Filip Petrušev is a Serbian professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Sacramento Kings in 2023. That year, he also played in the NBA G League for the Stockton Kings.
Player Profile and Personal Life
Filip Petrušev (Филип Петрушев) was born on April 15, 2000, in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia. He is Serbian and he represents Serbia in international events. Petrušev stands 211 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 106 kg. He is a right-handed Center.
His younger brother David Petrušev also played basketball and played for Serbia internationally.
| Position | Center |
| Height / weight | 2.11 m / 106 kg |
| Born | 15 Apr 2000 |
| Nationality |
Serbia
|
| Playing Style | Right Handed |
| Nickname | Filip |
| Team History | |
| Olympiacos | 2023 - present |
Philadelphia
|
2023 |
| Crvena zvezda | 2022 - 2023 |
Sacramento
|
2023 |
| Stockton Kings | 2023 |
| Anadolu Efes | 2021 - 2022 |
| Mega Basket | 2020 - 2021 |
High School and College Career
Petrušev moved to the United States to play high school basketball. He attended Avon Old Farms High School in Avon, Connecticut. Later, he also attended Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. For college, he committed to play college basketball for Gonzaga University and was there from 2018 to 2020.
In 2019, he was named to the WCC All-Freshman Team. He was also named the 2020 WCC Player of the Year.
Professional Career
Petrušev started his professional career playing for Mega Basket in his home country of Serbia. Later, he signed with Anadolu Efes and in 2022, he started playing for Crvena Zvezda.
He was drafted into the National Basketball Association in 2021. He was a second-round pick, selected by the Philadelphia 76ers. He would end up playing in the NBA for just a short time. He played only played one game with the 76ers.
In November 2023, he was acquired by the Los Angeles Clippers. They then traded him to the Sacramento Kings who would then go on to waive him.
In November of that year, he returned to Europe and signed a three-year deal with the Olympiacos in Greece.
Career Highlights
- 2022 - EuroLeague champion
- 2023 - Serbian league champion
- 2023 - Serbian Cup winner
- 2024 - Greek Cup winner
- 2021 - ABA League MVP
- 2021 - ABA League Top Scorer
- 2021 - All-ABA League Team
- 2021 - ABA League Top Prospect
- 2021 - All-Serbian League Team
- 2020 - Second-team All-American – NABC
- 2020 - Third-team All-American – AP, SN, USBWA
- 2020 - WCC Player of the Year
- 2020 - First-team All-WCC
- 2019 - WCC All-Freshman Team
Medal record, Men’s basketball, Representing Serbia
- Silver - 2023 FIBA World Cup Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
- Gold - 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Slovakia
- Gold - 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Latvia
