Mihailo Vasić

Mihailo Vasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Васић; born 20 July 1993) is a Serbian 3x3 basketball player for Liman 3x3 of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour. Also, he represents the Serbian national team internationally.

Mihailo Vasić
No. 3 – Liman 3x3
PositionForward
LeagueFIBA 3x3 World Tour
Personal information
Born (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight103 kg (227 lb)
Career information
High schoolLee Academy
College
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Career history
2011–2013Vojvodina
2017–presentLiman 3x3
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 AntwerpTeam
Europe Cup
Gold medal – first place2021 France

Early life

Vasić grew up with a Novi Sad-based team Vojvodina. In 2013, he moved to the United States where he played high school basketball with Lee Academy as a senior. As a college freshman and sophomore, he played with the Harcum Bears[1] of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). In 2016, he joined the New Haven Chargers of the NCAA Division II where he played his junior and senior years.[2][3]

3x3 career

Vasić has been a member of Novi Sad-based Liman 3x3 team since 2017.[4][5]

National 3x3 team career

Vasić represents Serbian 3x3 national team internationally. He made his debut at the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup where his team finished at 4th place.[6] Also, he represented Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7][8]

References
  1. "Basketball Alumnus Shooting for Olympic Finals". harcum.edu. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. "A guide to the 2021 Olympic athletes with ties to Connecticut". ctpost.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. "#33 Mihailo Vasic, Position: F". newhavenchargers.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. "We are LIMAN 3x3". liman3x3.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. "TOP 5: Najbolje od Limana". basket3x3.rs. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. "SRBIJA OSTALA BEZ TITULE SVETSKOG PRVAKA: Letonci izbacili Buluta i drugare u polufinalu Svetskog prvenstva!". espreso.co.rs. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. "Team Roster Serbia" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. "VASIC Mihailo". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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