For the third consecutive season, the Colorado men's basketball team is losing a player through a European exchange.
To make room on the roster for newly-signed junior college guard Shane Gatling, freshman Lazar Nikolic will be leaving coach Tad Boyle's program to pursue professional opportunities in Europe. Nikolic, a native of Serbia, is following a similar path as former CU guard Thomas Akyazili, who returned to his native Belgium last year after spending two seasons in Boulder.
Two years ago the Buffs also lost little-used Bosnian forward Kenan Guzonjic, who eventually landed at Division II Barry University in Florida.