BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Former Gonzaga standout Filip Petrusev was selected as the 50th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday.
 
Petrusev was the third Gonzaga player taken in the draft Thursday. Earlier in the draft, Jalen Suggs was selected fifth by the Orlando Magic and Corey Kispert was drafted 15th by the Washington Wizards. It's the first time that GU had three players selected in the same draft.
 
Petrusev, who was named to the 2020 Wooden All-American Team, averaged a team-high 17.81 points per game, which ranked third in the West Coast Conference. He topped the league shooting 56.5 percent from the field. He was second in the WCC grabbing 7.77 rebounds per game, 5.42 defensive boards per game (third in WCC) and 2.35 offensive rebounds per game (fourth in WCC). He was ninth blocking 0.81 shots each game.
 
In conference play, Petrusev scored 18.5 points, while shooting 57.8 percent from the field. In 2019-20, he had eight double-doubles, which ranked second in the WCC. The Belgrade, Serbia, native reached double-digit scoring in all but two games. He reached at least 20 points a team-high nine times in 2019-20, including a career-high 31 points in a win at Santa Clara.
 
Petrusev was named the 2019-20 WCC Player of the Year. He was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team following the 2018-19 season. Petrusev was named one of five finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award for the 2019-20 season. He was tabbed second team All-American by the NABC and USA Today, and third team by the Associated Press and USBWA.
 
Petrusev is the 27th GU player selected in the NBA Draft all-time, and the 15th under Few.