Lazar Stefanović (basketball)
| No. 10 – FMP SoccerBet | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | Serbian League ABA League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 27, 2002 |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2021 | Partizan |
| 2019–2020 | →Mladost Zemun |
| 2025–present | FMP |
| Career highlights | |
| |
Lazar Stefanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Стефановић; born 27 April 2002) is a Serbian professional basketball player for FMP SoccerBet of the Serbian League and the ABA League. He played college basketball for the Utah Utes and UCLA Bruins.
Professional career
On 19 May 2019, Stefanović made his professional debut for Partizan in a Serbian SuperLeague match against Tamiš. Stefanović scored two points.[1] He was part of the squad that won the Radivoj Korać Cup in 2020.[2] On 6 March 2021, he scored his first ABA League points in a game against Cibona, hitting a long-range three-pointer at the halftime buzzer.[3]
National team career
He represented the Serbia U19 national team at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. Over seven tournament games, Stefanović averaged 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[4]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Utah | 31 | 18 | 25.1 | .362 | .308 | .838 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .4 | — | 7.5 |
| 2022–23 | Utah | 32 | 15 | 28.3 | .371 | .359 | .868 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .2 | 10.3 |
| 2023–24 | UCLA | 33 | 33 | 34.6 | .385 | .389 | .868 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .1 | 11.5 |
| 2024–25 | UCLA | 34 | 5 | 16.4 | .404 | .320 | .955 | 1.9 | .9 | .5 | — | 4.7 |
| Career | 130 | 71 | 26.0 | .378 | .351 | .869 | 3.5 | 1.6 | .8 | .1 | 8.5 | |
EuroCup
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Partizan | 2 | 1 | 3.4 | .0 | .0 | — | — | — | — | — | .0 | -2.0 |
Domestic leagues
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Partizan | KLS | 1 | 10.8 | .200 | .0 | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 |
| 2019–20 | Mladost Zemun | KLS | 26 | 20.7 | .362 | .337 | .750 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 7.0 |
| 2020–21 | Partizan | ABA | 5 | 3.5 | .333 | .250 | — | .4 | .6 | — | — | 1.0 |
References
- ^ Normasoft. Net, Normasoft (May 19, 2019). "Crno-beli preko Tamiša do sedmog trijumfa". partizan.basketball (in Serbian). Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Pola decenije od Partizanovog poslednjeg Kupa: Gde su danas igrači? Čak dvojica u penziji sa 30 godina". soccersportal.rs (in Serbian). February 15, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Agonija Partizana nastavljena, pobeda Cibone u produžetku". nova.rs (in Serbian). March 6, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Lazar Stefanović at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
External links
- UCLA Bruins bio
- Lazar Stefanović at Eurobasket.com
- Lazar Stefanović at aba-liga.com
- Lazar Stefanović at euroleaguebasketball.net