Former Wisconsin men’s basketball signee Andrija Vuković signed with Oklahoma State on Sunday, per a report from DraftExpress.com’s Jon Chepkevich.
Prior to that stop, he also suited up in the Eastern European Junior ABA League with Crvena Zvezda’s U-19 squad. In a more expansive role, Vuković tallied 17 points, 7.5 rebounds off a 65% mark in nearly minutes per appearance.
Serbian big man, Andrija Vuković, has signed w/ Oklahoma State in the c/o 2024, I’m told.
Brings great size to the Cowboys’ frontcourt at 6’11”, 265 lbs w/ a nice combo of mobility, interior finishing, screen-setting, soft hands, defensive positioning, and fight on the glass. pic.twitter.com/npPkEQ5om7
— Jon Chepkevich (@JonChep) August 25, 2024
Vuković initially figured to join Wisconsin’s front-court rotation behind starter Steven Crowl and primary backup Nolan Winter. It then became clear he would not be joining the program after the Badgers later landed Italian center Riccardo Greppi.
All reports signal that Vukovic was unable to join the Badgers due to ‘paperwork issues.’
With experience on the Italian national team in the 2022 and 2023 U18 European Championships, Greppi can certainly fill the depth position behind Crowl and Winter.
The Badgers begin their season with an exhibition match against UW-River Falls on Oct. 30 at the Kohl Center. UW went 22-14 a season ago and dropped its opening round bout to No. 12 James Madison in the 2024 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament.