University of California at Los Angeles added 21-year old Bosnian forward Filip Jovic (6'8''-224lbs) to their roster for the 2026-27 season. Jovic moved there from Auburn University, where he spent his freshman year. In 37 games last season, he recorded 6.3ppg and 4.0rpg. His team won the NIT Championship in 2026.
He played at Next Generation Team Belgrade U18 team between 2021-22, Sportska Akademija Spars Sarajevo during 2021-22, KK Orlovik Nansi Zepce during 2021-23, OKK Spars Sarajevo during 2021-23, Mega Super Belgrade U18 team during 2022-23, OKK Beograd during 2022-23, BC Mega Soccerbet Sremska Mitrovica U19 team during 2023-24 and then at BC Mega Superbet Beograd for two seasons. He helped his team make it to the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Beograd Semifinals, Bosnian A1 Liga Semifinals and Adidas Next Generation Tournament Finals in Belgrade Finals in 2022. Jovic was also voted to Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Belgrade All-Tournament Team in 2023. His team won ABA U19 League Championship in two consecutive years: 2023 and 2024. He helped his team make it to the Eurobasket.com All-Serbian Junior League Finals MVP, Adriatic League Semifinals and Serbian League Semifinals in 2024. Jovic was also selected to Eurobasket.com
Jovic represented Bosnia at the FIBA U18 European Championship in Nis (Serbia) three years ago. His team won Gold but his stats at that event were not that impressive as he did not score any points.


Tags : FILIP JOVIC, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES, USA BASKETBALL, USA TRANSACTIONS, NCAA1