| Uroš Plavšić | |
| Position: | Center |
| Height Ft: | 7 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 265 |
| League: | EuroLeague ABA League KLS |
| Team: | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet |
| Number: | 35 |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Čačak, FR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality: | Serbian |
| High School: | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tennessee) |
| College: | Arizona State (2018–2019) Tennessee (2019–2023) |
| Draft Year: | 2023 |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Team1: | Smederevo |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Team2: | Mega Basket |
| Team3: | Crvena zvezda |
| Years3: | 2024–present |
Uroš Plavšić (Serbian: Урош Плавшић; born 22 December 1998) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Serbian national team. He played college basketball for Tennessee Volunteers.
Plavšić was born in Čačak, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia on 28 December 1998.[1] He grew up in his hometown of Ivanjica.[2] Plavšić played for Mega Basket junior team[3] and was included in their senior roster in the mid season of 2015-16.[4] He made his professional debut for Smederevo of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS) in the 2016-17 season and averaged 4.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game and was a teammate to future NBA player Goga Bitadze.[5]
In October 2017, Plavšić moved to Chattanooga and enrolled to Hamilton Heights Christian Academy, where he played his senior year, averaging 9.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.[6]
Plavšić initially verbally committed to Cleveland State Vikings but later switched his commitment to Arizona State Sun Devils. He redshirted his freshman year. In 2019, he committed to and transferred to Tennessee Volunteers. In his senior year, Plavšić averaged 4.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. Plavšić was known as a trash-talker on the court.[7]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Plavšić was named a member of the 2023 NBA Summer League Atlanta Hawks squad.[8] [9]
In August 2023, Plavšić signed a deal with Mega Basket of the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS).[10] Over the season, Plavšić in 27 ABA League games averaged 15.4 points and 7.7 rebounds on 65.6% shooting from the field.
In June 2024, Plavšić signed a deal with Crvena Zvezda.[11]
Plavšić's play with Mega Basket got him a training camp invite for the Serbian national team ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[12] On 5 July 2024, Plavšić scored 19 points in a win against Netherlands.[13] He was later confimed as one of the 12 players which will represent Serbia at the Olympic Games.[14] He won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics with Serbia.[15]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Tennessee| 16 || 3 || 7.3 || .421 || .000 || .667 || .9 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 2.6|-|style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Tennessee| 16 || 1 || 4.4 || .467 || .000 || .400 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || .2 || 1.1|-|style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Tennessee| 35 || 21 || 14.1 || .573 || .000 || .556 || 4.0 || .5 || .4 || .2 || 4.2|-|style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Tennessee| 34 || 20|| 13.6 || .636 || .000 || .340 || 3.4|| .7 || .4 || .3 || 4.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| Career| style="text-align:left;"|| 101 || 45 || 11.3 || .573 || .000 || .470 || 2.8 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 3.7
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Mega Basket| 27 || 27 || 24.3 || .656 || .200 || .630 || 7.7 || 1.4 || .5 || .6 || 15.4 || 18.2
Prior to moving to the United States, Plavšić didn't speak English. He enjoys listening to Serbian rap music. His hobby is photography.[16] He is in a relationship with an influencer Jovana Tomić.[17]