Filip Petrušev

Filip Petrušev (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Петрушев; born April 15, 2000) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Mega Soccerbet of the Basketball League of Serbia. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Listed at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m) and 235 pounds (107 kg), he plays the power forward and center positions.

Filip Petrušev
No. 3 – Mega Soccerbet
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Adriatic League
Personal information
Born (2000-04-15) April 15, 2000
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeGonzaga (2018–2020)
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentMega Soccerbet
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2017 SlovakiaU18 Team
2018 LatviaU18 Team

Early career and high school 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.

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]

Recruiting

Petrušev was a consensus four-star recruit, according to major recruiting services. He originally committed to Hartford on October 24, 2016 and later decommitted on July 26, 2017. On October 22, 2017, he announced his commitment to Gonzaga. On November 8, 2017, Petrušev signed a letter of intent with the Gonzaga Bulldogs.[4][5]

College career

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]

Professional career

Mega Soccerbet (2020–present)

On July 20, 2020, Petrušev signed his first professional contract with Mega Soccerbet of the Basketball League of Serbia. "There's a lot of uncertainty with the NCAA season," he said. "Here I should be able to showcase some skills I wasn't able to at Gonzaga and improve my draft stock."[14] He was named the ABA League October MVP.[15] On November 8, Petrušev withdrew from the 2020 NBA draft.[16]

National team career

Petrušev was a member of the Serbian U-16 national team that participated at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship[17] and 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[18]

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.[19][20] In 2018, he averaged 21.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game over seven tournament games.[21] 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.[22]

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.[23]

Career statistics
Legend
  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
2018–19 Gonzaga 32011.4.554.300.8532.7.3.2.56.5
2019–20 Gonzaga 333325.9.562.182.6557.91.5.6.817.5
Career 653318.8.560.268.7035.4.9.4.612.0

Personal life

His younger brother David is a basketball player.[24] David represented the Serbia national under-17 team.

Career achievements and awards

Individual

References
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  2. "A look into Filip Petrušev". agent49.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. "FIBA u18 A: Filip Petrusev recruitment set to pick up". scout.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. "Highlights of Gonzaga bound forward Filip Petrusev". 247sports.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. "Serbian big man Filip Petrusev commits to Gonzaga". espn.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. Osso, Keith (May 28, 2019). "Petrusev returning to Gonzaga for Sophomore season". KXLY. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  7. "Petrusev leads No. 8 Gonzaga over Ark-Pine Bluff 110–60". ESPN. Associated Press. November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  8. "No. 2 Gonzaga pounds Eastern Washington 112–77, eyes No. 1". ESPN. Associated Press. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  9. "Gonzaga's Filip Petrusev among new faces on Wooden Award midseason list". ESPN. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  10. Meehan, Jim (January 18, 2020). "Gonzaga forward Filip Petrusev suffers ankle injury in second half against BYU". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  11. "WCC Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  12. "No. 2 Gonzaga looks to extend streak vs No. 23 BYU". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. February 21, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  13. "Gonzaga's Filip Petrusev will enter NBA draft, but not hire agent". ESPN. Associated Press. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  14. Givony, Jonathan; Borzello, Jeff (July 20, 2020). "Gonzaga center Filip Petrusev to sign pro deal in Serbia". ESPN. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  15. "MVP OF OCTOBER: Filip Petrušev (Mega Soccerbet)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  16. "Filip Petrusev withdraws from 2020 Draft". Eurohoops. November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  17. "Serbia 12 - Filip Petrusev". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  18. "Serbia 12 - Filip Petrusev". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  19. "Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  20. "Gonzaga basketball signs Filip Petrusev of Serbia". usatoday.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  21. "Filip PETRUSEV 2018 FIBA Profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  22. "Serbia big man Pecarski named MVP, tops All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  23. "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  24. "David Petrusev Connecticut BC". draftexpress.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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