Skip To Main Content

Gonzaga University Athletics

2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Nick Tomoyasu
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports

3 Filip Petrusev

  • Height 6-11
  • Weight 235
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Belgrade, Serbia
  • Highschool Montverde Academy

Biography

SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Wooden All-American … finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award … second team All-American by the NABC and USA Today … third team by the Associated Press and USBWA … WCC Player of the Year … WCC All-Tournament Team ... USBWA All-District IX ... NABC All-District 9 First Team … started in all 33 games … averaged 25.8 minutes … a team-high 17.81 points, which ranked third in the West Coast Conference … topped the league shooting 56.5 percent from the field … 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) … ninth in WCC blocking 0.81 shots each game … In conference play, averaged 18.5 points … made 57.8 percent from the field … record eight double-doubles, which ranked second in the WCC. … drew 7.8 fouls per 40 minutes, which was the third-most in the nation … 228 free-throw attempts ranked as the second-most taken in the country, while his 150 makes from the line ranked 14th … reached double-digit scoring in all but two games … reached at least 20 points a team-high nine times … scored a career-high 31 points in a win at Santa Clara … grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds twice, including versus No. 11 Oregon in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals … blocked four shots twice, including in a win at No. 15 Arizona on Dec. 14 … 13 games with at least eight rebounds … WCC Player of the Week three times … named to Oscar Robertson Watch List … prior to the start of the season, named Preseason All-WCC … All-WCC by Lindy’s magazine.

FRESHMAN (2018-19): Appeared in 32 games for the Zags…6.5 points per games…averaged 11.4 minutes…87 total rebounds, 65 defensive…season-high 15 points versus Saint Mary’s…added five rebounds in that game…64-75 on free throws for the season, .853 percent…five steals…WCC All-Freshman Team ... Following the season during the summer at the FIBA U19 World Cup, Petrusev and Serbia placed seventh ... Petrusev scored 19.3 points per game and topped the tournament shooting 66.2 percent from the field. His 10.1 rebounds per game ranked third in the event ... Petrusev's 14 blocks and 2.0 blocks per game ranked fourth ... Petrusev led the tournament in efficiency (27.0 EFFPG) ... He was one of only six players that recorded three double-doubles in the event.

HIGH SCHOOL: Excelled at prep powerhouse Montverde Academy in Florida … helped Montverde win another national championship as a senior … The 6’10” forward scored 21 points in the national semifinals, before a 15-point performance in the championship game … helped guide Serbia to their second straight title at the FIBA U18 European Championships over the 2018 summer … had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in the Final and finished third in the tournament in scoring and rebounds, with 22.3 points and 8.7 boards per game respectively … also collected 3.1 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.1 steals … made nearly 61 percent of his shots from the field and 79.5 percent of his free throws ... he was named to the tournament's All-Star Five.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2018-19Freshman

    Forward
    6'11" 225 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    6'11" 235 lbs
    3