FMU: Returning letterman and part-timestarter....Big man who can step out and hit the three withconsistency....Played valuable minutes last season, including 8starts....Five games scoring in double figures (season-high 16 atColumbus State 1-10-14)....Averages were higher in conferencegames....Adds Division I experience to the roster....Really fitsthe Patriots' style of play....Transfer from Fordham University,where he played the past two seasons...FU: In2012-13, appeared in 18 contests and averaged 1.5 ppg and 0.9 rpg,and was sixth on the team in three-pointers made.....Had a pair ofnine-point outings against Saint Louis and Xavier....As a freshman,he averaged 1.2 ppg in 10 games.
PERSONAL: Born Luka Zivkovic in Belgrade,Serbia....A graduate of Traders Point Christian Academy inWhitestown, Ind., where he played for former NBA player DaveJamerson....Served as team captain on the 2011 squad that capturedthe Indiana Christian Schools state title....Tallied double-double(14 points, 10 rebounds) in championship game....Was ratedthree-and-a-half stars by Scoutingindiana.com ....Played 10 yearsin his native Serbia.
PERSONAL FAVORITE: Favorite Athlete: Badr Hari(Moroccan-Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer)....Favorite SportsTeam: Partizan Belgrade....Favorite Movie:Gladiator....Favorite TV Show: Friends....Favorite Food:Cevapi....Celebrity Crush: Sofia Vergara....Favorite Sport Otherthan Your Own: Soccer....What Music is in Your iPOD: House musicand Rap....Favorite Things About FMU: Great teammates and thecampus....Goals for Upcoming Season: Winning the conferencetournament....Hobbies: Watching movies and playing soccer....BrushWith Greatness: Winning the Indiana Christian State Championship inhigh school and being on the All-Tournament first team.
CAREER STATS (2013-14 at FMU ; 2011-12, 2012-13 atFordham):
Year | G-GS | FG% | FT% | REB | AVG | PF-D | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | AVG |
2013-14 | 25-8 | 29.3 | 50.0 | 81 | 3.2 | 38-0 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 126 | 5.0 |
2012-13 | 18-0 | 29.0 | 50.0 | 16 | 0.9 | 24-1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 1.5 |
2011-12 | 10-0 | 26.7 | 75.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 5-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1.2 |
TOTALS | 53-8 | 29.1 | 56.3 | 101 | 1.9 | 67-1 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 165 | 3.1 |
Three-Point Shots: 33-109 in 2013-14 ; 8-27 in 2012-13 ; 1-9 in2011-12