15  Nikola Gacesa Class: Senior Hometown: Belgrade, Serbia High School: Nikola Telsa S.S. Last College: Florida International Height / Weight: 6-9 / 245 Position: F

CAREER INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2010-11 | SENIOR SEASON
Nikola Gacesa added much-needed depth in the post for a young TCU team in his only season as a Frog ... appeared in 29 games with 16 starts ... ranked No. 6 among Frogs in rebounds (84) and No. 8 in scoring average (4.2 ppg) ... played in his 100th career game Jan. 15 at Colorado State ... made his TCU debut Nov. 20 vs. Rider after missing the season's first two games while recovering from a knee injury that cost him the majority of his 2009-10 campaign ... scored a season-high 13 points Feb. 9 vs. UNLV ... pulled down a season-high eight rebounds Dec. 21 vs. Northwestern State, including his 300th career board ... helped lead TCU to a victory over eventual NCAA Tournament qualifier USC with 12 points ... twice played a season-high 37 minutes ... went 6-for-6 at the free-throw line Dec. 4 vs. Northern Iowa ... earned his first TCU start during the Nov. 21 win over Bradley at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off, scoring 11 points.


2006-10 | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
Gacesa spent four seasons at Florida International prior to transferring to TCU ... was eligible to transfer to TCU without penalty after earning his degree from FIU with one year of eligibility remaining ... received a medical hardship waiver after missing all but two games in 2009-10 due to a season-ending knee injury ... appeared in 83 games and started 45 contests during his time with the Owls, averaging 6.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per game ... averaged 10.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a junior in 2008-09 ... led the Panthers in free throws made (66) and free throw percentage (.857), ranking second among all players in the Sun Belt Conference in free-throw rate ... scored a career-high 22 points against Louisiana-Lafayette ... totaled 21 points, including 20 points in the second half, against No. 13 UCLA ... selected to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll as a junior ... saw action in 28 games with 11 starts as a sophomore, averaging 5.9 points with seven double-digit scoring performances ... scored a season-high 16 points to go along with eight rebounds against Florida Atlantic ... recorded his first career double-double against Arkansas-Little Rock with a 14-point, 11-rebound effort ... ranked first on the Panthers in free throw percentage (.822) as a sophomore ... saw action in 25 games, including six starts, during his freshman year, averaging 4.0 points to go along with 2.2 rebounds per game ... scored a season-high 11 points against Florida Atlantic in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... ranked second on the Panthers in blocked shots (11) during his rookie campaign ... connected on 45.5 percent (10-of-22) of his 3-point field goals.

PREP CAREER
Gacesa played at the same school, Nikola Tesla Secondary School, as TCU teammate Nikola Cerina.

OFF THE COURT

Gacesa is the son of Miroslav and Mira Gacesa ... born on September 20, 1987 ... majoring in engineering.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 22 (2/5/09 at La. Lafayette)
Rebounds: 11 (2/13/08 vs. UALR)
Field Goals: 9 (2/5/09 at La. Lafayette)
Field Goal Attempts: 17 (11/17/08 vs. Monmouth)
3-Pointers: 3 (1/22/09 vs. North Texas)
3-Point Attempts: 5 (1/22/09 vs. North Texas)
Free Throws: 6, 5x (last 12/4/10 vs. Northern Iowa)
Free Throw Attempts: 8 (11/24/08 vs. Toledo)
Assists: 3 (1/29/09 at New Orleans)
Blocked Shots: 3, 2x (last 2/20/08 at Florida Atlantic)
Steals: 3, 2x (last 11/27/10 vs. Houston)
Minutes: 37, 2x (last 2/5/09 at La. Lafayette)