Sonja Vasić

Sonja Vasić
Personal information
Born (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2009: 2nd round, 26th overall pick
Drafted bySan Antonio Stars
Playing career2005–2021
PositionSmall forward
Number4, 5, 7
Career history
2005–2006Crvena zvezda
2006–2007UB-Barça
2007–2008CJM Bourges
2008–2014Spartak Moscow Region
2012Chicago Sky
2014–2017USK Praha
2016Phoenix Mercury
2017–2019Dynamo Kursk
2019–2021Uni Girona
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2015 Hungary/Romania
Gold medal – first place2021 France/Spain
Bronze medal – third place2019 Latvia/Serbia
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2009 PescaraTeam
European U20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2008 ItalyTeam
World U19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2007 SlovakiaTeam
European U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place2005 HungaryTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 SpainTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 SerbiaTeam
European U16 Championship
Silver medal – second place2004 ItalyTeam

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

Legend
  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

WNBA regular season statistics[4]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2009 Did not appear in league
2010
2011
2012 Chicago 30215.1.358.279.7692.31.00.50.51.34.8
2013 Did not play (waived)
2014 Did not appear in league
2015
2016 Phoenix 311314.8.421.344.9572.20.60.60.21.05.1
Career 2 years, 2 teams 611515.0.386.301.8902.20.80.50.41.15.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2016 Phoenix 2012.5.444.750.0001.02.50.50.00.55.5
Career 1 year, 1 team 2012.5.444.750.0001.02.50.50.00.55.5

Career achievements and awards

Individual
WNBA

Personal life

In July 2019, Petrović married Miloš Vasić, a Serbian rower.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sonja Petrovic". wnba.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "First FIBA Central Board meeting for new term convenes in Manila on eve of World Cup Final".
  3. ↑ "Serbia women win EuroBasket title, gain first Olympics berth". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sonja Petrović WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  5. ↑ "KAKAV BRAK! Trofejni srpski sportisti izgovorili jedno drugom sudbonosno "Da!"". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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