Micić, in red, with Serbia in 2013
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No. 22 – Tofaş | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Turkish Basketball Super League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Kraljevo, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia |
13 January 1994
Nationality | Serbian |
Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2010–2014 | Mega Vizura |
2014–2016 | Bayern Munich |
2015–2016 | →Crvena zvezda |
2016–present | Tofaş |
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Vasilije Micić (Serbian: Василије Мицић, born 13 January 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Tofaş of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He also represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 52nd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
From 2002 to 2006, Micić played for the OKK Beograd junior program. In 2006–07, he played for Crvena zvezda juniors, and then from 2007 to 2010, he played for FMP Železnik juniors.
In 2010, Micić signed with Mega Vizura. At the age of 16, he made his Basketball League of Serbia debut, going on to play 35 games in 2010–11. On November 22, 2011, just 8 games into the 2011–12 season, Micić suffered a season-ending knee injury. In the 2012–13 season, he became a leader with Boban Marjanović of the team which came to the Adriatic League for the first time in the club history.
On 6 June 2013, Micić signed a two-year contract extension with Mega Vizura. In March 2014, Micić confirmed that he will enter the 2014 NBA draft. On April 8, 2014, he broke his hand which sidelined him off the court for one month. In his first ABA League season, he averaged 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists over 25 games.
In June, alongside his teammates Nemanja Dangubić and Nikola Jokić, Micić attended the Eurocamp, basketball camp based in Treviso for the NBA Draft prospects. He impressed scouts, putting 14 points and 10 assists in 25 minutes of the game. On June 26, 2014, Micić was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 52nd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.