Sonja Vasić

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]

Sonja Vasić

Personal information
Born	(1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft	2009: 2nd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Stars
Playing career	2005–2021
Position	Small forward
Number	4, 5, 7
Career history
2005–2006	Crvena zvezda
2006–2007	UB-Barça
2007–2008	CJM Bourges
2008–2014	Spartak Moscow Region
2012	Chicago Sky
2014–2017	USK Praha
2016–2018	Phoenix Mercury
2017–2019	Dynamo Kursk
2019–2021	Uni Girona
Career highlights and awards
EuroBasket Most Valuable Player (2021) 3× EuroLeague champion (2009, 2010, 2015) 3× Serbian Player of the Year (2016, 2019, 2021) Europe Young Player of the Year Award (2007)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing  Serbia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team EuroBasket 2015 Hungary/Romania 2021 France/Spain 2019 Latvia/Serbia Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara Team European U20 Championship 2008 Italy Team World U19 Championship 2007 Slovakia Team European U18 Championship 2005 Hungary Team 2006 Spain Team 2007 Serbia Team European U16 Championship 2004 Italy Team

Playing career

Before she came to the WNBA, she played for Crvena zvezda, UB-Barça, Tango Bourges Basket and Spartak Moscow Region.^{[citation needed]}

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 achievements and awards

• EuroLeague champion: 3 (with Spartak Moscow Region: 2008–09, 2009–10; with USK Praha: 2014–15)
• FIBA Europe SuperCup Women winner: 2 (with Spartak Moscow Region: 2009; with USK Praha: 2015)
• Czech League champion: 3 (with USK Praha: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17)
• French League champion: 1 (with CJM Bourges: 2007–08)
• French Cup winner: 1 (with CJM Bourges: 2007–08)
• Federation Tournament winner: 1 (with CJM Bourges: 2007–08)

Individual

• EuroBasket Most Valuable Player – 2021
• EuroBasket All-Tournament Team – 2015, 2019, 2021
• Serbian Player of the Year – 2016, 2019, 2021
• Europe Young Player of the Year Award – 2007

Personal life

In July 2019, Petrović married Miloš Vasić, a Serbian rower.^[4]

See also

• List of Serbian WNBA players
• List of flag bearers for Serbia at the Olympics

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. "KAKAV BRAK! Trofejni srpski sportisti izgovorili jedno drugom sudbonosno "Da!"". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

External links

• Sonja Petrovic at basketball-reference.com
• Sonja Vasic at eurobasket.com
• Sonja Petrovic at fiba.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 March 2017)
• Sonja Petrovic at fibaeurope.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 July 2015)
• Sonja Petrovic at Olympics.com
• Sonja Petrović-Vasić at Olympedia (archive)
• Sonja Vasić at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Ivana Maksimović	Flagbearer for  Serbia (with Filip Filipović) Tokyo 2020	Succeeded by Dušan Mandić Maja Ognjenović