Filip Petrušev


Filip Petrušev is a Serbian professional basketball player for Mega Bemax of the Basketball League of Serbia. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Listed at and, he plays the power forward and center positions.

Early career and high school career

Petrušev was born in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia. He started to play basketball for youth teams of Serbian powerhouses Crvena zvezda and Partizan. In 2014, Petrušev signed for youth team of Spanish club Laboral Kutxa.
Petrušev began playing high school basketball in 2016 with Avon Old Farms in Avon, Connecticut. In July 2017, he had transferred to Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida where he played senior season.

Recruiting

Petrušev was a consensus four-star recruit, according to major recruiting services. He originally committed to Hartford on October 24, 2016 and later decommitted on July 26, 2017. On October 22, 2017, he announced his commitment to Gonzaga. On November 8, 2017, Petrušev signed a letter of intent with the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

College career

As a freshman, Petrusev averaged 6.5 points and 2.7 rebounds per game and was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team. He scored a career-high 25 points in a 110–60 win over Arkansas–Pine Bluff on November 9, 2019. On December 21, Petrusev had 24 points and nine rebounds in a 112–77 win over Eastern Washington. He was named to the midseason watchlist for the Wooden Award. Petrusev went down with an ankle injury in the second half of a game against BYU on January 18, 2020. At the conclusion of the regular season, Petrusev was named West Coast Conference player of the year. He averaged 17.5 points and eight rebounds per game. Following the season Petrusev declared for the 2020 NBA draft.

Professional career

On July 20, 2020, Petrušev signed his first professional contract with Mega Bemax of the Basketball League of Serbia. "There's a lot of uncertainty with the NCAA season," he said. "Here I should be able to showcase some skills I wasn't able to at Gonzaga and improve my draft stock."

National team career

Petrušev was a member of the Serbian U-16 national team that participated at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.
Petrušev was a member of the Serbian national under-18 basketball teams that won the gold medals at the 2017 Championship and the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games in 2017, he averaged 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. In 2018, he averaged 21.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game over seven tournament games. Petrušev had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in the Final. At the tournament's end, he finished third in scoring and rebounds and got selected to the All-Tournament Team.
Petrušev was a member of the Serbian under-19 team that finished 7th at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 19.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game.

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Personal life

His younger brother David is a basketball player. David represented the Serbia national under-17 team.

Career achievements and awards

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