Lazar Stefanović ( sr-cyrl, Лазар Стефановић; born 27 April 2002) is a Serbian

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player. He played

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for the

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and

UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Big Ten Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF ...

Professional career

On 19 May 2019, Stefanović made his professional debut for Partizan in a Serbian SuperLeague match against Tamiš. Stefanović scored two points. He was part of the squad that won the

Radivoj Korać Cup The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Куп Радивоја Кораћа, Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after Serbian basketball legend and ...

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. On 6 March 2021, he scored his first

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points in a game against

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, hitting a long-range three-pointer at the halftime buzzer.

National team career

He represented the Serbia U19 national team at the

2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Latvian: 2021. gada FIBA Pasaules kauss basketbolā līdz 19 gadu vecumam) was the 15th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championshi ...

. Over seven tournament games, Stefanović averaged 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.

Career statistics

College

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EuroCup

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Domestic leagues

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References

External links

UCLA Bruins bio
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Lazar Stefanović
at aba-liga.com
Lazar Stefanović
at euroleaguebasketball.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Stefanović, Lazar 2002 births Living people ABA League players Basketball players from Belgrade KK Mladost Zemun players KK Partizan players Serbian expatriate basketball people in the United States Serbian men's basketball players Shooting guards UCLA Bruins men's basketball players Utah Utes men's basketball players 21st-century Serbian sportsmen