Lazar Vasić Explained

Lazar Vasić
Height M:1.91
Weight Kg:82
League:Basketball League of Serbia
Team:Vršac
Birth Date:3 January 2001
Birth Place:Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019–present
Team1:Crvena zvezda mts
Years2:2019–2020
Team2:Tamiš
Years3:2020–2021
Team3:FMP
Years4:2021–2022
Team4:Slodes
Years5:2022–present
Team5:Vršac

Lazar Vasić (Serbian: Лазар Васић; born January 3, 2001) is a Serbian professional basketball player who currently plays for Vršac of the Basketball League of Serbia as a loaned player of Crvena zvezda mts.

Early career

Vasić started to play basketball for KK Abba from Barič. In summer 2014, he was added to the Crvena zvezda youth team.[1] He won the second place at the 2017–18 Junior ABA League season with the Zvezda. Over six tournament games, he averaged 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.[2]

Professional career

In January 2018, Vasić was added to the Crvena zvezda ABA League roster for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[3] He missed to play a single game during that season. On February 13, 2019, Vasić was added to the 2019 Crvena zvezda Radivoj Korać Cup roster.[4] [5] He missed to play a single game at the Cup tournament. On March 19, 2019, Vasić signed his first professional contract for Crvena zvezda.[6] On 4 September 2019, he was loaned to Tamiš for the 2019–20 season.[7] Prior to the 2020–21 season, Vasić was added to the roster of FMP.[8] In December 2020, he was added to the ABA roster.[9]

National team career

Vasić was a member of the Serbian under-16 national team that participated at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Poland. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 0.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[10] Next year, he was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Montenegro. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 5.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[11]

Vasić was a member of the Serbian under-17 team that participated at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 4.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vasic at Serbiahoop . serbiahoop.com . 14 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Vasic Season 2017/18 - Junior ABA League . aba-liga.com . 14 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Alen Omić inks contract with Crvena zvezda! . aba-liga.com . 14 February 2019.
  4. Web site: TRENER ZVEZDE PRESEKAO Ovo je sastav crveno-belih za Kup Radivoja Koraća . sport.blic.rs . 14 February 2019. sr.
  5. Web site: Rivers će sačekati na debi – Tomić presekao za Kup Koraća . b92.net . 14 February 2019. sr.
  6. Web site: Vasić potpisao prvi profesionalni ugovor sa Zvezdom . novosti.rs . 19 March 2019.
  7. Web site: Vasić i Pavićević na pozajmici u Tamišu! . kls.rs . 12 September 2019.
  8. Web site: Lazar Vasic is a newcomer at KK FMP Beograd . eurobasket.com . 11 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Lazar Vasić signs with FMP . aba-liga.com . 1 January 2021.
  10. Web site: 2016 Serbia 6 - Lazar Vasic . archive.fiba.com . 14 February 2019.
  11. Web site: 2017 Serbia 10 - Lazar Vasic . archive.fiba.com . 14 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Lazar VASIC 2018 Point Guard Serbia . fiba.basketball . 14 February 2019.