at Notre Dame. Finished the game by playing 34 minutes with three points, two blocks and a steal.
• Stepped up in the battle with No. 20/18 North Carolina (1/13/18), scoring a career-high 12 points with four rebounds – hitting back-to-back three pointers late in the game to give the Irish a six-point lead in an eventual one-point loss.
• Played 24 minutes at Georgia Tech (1/10/18) and responded with five points and three rebounds.
• Missed the game against Southeastern Louisiana (12/21/17) while he recovered from an illness.
• Logged seven key minutes vs. Indiana (12/16/17) in the Crossroads Classic, finishing with three points and two rebounds.
• Saw his earliest playing time of the year at Delaware (12/9/17), as he was the second substitute to enter the game in the first half, finished with a three pointer in four minutes of action.
• Connected on his first career three-point field goal in the victory over LSU (11/21/17) at the 2017 Maui Invitational.
• Played 10 minutes in the victory over Chicago State (11/16/17), dishing out four assists.
• Made his Notre Dame debut in the second half against Mount St. Mary’s (11/13/17).

2016-17

• Sat out the 2016-17 season to preserve a year of eligibility.

HIGH SCHOOL

• Attended Saltfleet for his freshman through junior season before transferring to Athlete Institute Prep for his final year of prep competition.
• Averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in his junior season at Saltfleet, helping them to the Triple A OFSAA Championship (equal of state championship in United States).
• Helped Athletes Institute win the inaugural OSBA Championship in 2016.
• Also competed in volleyball and soccer during his prep career.

PERSONAL

• Full name is Nikola Djogo.
• Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
• Son of Djordje and Zana Djogo, along with older sister Anja.
• Parents moved from the former Yugoslavia to Ontario, Canada, to escape the Yugoslav Civil War fought throughout the 1990s.
• Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in management consulting.

DJOGO GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS