Vuk Vulikić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Вуликић; born 7 March 1999) is a Serbian basketball player for the Mladost Zemun of the Serbian Basketball League.

Vuk Vulikić
Mladost Zemun
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSerbian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 25)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
CollegeUTEP (2020–2021) UC San Diego (2021–2023)
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2020Dynamic BG
2023–Mladost Zemun
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Slovakia U18 Team

Early career edit

Vulikić played basketball for youth systems of Mondo Basket, Zemun (2011–2015), and Vizura Shark (2015–16) in his hometown.

College career edit

In July 2020, Vulikić committed to play basketball for the UTEP Miners.[1][2][3]

Professional career edit

In 2016, Vulikić joined Dynamic BG. He left Dynamic BG in July 2020 to play college basketball in the NCAA's Division I at UCSD.

National team career edit

Vulikić was a member of the Serbian U-18 national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 6.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.[4] Also, he was a member of the Serbian U-16 national basketball team that participated at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[5] Vulikić was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that finished 15th at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 6.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "UTEP Basketball Adds Serbian Point Guard Vuk Vulikić". krod.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster - Vuk Vulikic". utepminers.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Report: UTEP men's basketball gets commitment from Serbian point guard". elpasotimes.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Vuk Vulikic Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Serbia 7 - Vuk Vulikic". fiba.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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