Jovan Grujic

Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
7-0 / 230
Position:
C
Hometown:
Pancevo, Serbia
High School:
South Kent School

2018-19 (Senior) | In his final collegiate campaign, helped provide leadership and depth to SFA...Took part in 23 of the team's 30 games and made six appearances in the starting lineup...Averaged 1.3 points, 1.0 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.2 steals and 0.2 blocked shots in 8.4 minutes per game...Scored a season-high four points, the first time coming in a non-conference home win over Texas Wesleyan (11/6)...Grabbed a season-high five rebounds to go along with four points in a non-conference home win over Marist which also served as a campus-site game of the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic (11/20)...Tied his career-best by passing out a pair of assists in a Southland Conference loss at Abilene Christian (3/5)...Finished his career with 88 wins which stands as the fifth-most in a career in program history.

2017-18 (Junior) | Continued to serve as a key reserve for the 'Jacks in his first season as an upperclassman...Took part in 23 of the 'Jacks' 35 games and averaged 1.4 points, 1.0 rebounds, 0.03 assists, 0.1 steals and 0.03 blocked shots in 5.8 minutes of action per contest...Hit 43.3-percent (13-of-30) of his field goals and 54.5-percent (6-of-11) of his tries from the free throw line...Made his season debut in SFA's season-opening, non-conference triumph at Longwood where he put in two points and tied a career-high with a steal in a season-best 17 minutes of action (11/11)...Racked up a season-high six points and tied a career-best with three field goals made en route to a season-high six points during a non-conference home win over LeTourneau (11/16)...Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and added his only blocked shot of the season during a Southland Conference home win against Houston Baptist (1/31)...Tied a career best with four free throw attempts and passed out his lone assist of the season in a Southland Conference home win over Central Arkansas (2/21)...Aided the 'Jacks in winning the Southland Conference Tournament as the third seed in order to punch the program's fourth NCAA Tournament ticket in the last five seasons.

2016-17 (Sophomore) | Saw his role expand in year number two of his collegiate career by playing in 31 of SFA's 33 games...Averaged 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per game...Put in 38.1-percent (16-for-42) of his field goal tries and 75-percent (12-for-16) of his free throw attempts...Finished the season with four assists, six blocked shots and a pair of steals...Came off the bench and played a season and career-best 21 minutes in SFA's season opener at No. 2-ranked Kentucky (11/11)...Made his first of three appearances in the 'Jacks' starting lineup in a non-conference setback at Louisiana-Monroe (11/28)...Established a new career-high by netting nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field in a non-conference home victory over LSU-Shreveport (12/18)...Hit the first three-pointer of his collegiate career as part of a six-point effort while also collecting a career-high six rebounds in a Southland Conference road setback to New Orleans (2/23).

2015-16 (Freshman) | Took part in 24 of SFA's 36 games exclusively off of the bench in his inaugural season at the collegiate level...averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per game...Hit 40-percent (14-of-35) of his field goal attempts...Totaled five assists, five blocked shots and two steals...Debuted in the 'Jacks' season-opener at No. 22-ranked Baylor where he played four minutes (11/13)...Hauled in a career-best three rebounds for the first of five times throughout the season in a home victory over LSU-Shreveport (11/22)...Logged a season-best 19 minutes during a home victory over Henderson State (12/8)...Dropped in seven points and blocked a pair of shots - both career-highs - as part of a 15-minute outing in a home triumph over Arkansas Tech (12/12)...Was part of an SFA squad that posted a perfect 18-0 Southland Conference record for the second time in the past three seasons, extended its home winning streak to a nation-leading 29 games, captured a Southland Conference record fourth-straight outright regular season title, won the Southland Conference Tournament for the third-straight season and won the program's second-ever NCAA Tournament game en route to a second-round appearance.

Prior to SFA | Attended South Kent School in South Kent, Connecticut ... Averaged 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks per game as a senior ... Helped lead the Cardinals to a 23-9 record, advancing to the semifinals of the NEPSAC tournament ... Coached by Kelvin Jefferson ... Member of the Serbian U19 national team, competing for his home country at the U19 World Championships in the summer of 2015 ... Chose SFA over Texas Tech, Rhode Island and UNLV.