Filip Petrušev

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Filip Petrušev
No. 33 – Anadolu Efes
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueBSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2000-04-15) April 15, 2000 (age 21)
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)
NBA draft2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021Mega Soccerbet
2021–presentAnadolu Efes
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Slovakia U18 Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Latvia U18 Team

Filip Petrušev (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Петрушев; born April 15, 2000) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Super League and the EuroLeague. 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.

Early career and high school career[]

Petrušev was born in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia. He started to play basketball for youth systems of Serbian powerhouses Crvena zvezda and Partizan.[1] In 2014, Petrušev signed for the youth system 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] In August 2017, he attended the Basketball Without Borders Europe Camp 16 in Netanya, Israel.[4] Also, he attended Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in El Segundo, California in February 2018.[5]

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.[6][7]

College career[]

As a freshman, Petrušev averaged 6.5 points and 2.7 rebounds per game and was named to the West Coast Conference (WCC) All-Freshman Team.[8] He scored a career-high 25 points in a 110–60 win over Arkansas–Pine Bluff on November 9, 2019.[9] On December 21, Petrušev had 24 points and nine rebounds in a 112–77 win over Eastern Washington.[10] He was named to the midseason watchlist for the Wooden Award.[11] Petrušev went down with an ankle injury in the second half of a game against BYU on January 18, 2020.[12] At the conclusion of the regular season, Petrušev was named WCC player of the year.[13] He averaged 17.5 points and eight rebounds per game.[14] Following the season Petrušev declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[15] Later, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2020 NBA draft.

Professional career[]

Mega Soccerbet (2020–2021)[]

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."[16] He was named the ABA League October MVP.[17] On November 8, Petrušev withdrew from the 2020 NBA draft.[18] He won the ABA League MVP, ABA League Top Prospect, and ABA League Top Scorer awards for the 2020–21 season.[19]

In August 2021, Petrušev joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the NBA Summer League.[20][21] On August 9, 2021, he made his debut in the Summer League in a 95–73 win against the Dallas Mavericks in which he posted 5 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 blocks in 19 minutes.[22][23][24]

Anadolu Efes (2021–present)[]

On 17 August 2021, Petrušev signed a one-year contract with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Super League.[25][26]

NBA draft rights[]

On 3 May 2021, Petrušev declared for the 2021 NBA Draft.[27] Petrušev was selected with the 50th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2021 NBA Draft.[28] Following the draft, it was reported that Petrušev will not join the Sixers roster for the 2021–22 NBA season.[29][30]

National team career[]

Petrušev was a member of the Serbian U-16 national team that participated at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship[31] and 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[32]

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.[33][34] In 2018, he averaged 21.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game over seven tournament games.[35] 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.[36]

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.[37]

Petrušev was a member of the Serbia national team at the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. Over four tournament games, he averaged team-high 15.5 points, five rebounds, 0.8 assists, and team-high one block per game.[38] His team lost to Italy in the final and missed the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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
 *  Led the league

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

Adriatic League[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Mega Basket 21 21 32.0* .579* .419 .739 7.6 1.6 .5 1.1 23.6*

Personal life[]

His younger brother David is a basketball player.[39] David represented the Serbia national under-17 team.

See also[]

References[]

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