Luka Brajkovic

Brajkovic joined the Dornbirn Lions of the Basketball Zweite Liga in 2015 and did not earn a salary to preserve collegiate eligibility.^[1] During the 2016–17 season, he averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game.^[2] Brajkovic considered moving to Germany following the season, but it did not occur.^[1] In March 2018, he committed to playing college basketball for Davidson over offers from Stanford, Purdue and Penn State.^[3] He chose the Wildcats in part because head coach Bob McKillop travelled to Austria twice to recruit him.^[4]

Coming into his freshman season, Brajkovic helped replace the scoring of the departed Peyton Aldridge at Davidson.^[5] As a freshman, Brajkovic averaged 11.1 points and six rebounds per game.^[6] He had to adjust to the faster speed of the American college game, including changing his passing motion.^[4] He averaged 10.3 points and five rebounds per game as a sophomore.^[7] As a junior, Brajkovic averaged 10.9 points and six rebounds per game.^[8] Over the summer, he trained in Serbia against professional players.^[9] On 5 February 2022 Brajkovic scored a career-high 30 points as well as eight rebounds in a 78–73 win over George Washington.^[10] He was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year.^[11]

On 6 August 2022, Brajkovic signed with Rio Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.^[12]

On 3 August 2023, Brajkovic moved to Greek club Kolossos Rodou.

On May 29, 2024, he signed with Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).^[13]

On November 1, 2024, he signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).^[14]

Brajkovic has represented Austria in several international basketball competitions. In the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B, he averaged 18.6 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.^[15]

Luka was born to Slađan and Sanja Brajković. He has a brother named Filip.^[16][17]