Geelong Supercats defeat Dongguan Leopards
November 30, 2012
George Blagojevic
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 18/10/96
- Place of Birth: Whittington (VIC)
- Position: SF
- Height (CM): 203
- Weight (KG): 95
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Geelong
- College: Hartford (2015-2019)
- NBL DEBUT: 19/09/19
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 2/06/21
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: Cairns 2020-21
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: George Blagojevic was born in Whittington (VIC) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Geelong basketball program. Blagojevic received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2014. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.
NBL EXPERIENCE
George Blagojevic made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 22 years of age. He scored two points in his first game.
In 2019/20, Blagojevic averaged 1.5 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.3 assists as the Taipans finished in third place (16-12).
2020/21
In 2020/21, Blagojevic averaged 2.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.5 assists as the Taipans finished in ninth place (8-28).
George Blagojevic played two seasons the Cairns Taipans. He averaged 2 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.3 assists in 48 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 24 | Cairns | 8-28 (9) | 31 | 267.0 | 76 | 53 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 33 | 72 | 46% | 3 | 13 | 23% | 7 | 18 | 39% | 47% | 48% | 10 |
| 2019-20 | 23 | Cairns | 16-12 (3) | 17 | 57.0 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 47% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 10 | 14 | 71% | 55% | 47% | 10 | Totals | 48 | 324 | 100 | 63 | 19 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 40 | 87 | 46.0% | 3 | 14 | 21.4% | 17 | 32 | 53.1% | 49% | 48% | 10 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 24 | Cairns | 8-28 (9) | 31 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 46% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 23% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 39% | 47% | 48% | 10 |
| 2019-20 | 23 | Cairns | 16-12 (3) | 17 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 47% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 71% | 55% | 47% | 10 | Total | 48 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 46.0% | 0.0 | 21.4% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 53.1% | 49% | 48% | 10 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- AIS 2014-15 | Cairns 2019 | Geelong 2021-24
During the 2014-15 season, he averaged 8.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in South East Australian Basketball League competition, playing for Basketball Australias Centre of Excellence.
After graduating from Hartford, Blagojevic played in the Queensland Basketball League with the Cairns Marlins for the remainder of the 2019 season. He averaged 12.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game and finished the regular season with a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds against Gladstone Port City Power. He went on to sign with the Cairns Taipans NBL team for the following season.
On 10 June 2021, Blagojevic signed with the Geelong Supercats of the NBL1 South.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Blagojevic represented Australia at the 2014 FIBA U18 Oceania Tournament, where averaged 14.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. As well as the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championships.
In 2019, he helped Australia win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy where he averaged 5.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in six games.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 29% | 35% | 45% | 53% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 40 | 87 | 46.0% | 3 | 14 | 21.4% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 24 | Cairns | 8-28 (9) | 31 | 267.0 | 76 | 53 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 33 | 72 | 46% | 3 | 13 | 23% | 7 | 18 | 39% | 47% | 48% | 10 |
| 2019-20 | 23 | Cairns | 16-12 (3) | 17 | 57.0 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 47% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 10 | 14 | 71% | 55% | 47% | 10 | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLLEGE
In March 2019, Blagojevic committed to Hartford over Boise State, Saint Mary's and Grand Canyon.
He then attended University of Hartford (2015-2019), averaging 9.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a freshman.
His numbers saw a rapid decline, falling to 4.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore and 4.5 points and 3.7 assists per game as a junior. His best game during this period came on February 27, 2019, when he scored a career-high 32 points in a win against Binghamton (96-76).
As a senior, Blagojevic delivered his best season, averaging 14.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game while leading the America East Conference in field goal percentage in (56.2 percent). He was named to the Second Team All-America East and he finished his college career with 1,032 points and 578 rebounds.
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