Vuk Vulikić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Вуликић; born 7 March 1999) is a Serbian basketball player for the Mladost Zemun of the Serbian Basketball League.

Vuk Vulikić
Mladost Zemun
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSerbian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 25)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
CollegeUTEP (2020–2021) UC San Diego (2021–2023)
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2020Dynamic BG
2023–Mladost Zemun
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Slovakia U18 Team

Early career

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Vulikić played basketball for youth systems of Mondo Basket, Zemun (2011–2015), and Vizura Shark (2015–16) in his hometown.

College career

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In July 2020, Vulikić committed to play basketball for the UTEP Miners.[1][2][3]

Professional career

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In 2016, Vulikić joined Dynamic BG. He left Dynamic BG in July 2020 to play college basketball in the NCAA's Division I at UCSD.

National team career

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Vulikić was a member of the Serbian U-18 national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 6.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.[4] Also, he was a member of the Serbian U-16 national basketball team that participated at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[5] Vulikić was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that finished 15th at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 6.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "UTEP Basketball Adds Serbian Point Guard Vuk Vulikić". krod.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster - Vuk Vulikic". utepminers.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Report: UTEP men's basketball gets commitment from Serbian point guard". elpasotimes.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Vuk Vulikic Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Serbia 7 - Vuk Vulikic". fiba.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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