Tag: Viktor Mikic

Local JUCO guard joins Florida basketball team as walk-on

The Gators added their eighth offseason addition to its roster with walk-on guard Kevin Pazmino out of Santa Fe College.

Florida basketball added a walk-on to its 2024-25 roster on Tuesday with the addition of guard [autotag]Kevin Pazmino[/autotag] out of Gainesville (Florida) Santa Fe College. The 6-foot-4-inch native of Weston, Florida, brings three years of collegiate eligibility along with him.

In 29 games with the Santa Fe Saints — all starts — Pazmino averaged 10.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 39.4% overall from the field, 82.5% from the free-throw line and 38.8% from beyond the arc. He drained four or more three-point attempts in 11 games and had eight games in which he made five or more.

Pazmino joins 7-foot-9-inch center Olivier Rioux out of IMG Academy in Bradenton as the Gators’ two walk-ons this offseason — making a total of eight additions to the Orange and Blue ahead of the upcoming campaign.

Former Florida Atlantic guard [autotag]Alijah Martin[/autotag], former Chattanooga forward [autotag]Sam Alexis[/autotag] and former Washington State center [autotag]Rueben Chinyelu[/autotag] arrived in Gainesville through the transfer portal. International players, guard [autotag]Urban Klavzar[/autotag] and forward [autotag]Viktor Mikic[/autotag], and former four-star high school signee [autotag]Isaiah Brown[/autotag] are welcomed to the program as first-year players.

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Florida basketball adding international center Viktor Mikic

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team is adding another big man to its roster, Viktor Mikic, who hails from Serbia.

Florida’s frontcourt got some added depth on Friday when it added 6-foot-11 center [autotag]Viktor Mikic[/autotag] to the team, according to a report from 247Sports.

The Serbian prospect played one year of high school ball in America at Chattanooga (Tennessee) Hamilton Heights.

He averaged 14.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, earning him offers from Bowling Green Chattanooga, Hawaii and Rutgers. Before moving to America, Mikic played in the Serbian Junior League, where he also averaged a double-double.

Mikic joins returning sophomores [autotag]Alex Condon[/autotag] and [autotag]Thomas Haugh[/autotag] in Florida’s frontcourt, along with incoming transfer center [autotag]Reuben Chinyelu[/autotag] (Washington State) and forward [autotag]Sam Alexis[/autotag] (Chattanooga). There’s also 7-foot-9 freshman [autotag]Olivier Rioux[/autotag] to compete with.

This marks the third straight season that [autotag]Todd Golden[/autotag] brought in an international player, which worked for him in San Francisco. Forward [autotag]Aleks Szymczyk[/autotag] transferred from the program after suffering an injury his sophomore year and guard [autotag]Kajus Kublickas[/autotag] is still with the team.

Condon is the main success story. He came over from Australia ahead of last year and earned an SEC All-Freshman Team nod.

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Viktor Mikic has been offered by Rutgers basketball

Viktor Mikic was offered by Rutgers this week.

Rutgers basketball offered Viktor Mikic this week. Mikic was a part of Serbia’s U17 national team and is one the nation’s top young players.

The Serbian center, who checks in at 6-foot-10 and once played for Partizan in his homeland, has an intriguing skillset. Recent offers include Bowling Green, Elon, Hawaii, Marist and Tennessee State in addition to the Rutgers offer this week.

He plays his high school basketball for Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tennessee). On the season, Mikic averaged 14.3 points per game along with 10.1 rebounds.

He led his team with 71 percent free throw shooting.

A class of 2024 recruit, he is very strong defensively, commanding the boards and an effective shot-blocker.

Offensively is where he creates mismatches, including with his vision and a good ability to pass the ball to open players on the perimeter.

Mikic has good footwork and agility, allowing him to run the open court fluidly. He is difficult to stop in the low post which combined with his ability to follow up shots, projects well at the Big Ten level.

His ability to run the open court as well as he does makes him a unique recruit.

 

 

The 2024 recruiting class for Rutgers is top-10 in the nation, headlined by five-star forward Ace Bailey and five-star guard Dylan Harper.

Harper was named the Co-MVP of the McDonald’s All-American Game last month.

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In 2022 at the FIBA U17 World Cup, Mikic averaged 9.6 points while playing 13.5 minutes per game. He played in five games as Serbia finished fifth in the tournament.