When Uros Plavsic moved six time zones from Serbia to Chattanooga in October 2017, he did so with the goal of enhancing his basketball career.
Standing 7 feet tall was a notable advantage, but nothing was guaranteed.
“Before that, I had never seen a college basketball game in my life,” Plavsic said late Tuesday night. “I really didn’t know what I was putting myself into, but I wanted to go with my gut. I made the decision, and I had to stick with it.”
Hardly an overnight success, Plavsic (pronounced PLAV-chich) played the most complete game of his adventurous college stint Tuesday during Tennessee’s 68-60 topping of Vanderbilt in Nashville’s Memorial Gym. The redshirt junior tallied 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor and pulled down seven rebounds in his 21 minutes of action.
Plavsic’s minutes and points represented personal high marks for the season.