2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

14 Jere Vucica

  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 204
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Split, Croatia
  • High School Marko Antun de Dominis

Biography

PRIOR TO MIAMI: In three seasons at North Alabama, played in 90 games and made 43 starts ... as a junior in 2014-15, made 27 starts, playing an average of 30.4 minutes per game ... averaged 12.0 ppg and 6.8 rpg while amassing 20 blocked shots on the season ... also knocked down 33 triples to rank fourth on the team ... as a sophomore in 2013-14, played in 33 games making 15 starts ... averaged 7.7 ppg and 4.8 rpg as UNA advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament ... was second on the team with 16 blocked shots ... reached double figures in scoring 11 times, including a career-high 17 twice: at Tuskegee (11/19/13)and 12-18-13 at West Georgia (12/18/13) ... as a freshman at UNA in 2012-13, played in 28 games and made one start ... averaged 3.1 ppg and 3 rpg ... shot 41.8 percent from the floor and added nine blocked shots ... spent one season at Santa Fe Community College ... redshirted his only season there. ADDITIONAL: Played on the Croatian U20 national team, which won the European B Division Championship ... averaged four rebounds and 2.3 points while hitting 85.7 percent from the floor. PERSONAL: Born on October 24, 1992 ... son of Pero and Zorana Vucica ... speaks four languages (English, Croatian, French and Dutch) and also speaks some Italian ... earned his undergraduate degree at North Alabama ... pursuing a graduate degree in transformative education. Bio Updated October 2015
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