Uroš Plavšić (; born 22 December 1998) is šPlavšića Serbian professional basketball player for Mega Basket of the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS). He played college basketball for Tennessee Volunteers.

Early career

Plavšić was born in Čačak, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia on 28 December 1998. He grew up in his hometown of Ivanjica. Plavšić played for Mega Basket junior team and was included in their senior roster in the mid season of 2015-16. 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 assissts per game and was a teammate to future NBA player Goga Bitadze.

Uroš Plavšić

High school career

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.

Uroš Plavšić

College career

Plavšić initially verbally commited to Cleveland State Vikings but later switched his commitment to Arizona State Sun Devils. He redshirted his freshman year. In 2019, he commited 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.

Uroš Plavšić

College statistics

|-

| 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

Professional career

2023 NBA Summer League

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Plavšić was named a member of the 2023 NBA Summer League Atlanta Hawks squad.

Mega Basket (2023–present) In August 2023, Plavšić signed a deal with Mega Basket of the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS).

Personal life

Prior to moving to the United States, Plavšić didn't speak English. He enjoys listening to Serbian rap music. His hobby is photography.

References

External links

Uroš Plavšić at realgm.com

Uroš Plavšić at 247sports.com

Uroš Plavšić at eurobasket.com

1998 births

Living people

People from Ivanjica

KK Smederevo players

Serbian men's basketball players

Serbian expatriate basketball people in the United States

Tennessee Volunteers basketball players

University of Tennessee alumni

Basketball League of Serbia players

Centers (basketball)

KK Mega Basket players