Sonja Vasić
Sonja Vasić (née Petrović; Serbian Cyrillic: Соња Петровић Васић, born 18 February 1989) is a Serbian former professional women's basketball player. Standing at 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in), she played at the small forward position. She represented the Serbia women's national basketball team,[1] and is a current member of the FIBA Central Board.[2]
Playing career
Before she came to the WNBA, she played for Crvena zvezda, UB-Barça, Tango Bourges Basket and Spartak Moscow Region.
National team career
Vasić was a member of the Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2015 and at EuroBasket 2021 where they won the gold medal, they also qualified for the 2016 Olympics, first in the history for the Serbian team where they won bronze medal.[3]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Did not appear in league | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Chicago | 30 | 2 | 15.1 | .358 | .279 | .769 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 2013 | Did not play (waived) | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Did not appear in league | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Phoenix | 31 | 13 | 14.8 | .421 | .344 | .957 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 61 | 15 | 15.0 | .386 | .301 | .890 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .444 | .750 | .000 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .444 | .750 | .000 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
Career achievements and awards
- EuroLeague champion: 3 (with Spartak Moscow Region: 2008–09, 2009–10; with USK Praha: 2014–15)
- FIBA Europe SuperCup Women winner: 2 (with Spartak Moscow Region: 2009; with USK Praha: 2015)
- Czech League champion: 3 (with USK Praha: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17)
- French League champion: 1 (with CJM Bourges: 2007–08)
- French Cup winner: 1 (with CJM Bourges: 2007–08)
- Federation Tournament winner: 1 (with CJM Bourges: 2007–08)
- Individual
- EuroBasket Most Valuable Player – 2021
- EuroBasket All-Tournament Team – 2015, 2019, 2021
- Serbian Player of the Year – 2016, 2019, 2021
- Europe Young Player of the Year Award – 2007
Personal life
In July 2019, Petrović married Miloš Vasić, a Serbian rower.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Sonja Petrovic". wnba.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "First FIBA Central Board meeting for new term convenes in Manila on eve of World Cup Final".
- ^ "Serbia women win EuroBasket title, gain first Olympics berth". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Sonja Petrović WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "KAKAV BRAK! Trofejni srpski sportisti izgovorili jedno drugom sudbonosno "Da!"". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
External links
- Sonja Petrovic at basketball-reference.com
- Sonja Vasic at eurobasket.com
- Sonja Petrovic at fiba.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 March 2017)
- Sonja Petrovic at fibaeurope.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 July 2015)
- Sonja Petrovic at Olympics.com
- Sonja Petrović-Vasić at Olympedia
- Sonja Vasić at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)