Sonja Vasić

Sonja Vasić (née Petrović; Serbian Cyrillic: Соња Петровић Васић, born February 18, 1989) is a Serbian professional women's basketball player for the Uni Girona CB of the LF. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), she plays at the small forward position. She also represents the Serbia women's national basketball team.[1]

Sonja Vasić
No. 5 – Uni Girona CB
PositionSmall forward
LeagueLF
Personal information
Born (1989-02-18) February 18, 1989
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight162 lb (73 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Stars
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2006Crvena zvezda
2006–2007UB-Barça
2007–2008Tango Bourges Basket
2008–2014Spartak Moscow Region
2012Chicago Sky
2014–2017USK Praha
2016-2018Phoenix Mercury
2017-2019Dynamo Kursk
2019-Uni Girona CB
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
EuroBasket
2015 Hungary/Romania
2019 Latvia/Serbia
Mediterranean Games
2009 PescaraTeam
European U20 Championship
2008 ItalyTeam
World U19 Championship
2007 SlovakiaTeam
European U18 Championship
2005 HungaryTeam
2006 SpainTeam
2007 SerbiaTeam
European U16 Championship
2004 ItalyTeam

Before she came to the WNBA, she played for WBC Red Star Belgrade, UB-Barça, Tango Bourges Basket and WBC Spartak Moscow Region.

National team career

Vasić was a member of the Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2015 in Budapest where they won the gold medal, and qualified for the 2016 Olympics, first in the history for the Serbian team.[2]

Personal life

In July 2019, Petrović marries Miloš Vasić, a Serbian rower.[3]

References
  1. "Sonja Petrovic". wnba.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. "Serbia women win EuroBasket title, gain first Olympics berth". espn.go.com. Associated Press. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. "KAKAV BRAK! Trofejni srpski sportisti izgovorili jedno drugom sudbonosno "Da!"". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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