Vasilije "Vasa" Pušica ( sr-cyr, Василије "Васа" Пушица, born September 12, 1995) is a Serbian professional

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player for Igokea m:tel of the Bosnian League and the

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. He played

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for the

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and

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Early career

Pušica started to play basketball in his hometown

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, for the Partizan youth selections. In 2013, Pušica was recruited to attend a prep school in

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, U.S., Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, a suburb of Wichita. During the 2013–14 season, he averaged 9.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

College career

San Diego Toreros (2014–2016)

In the Toreros' 2014–15 season, Pušica appeared in 30 games with one start and averaged 4.6 points per game to go along with 2.1 rebounds and a team-leading 74 assists. In the Toreros' 2015–16 season, Pušica appeared in 30 games making 15 starts and averaged 8.3 points per game to go along with 4.0 rebounds and a team-leading 74 assists.

Northeastern Huskies (2016–2019)

In 2016, was Pušica transferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, he had to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Pušica finished his first season with the Huskies as the team's leading scorer with 17.9 points per game, while pulling down 3.6 rebounds per game and dishing out 5.1 assists per game while playing and starting in all 33 games. Also, he added 36 steals while shooting 50.4 percent from the field and 42.7 percent from deep and 80.7 from the free throw line. Pušica appeared in 27 games, including 26 starts in the Huskies' 2018–19 season. He averaged 17.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.

Professional career

Partizan (2019)

On April 24, 2019, Pušica signed for Partizan NIS of the

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Italian Serie A (2019–2021)

On August 3, 2019, he has signed with

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of the Italian

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(LBA). On June 23, 2020, Pušica signed in the same league, for

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for the 2019–20 season. He averaged 12.9 points, 3.8 assist and 1.4 steals per game.

2021–22 season

On July 21, 2021, Pušica signed with

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of the Spanish

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. However, his contract was voided after he failed the physical. On August 18, Pušica signed with BC Labas GAS Prienai of the

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. He averaged 8.2 points and 4.5 assists per game. On February 25, 2022, Pušica signed with Galatasaray Nef of the

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and

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2022–23 season

On July 9, 2022, he has signed with FMP of the

and the

. However, he parted ways with FMP on August 1. On November 16, 2022, he signed with

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of the

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(PLK). He quit the team at the end of January 2023, without notifying anyone in the club about his departure. He cited "stomachache" as the reason for his leaving. He didn't said a word to the management about it and he threw a tantrum about it. On February 8, 2023, he signed with

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of the PLK.

2024–25 season

On August 7, 2024, he signed with Igokea of the

National team career

Pušica was a member of the Serbian under-16 team that played at the

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in the

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. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 4.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Pušica was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that played at the

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. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 7.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

References

External links

Statistics
at sports-reference.com
Profile
at euroleague.net
Profile
at realgm.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Pusica, Vasa 1995 births Living people Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Belgrade Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players KK Igokea players KK Partizan players Lega Basket Serie A players Northeastern Huskies men's basketball players Point guards San Diego Toreros men's basketball players Shooting guards Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Serbian expatriate basketball people in the United States Serbian men's basketball players Śląsk Wrocław basketball players Twarde Pierniki Toruń players Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players 21st-century Serbian sportsmen