Gonzaga makes late addition to frontcourt with Serbian forward Pavle Stosic

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Sep. 25—Another reinforcement appears to be on the way for Gonzaga’s frontcourt less than two months before the start of the 2023-24 college basketball season.

Pavle Stosic, a 6-foot-9 forward from Serbia, committed to the Bulldogs over the weekend and already appears to be on the Spokane campus, according to a photo from the Instagram account of new Gonzaga assistant coach RJay Barsh.

Stosic, who recently played for Anagan Olivar Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga EBA, shared a selfie initially posted by Barsh on Sunday. The photo of Stosic and Barsh was taken inside a car, with a caption “Follow Your Dreams” written by the GU assistant, a Serbian flag and Gonzaga University as the tagged location.

European sports website MaxBet Sport posted a story on Sunday also reporting that the 19-year-old had chosen to pursue a career at Gonzaga.

Stosic was quoted in the article, which was written in Serbian, and described his reason for switching course after originally planning to resume his playing career in Spain.

Google’s translation service interpreted Stosic’s quote as such: “I was pleasantly surprised by Gonzaga’s offer, I did not think that I would change in the middle of this summer. A good opportunity opened up for me to finish my studies and improve in basketball at one of the strongest colleges. I hope that as a ‘freshman’ I will get the opportunity to show what I know.”

Also a member of Serbia’s youth national teams, Stosic averaged 9.0 points and 5.2 rebounds across 10 games for Zaragoza last season. According to Euro Basket, he made 60% of his 2-point shots and 13% on 3-pointers.

Stosic, a native of Nish, Serbia, also played a handful of games for CB Peñas Huesca, averaging only 3.4 points per game while playing 16 minutes per game in 16 appearances for the club.

While representing his nation at the 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers event, Stosic averaged 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists while averaging 20 minutes per game. Serbia went 4-1 at the event, only losing to…

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Author : The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.

Publish date : 2023-09-26 02:02:00

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