SERBIAN SENSATION: Sasha Stefanovic by PURDUE ATHLETICS on Exposure
2017-18
• Spent the year as a redshirt and will have four seasons of eligiblity, beginning with the 2018-19 season.
HIGH SCHOOL
• A four-year letterwinner at Crown Point High School, Stefanovic is a skilled and crafty guard that will fill out this recruiting class nicely.
• Averaged 20.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game at Crown Point as a senior, leading the Bulldogs to a 22-4 record and their first league title since 1999.
• Was a Supreme 15 All-State honoree, as well as AP third-team All-State, the Post-Tribune and Northwest Indiana Times Player of the Year, the conference MVP and team MVP.
• Became Crown Point's all-time leading scorer (1,385 points) this past season.
• Named an Indiana All-Star following his senior campaign.
• Led team to a pair of sectional championships (2015, 2016) and a Duneland Athletic Conference title (2017).
• Averaged 15.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as a junior, being named an Indiana All-Star and Duneland Athletic Conference MVP.
• Averaged 12.3 points, 4.4 rebound and 3.5 assists as a sophomore, earning NWIndiana Times all-area accolades.
• One of the best shooters in the state, he fills the role of Coach Painter wanting a shooter in every class.
• Dream school has long been Purdue, receiving an offer on Feb. 2. Chose the Boilermakers thanks to a "great coaching staff, terrific competition and the proximity to Crown Point".
• Played on the Eric Gorden All-Stars in AAU competition.
• Coached by Clint Swan at Crown Point.
• Teammate of Indiana's Grant Gelon (freshman this year).
• Was a member of National Honor Society while at Crown Point.
PERSONAL
• Undecided major.
• Born Nov. 29, 1998, in Crown Point, Indiana.
• Son of Lou and Helen Stefanovic.
• Father, Lou, played at Illinois State from 1982-85 and was a second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honoree as a senior, averaging 17.5 points per game. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.
• Brother, Dejan, graduated from Purdue in spring 2017.
• Enjoys playing golf and ping pong.