Filip Petrušev
No. 3 – Gonzaga Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||||||
League | West Coast Conference | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | April 15, 2000|||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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College | Gonzaga (2018–present) | |||||||||||||||||
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Filip Petrušev (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Петрушев; born April 15, 2000) is a Serbian college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference (WCC).
Early career
Petrušev was born in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia. He started to play basketball for youth teams of Serbian powerhouses Crvena zvezda and Partizan.[1] In 2014, Petrušev signed for youth team of Spanish club Laboral Kutxa.
High school career
Petrušev began playing high school basketball in 2016 with Avon Old Farms in Avon, Connecticut.[2] In July 2017, he had transferred to Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida where he played senior season.[3]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Filip Petrušev PF |
Belgrade, Serbia | Montverde Academy, FL | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 8, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 95 247Sports: 73 ESPN: 56 | ||||||
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Source: Rivals, 247sports, ESPN
College career
On November 8, 2017, Petrušev signed a letter of intent with the Gonzaga Bulldogs.[4][5] As a freshman, Petrusev averaged 6.5 points and 2.7 rebounds per game and was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team.[6] He scored a career-high 25 points in a 110-60 win over Arkansas–Pine Bluff on November 9, 2019.[7] On December 21, Petrusev had 24 points and nine rebounds in a 112-77 win over Eastern Washington.[8] He was named to the midseason watchlist for the Wooden Award.[9] Petrusev went down with an ankle injury in the second half of a game against BYU on January 18, 2020.[10] At the conclusion of the regular season, Petrusev was named West Coast Conference player of the year.[11] He averaged 17.5 points and eight rebounds per game.[12] Following the season Petrusev declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[13]
National team career
Petrušev was a member of the Serbian U-16 national team that participated at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship[14] and 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[15]
Petrušev was a member of the Serbian national under-18 basketball teams that won the gold medals at the 2017 Championship and the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games in 2017, he averaged 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.[16][17] In 2018, he averaged 21.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game over seven tournament games.[18] Petrušev had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in the Final. At the tournament's end, he finished third in scoring and rebounds and got selected to the All-Tournament Team.[19]
Petrušev was a member of the Serbian under-19 team that finished 7th at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 19.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game.[20]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Gonzaga | 32 | 0 | 11.4 | .554 | .300 | .853 | 2.7 | .3 | .2 | .5 | 6.5 |
2019–20 | Gonzaga | 33 | 33 | 25.9 | .562 | .182 | .655 | 7.9 | 1.5 | .6 | .8 | 17.5 |
Career | 65 | 33 | 18.8 | .560 | .268 | .703 | 5.4 | .9 | .4 | .6 | 12.0 |
Personal life
His younger brother David is a basketball player.[21] David represented the Serbia national under-17 team.
Career achievements and awards
Individual
- FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship All-Tournament Team – 2018
References
- ^ "SALE MOŽE DA BIRA Podmladiti "orlove"? Ima tu ZLATA VREDNOG talenata". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "A look into Filip Petrušev". agent49.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "FIBA u18 A: Filip Petrusev recruitment set to pick up". scout.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Highlights of Gonzaga bound forward Filip Petrusev". 247sports.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Serbian big man Filip Petrusev commits to Gonzaga". espn.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Osso, Keith (May 28, 2019). "Petrusev returning to Gonzaga for Sophomore season". KXLY. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Petrusev leads No. 8 Gonzaga over Ark-Pine Bluff 110-60". ESPN. Associated Press. November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "No. 2 Gonzaga pounds Eastern Washington 112-77, eyes No. 1". ESPN. Associated Press. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ "Gonzaga's Filip Petrusev among new faces on Wooden Award midseason list". ESPN. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (January 18, 2020). "Gonzaga forward Filip Petrusev suffers ankle injury in second half against BYU". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "WCC Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "No. 2 Gonzaga looks to extend streak vs No. 23 BYU". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. February 21, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Gonzaga's Filip Petrusev will enter NBA draft, but not hire agent". ESPN. Associated Press. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Serbia 12 - Filip Petrusev". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Serbia 12 - Filip Petrusev". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Gonzaga basketball signs Filip Petrusev of Serbia". usatoday.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Filip PETRUSEV 2018 FIBA Profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Serbia big man Pecarski named MVP, tops All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "David Petrusev Connecticut BC". draftexpress.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
- 2000 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball players
- KK Crvena zvezda youth players
- Montverde Academy alumni
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Serbian college men's basketball players in the United States
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Belgrade