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2009-2010 Game-by-Game Statistics

As a Senior (2009-10):  Appeared and started in two games before suffering a season-ending injury (torn ACL in his right knee).

2008-2009 Game-by-Game Statistics

As a Junior (2008-09): Top-returning Panther who played in 28 games, with 26 starts...Ranked fifth on the team averaging 10.0 ppg and added 4.6 rebounds per contest...Led the squad with 66 free throws and a .857 (66-for-77) free-throw percentage, which was second best in the Sun Belt Conference...Connected on an even-better 27-of-29 free-throw attempts (.931) against Sun Belt opponents...Collected four games with at least 20 points...Set a number of career game highs in 2008-09 including most points (22 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 2/5), most 3-point baskets (3 vs. North Texas, 1/22), most assists (3 at New Orleans, 1/29) and most steals (3 vs. West Georgia, 11/25)...Scored 20 points in the second half en route to 21 points at #13/14 UCLA (11/29)...Scored a game-high 17 points, on 7-of-10 shooting, and five rebounds at Florida Atlantic (1/15)...Recorded a team-high 20 points with eight rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes against North Texas (1/22)...Member of the SBC 2008-09 Academic Honor Roll.

2007-2008 Game-by-Game Statistics

As a Sophomore (2007-08): Saw action in 28 games and recording 11 starts...Averaged 5.9 points on the year, but came on strong at the end, ranking second on the team averaging 11.0 points over the last seven games...Concluded the year with seven double-digit scoring games...Scored a season high 16 points and tied a personal best with three blocked shots against Sun Belt rival Florida Atlantic (2/20)...Also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds against the Owls (1/5)...Recorded his first career double-double with 14 points, which included 8-of-10 free throws, and 11 rebounds vs. UALR (2/13)...Scored team highs of 13 points in both games against WKU (1/12 and 2/27)...Led the team in free-throw percentage (.822) converting 37-of-45 attempts.

2006-2007 Game-by-Game Statistics

As a Freshman (2006-07): Averaged four points and 2.2 rebounds per game but nearly eight-points-per-game down the stretch...Scored his season-high 11 points in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at Florida Atlantic (2/28), topping his pervious high of 10 points scored four days earlier at WKU (2/24)...Recorded a season-high seven rebounds at South Alabama (1/4) and averaged over four boards per game over the last six games of the year...Three blocks against Western Kentucky and 11 on the year ranked tied as the second most for the team for the season...Hit a pair of 3-point baskets twice, once at No. 12/13 Wisconsin (12/2) and the other against SBC foe New Orleans (1/25)...Ended the season with a team-high 45.5-percent (10-22) 3-point percentage.

Prep and Personal Data: Played amateur basketball in Serbia for 12 years...Born September 20, 1987...Son of Miroslav and Mira Gacesa...Graduated from electro-technical high school...Electrical engineering major.

Nikola Gacesa's Career Statisitcs

Overall

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2006-07   25-6    386/15.4   37-92   .402   10-22   .455   17-30   .567  24-31    55  2.2  37-0    9  26  11   6  101/4.0
2007-08   28-11   551/19.7   59-137  .431    9-31   .290   37-45   .822  22-55    77  2.8  43-0   14  31   5  11  164/5.9
2008-09   28-26   760/27.1   96-231  .416   21-47   .447   66-77   .857  40-89   129  4.6  55-1   18  42  14  14  279/10.0
2009-10    2-2     28/14.0    1-7    .143    1-3    .333    0-0    .000   3-3      6  3.0   1-0    1   2   0   2    3/1.5
TOTAL     83-45  1725/20.8  193-467  .413   41-103  .398  120-152  .789  89-178  267  3.2 136-1   42 101  30  33  547/6.6

Sun Belt Conference

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2006-07   17-5    292/17.2   26-70   .371    7-16   .438   13-23   .565  15-26    41  2.4  23-0    8  18  10   4   72/4.2
2007-08   17-7    383/22.5   44-97   .454    4-13   .308   21-27   .778  14-44    58  3.4  28-0   10  23   5   6  113/6.6
2008-09   15-14   406/27.1   48-111  .432   11-22   .500   27-29   .931  22-45    67  4.5  31-0    9  19   7   7  134/8.9
TOTAL     49-26  1081/22.1  118-278  .424   22-51   .431   61-79   .772  51-115  166  3.4  82-0   27  60  22  17  319/6.5