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Jersey Number 10
Lazar Stefanovic
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Belgrade, Serbia
- High School:
- Sportska gimnazija
Bio
Career
Played in 130 contests through four seasons, making 71 starts โฆ spent his first two seasons at Utah and final two seasons at UCLA โฆ transferred to UCLA in the summer of 2023 โฆ averaged 8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in four college seasons โฆ shot 37.8 percent from the field and 35.1 percent from 3-point distance โฆ ocncluded his career having made 86.9 percent of his free throw attempts (186-for-214) โฆ played in all 130 games for his teams, Utah (63) and UCLA (67) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 53 collegiate games โฆ scored at least 20 points in five contests (including two games for UCLA in 2023-24) โฆ scored a career-high 26 points against Stanford during the 2022-23 season (Feb. 2, 2023) โฆ was recognized in his final two seasons as an NCAA Division I Academic All-District Selection.
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2024-25
Played in all 34 games during his senior season โฆ averaged 4.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game โฆ was recognized as an NCAA Division I Academic All-District Selection at the end of the year for the second straight year (must have compiled a minimum 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA) โฆ also was named to the NABC Honors Court, recognizing upperclassmen who have recorded a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher โฆ was named to UCLAโs year-end โAll-Academic Teamโ (the all-academic team includes one individual from each UCLA athletic team with the highest cumulative GPA) โฆ also was honored in May of 2024 with UCLAโs Maggie Gilbert Academic Achievement Award, bestowed upon two UCLA student-athletes who have shown tremendous growth through their academic career and demonstrated relentless perseverance and commitment to their academic endeavors โฆ shot a career-high 40.4 percent from the field โฆ also shot 32.0 percent from 3-point distance and 95.5 percent at the free throw line (21-for-22) โฆ made his first 13 consecutive free throw attempts โฆ averaged 16.5 minutes per game โฆ recorded 32 assists and 18 turnovers, but concluded the season with 20 assists and two turnovers through UCLAโs final 14 games โฆ scored a season-high 19 points in a victory at home over Southern Utah (Nov. 26, 2024), connecting on 8 of 12 shots from the field โฆ scored at least 10 points in four contests โฆ had a season-high six rebounds in a victory at Indiana (Feb. 14, 2025) โฆ twice registered a season-best four assists โ in the Bruinsโ regular-season finale against USC (March 8, 2025) and in an NCAA Tournament win over Utah State (March 20, 2024).
2023-24
Started all 33 games during his junior season โฆ averaged 11.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game โฆ led the Bruins in rebounding (6.1 rpg, 202 rebounds) and ranked No. 10 in the Pac-12 in rebounds per game โฆ was recognized as an NCAA Division I Academic All-District Selection at the conclusion of the season (must have compiled a minimum 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA) โฆ shot 38.5 percent from the field, 38.9 percent from 3-point distance and 86.8 percent at the free throw line โฆ ranked No. 3 in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (86.8%) and ranked No. 13 in 3-point shooting percentage (38.9%) โฆ had a streak of 22 consecutive made free throws midway through the season (snapped against Colorado on Feb. 15, 2024) โฆ made 44 of 47 free throws in UCLAโs 17 road and neutral-site games (93.6%) โฆ averaged 34.5 minutes per game, which ranked sixth among all Pac-12 players โฆ recorded 53 assists and 35 turnovers, compiling an assist-turnover ratio of 1.5-to-1 โฆ scored at least 20 points in two games, including a season-high 22 points against Washington (Feb. 29, 2024) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 23 of 33 games โฆ had two double-doubles (his first two collegiate double-doubles), logging 15 points and 10 rebounds against Oregon (Feb. 3, 2024) and 12 points and 13 rebounds at California (Feb. 10, 2024) โฆ made a season-high five 3-pointers in back-to-back contests late in the season โ 5-for-9 against Arizona (March 7, 2024) and 5-for-6 against Arizona State (March 9, 2024) โฆ attempted at least one free throw in 29 of the teamโs 33 games โฆ was a perfect 9-for-9 at the free throw line in a 15-point win at USC (Jan. 27, 2024) โฆ totaled a season-high four steals against Lafayette (Nov. 10, 2024) and tied his career high with six assists against Arizona State (March 9, 2024).
2022-23 (at Utah)
Played in all 32 games for Utah, making 15 starts โฆ averaged 10.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game โฆ shot 37.1 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from 3-point distance โฆ ranked No. 15 in the Pac-12 in 3-point field goal percentage (35.9) โฆ averaged 28.3 minutes per game โฆ recorded 86 assists and 51 turnovers, compiling an assist-turnover ratio of 1.7-to-1 โฆ shot 86.8 percent at the free throw line (46-of-53) โฆ scored in double figures in 16 of 32 games โฆ totaled at least 20 points in three contests, including a career-best 26 points on 10-of-22 shooting in a home contest against Stanford (Feb. 2, 2023) โฆ also scored 20 points against Jacksonville State (Dec. 8, 2022) and at Stanford (Dec. 31, 2022) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 17 games โฆ registered a career-high-tying eight rebounds at BYU (Dec. 17, 2022) โฆ totaled a season-high six assists against California (Feb. 5, 2023) โฆ made as many as six 3-pointers in two games โ was 6-for-8 in the 20-point effort against Jacksonville State (Dec. 8, 2022) and shot 6-for-14 from long range in the 26-point performance against Stanford (Feb. 2, 2022).
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2021-22 (at Utah)
Played in all 31 games as a freshman for Utah, making 18 starts โฆ averaged 7.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game โฆ shot 36.2 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from 3-point range โฆ averaged 25.2 minutes per game โฆ was one of five student-athletes named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team โฆ shot 83.3 percent at the free throw line (40-for-48) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 10 games, including a season-high 18 points in a home contest against UCLA (Jan. 20, 2022) โฆ shot 6-for-11 and was 4-for-7 from 3-point distance in the game against UCLA โฆ was honored as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Monday, Jan. 24, after averaging 14.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in games against UCLA and USC โฆ also tallied 15 points and registered eight rebounds against Oregon State (Feb. 3, 2022), connecting on 5-of-9 attempts from 3-point range โฆ earned the start in 16 of Utahโs final 17 games.
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Prior to College
Arrived in the United States with plenty of FIBA experience as a competitor for the Serbian National Team โฆ was on the Serbian National Team at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Championships in 2021 โฆ was invited to participate in Basketball Without Borders camp in Latvia for the 2020-21 season โฆ helped Partizan U18 secure the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Belgrade (2020), averaging 15.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in the top division โฆ was promoted to Partizanโs top team and led that squad to the national cup in 2020 โฆ played in 26 games for Mladost in Serbiaโs top league, averaging 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in 2019 (logged 20.7 minutes per game) โฆ averaged 19.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists with the Partizan U16 team at the Trophie Novog Grad Tournament in 2018 โฆ prepped at Sportska gimnazija.
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Personal
Lazar Stefanovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia โฆ name is pronounced LAH-zar stef-ON-no-vitch โฆ is the son of Goran and Radmila Stefanovic โฆ has one older sister, Marija โฆ moved to the United States for college in 2021 (spent his first two seasons at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City) โฆ played soccer and basketball as a youngster, before gravitating toward basketball by the age of 13 โฆ sociology major.
Played in 130 contests through four seasons, making 71 starts โฆ spent his first two seasons at Utah and final two seasons at UCLA โฆ transferred to UCLA in the summer of 2023 โฆ averaged 8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in four college seasons โฆ shot 37.8 percent from the field and 35.1 percent from 3-point distance โฆ ocncluded his career having made 86.9 percent of his free throw attempts (186-for-214) โฆ played in all 130 games for his teams, Utah (63) and UCLA (67) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 53 collegiate games โฆ scored at least 20 points in five contests (including two games for UCLA in 2023-24) โฆ scored a career-high 26 points against Stanford during the 2022-23 season (Feb. 2, 2023) โฆ was recognized in his final two seasons as an NCAA Division I Academic All-District Selection.
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2024-25
Played in all 34 games during his senior season โฆ averaged 4.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game โฆ was recognized as an NCAA Division I Academic All-District Selection at the end of the year for the second straight year (must have compiled a minimum 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA) โฆ also was named to the NABC Honors Court, recognizing upperclassmen who have recorded a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher โฆ was named to UCLAโs year-end โAll-Academic Teamโ (the all-academic team includes one individual from each UCLA athletic team with the highest cumulative GPA) โฆ also was honored in May of 2024 with UCLAโs Maggie Gilbert Academic Achievement Award, bestowed upon two UCLA student-athletes who have shown tremendous growth through their academic career and demonstrated relentless perseverance and commitment to their academic endeavors โฆ shot a career-high 40.4 percent from the field โฆ also shot 32.0 percent from 3-point distance and 95.5 percent at the free throw line (21-for-22) โฆ made his first 13 consecutive free throw attempts โฆ averaged 16.5 minutes per game โฆ recorded 32 assists and 18 turnovers, but concluded the season with 20 assists and two turnovers through UCLAโs final 14 games โฆ scored a season-high 19 points in a victory at home over Southern Utah (Nov. 26, 2024), connecting on 8 of 12 shots from the field โฆ scored at least 10 points in four contests โฆ had a season-high six rebounds in a victory at Indiana (Feb. 14, 2025) โฆ twice registered a season-best four assists โ in the Bruinsโ regular-season finale against USC (March 8, 2025) and in an NCAA Tournament win over Utah State (March 20, 2024).
2023-24
Started all 33 games during his junior season โฆ averaged 11.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game โฆ led the Bruins in rebounding (6.1 rpg, 202 rebounds) and ranked No. 10 in the Pac-12 in rebounds per game โฆ was recognized as an NCAA Division I Academic All-District Selection at the conclusion of the season (must have compiled a minimum 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA) โฆ shot 38.5 percent from the field, 38.9 percent from 3-point distance and 86.8 percent at the free throw line โฆ ranked No. 3 in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (86.8%) and ranked No. 13 in 3-point shooting percentage (38.9%) โฆ had a streak of 22 consecutive made free throws midway through the season (snapped against Colorado on Feb. 15, 2024) โฆ made 44 of 47 free throws in UCLAโs 17 road and neutral-site games (93.6%) โฆ averaged 34.5 minutes per game, which ranked sixth among all Pac-12 players โฆ recorded 53 assists and 35 turnovers, compiling an assist-turnover ratio of 1.5-to-1 โฆ scored at least 20 points in two games, including a season-high 22 points against Washington (Feb. 29, 2024) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 23 of 33 games โฆ had two double-doubles (his first two collegiate double-doubles), logging 15 points and 10 rebounds against Oregon (Feb. 3, 2024) and 12 points and 13 rebounds at California (Feb. 10, 2024) โฆ made a season-high five 3-pointers in back-to-back contests late in the season โ 5-for-9 against Arizona (March 7, 2024) and 5-for-6 against Arizona State (March 9, 2024) โฆ attempted at least one free throw in 29 of the teamโs 33 games โฆ was a perfect 9-for-9 at the free throw line in a 15-point win at USC (Jan. 27, 2024) โฆ totaled a season-high four steals against Lafayette (Nov. 10, 2024) and tied his career high with six assists against Arizona State (March 9, 2024).
2022-23 (at Utah)
Played in all 32 games for Utah, making 15 starts โฆ averaged 10.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game โฆ shot 37.1 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from 3-point distance โฆ ranked No. 15 in the Pac-12 in 3-point field goal percentage (35.9) โฆ averaged 28.3 minutes per game โฆ recorded 86 assists and 51 turnovers, compiling an assist-turnover ratio of 1.7-to-1 โฆ shot 86.8 percent at the free throw line (46-of-53) โฆ scored in double figures in 16 of 32 games โฆ totaled at least 20 points in three contests, including a career-best 26 points on 10-of-22 shooting in a home contest against Stanford (Feb. 2, 2023) โฆ also scored 20 points against Jacksonville State (Dec. 8, 2022) and at Stanford (Dec. 31, 2022) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 17 games โฆ registered a career-high-tying eight rebounds at BYU (Dec. 17, 2022) โฆ totaled a season-high six assists against California (Feb. 5, 2023) โฆ made as many as six 3-pointers in two games โ was 6-for-8 in the 20-point effort against Jacksonville State (Dec. 8, 2022) and shot 6-for-14 from long range in the 26-point performance against Stanford (Feb. 2, 2022).
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2021-22 (at Utah)
Played in all 31 games as a freshman for Utah, making 18 starts โฆ averaged 7.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game โฆ shot 36.2 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from 3-point range โฆ averaged 25.2 minutes per game โฆ was one of five student-athletes named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team โฆ shot 83.3 percent at the free throw line (40-for-48) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 10 games, including a season-high 18 points in a home contest against UCLA (Jan. 20, 2022) โฆ shot 6-for-11 and was 4-for-7 from 3-point distance in the game against UCLA โฆ was honored as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Monday, Jan. 24, after averaging 14.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in games against UCLA and USC โฆ also tallied 15 points and registered eight rebounds against Oregon State (Feb. 3, 2022), connecting on 5-of-9 attempts from 3-point range โฆ earned the start in 16 of Utahโs final 17 games.
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Prior to College
Arrived in the United States with plenty of FIBA experience as a competitor for the Serbian National Team โฆ was on the Serbian National Team at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Championships in 2021 โฆ was invited to participate in Basketball Without Borders camp in Latvia for the 2020-21 season โฆ helped Partizan U18 secure the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Belgrade (2020), averaging 15.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in the top division โฆ was promoted to Partizanโs top team and led that squad to the national cup in 2020 โฆ played in 26 games for Mladost in Serbiaโs top league, averaging 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in 2019 (logged 20.7 minutes per game) โฆ averaged 19.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists with the Partizan U16 team at the Trophie Novog Grad Tournament in 2018 โฆ prepped at Sportska gimnazija.
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Personal
Lazar Stefanovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia โฆ name is pronounced LAH-zar stef-ON-no-vitch โฆ is the son of Goran and Radmila Stefanovic โฆ has one older sister, Marija โฆ moved to the United States for college in 2021 (spent his first two seasons at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City) โฆ played soccer and basketball as a youngster, before gravitating toward basketball by the age of 13 โฆ sociology major.
Highlights - UCLA M. Basketball, Exhibition at San Diego State (Oct. 17, 2025)
Saturday, October 18
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame - Players, at San Diego State (Oct. 17, 2025)
Friday, October 17
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame - Coach Cronin, at San Diego State (Oct. 17, 2025)
Friday, October 17
UCLA M. Basketball at Big Ten Media Day (Oct. 9, 2025)
Friday, October 10
