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Jersey Number 8
Veljko Ilic
- Height:
- 6-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
- HS / Prev Schools:
- Hoosac School (New York) / Loyola Maryland
2025-26 Season
Started all 34 games and provided a consistent presence in the Bearkat frontcourt ... Averaged 11.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 59.2 percent from the field, the highest mark among Sam Houston's regular starters ... Finished second on the team with 222 rebounds and added 74 assists, 27 steals and 20 blocked shots ... Recorded 386 points on the season and ranked among the team's most efficient offensive players ... Helped the Bearkats lead Conference USA in rebounding margin and defensive rebounds during league play.
Loyola Maryland
Averaged 7.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game last season for the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds after missing more than a year with an injury ... played in 28 games, starting the final 11 of the season, and averaged 17.9 minutes while shooting 52.7 percent from the floor, which was eighth best in the Patriot League ... injuries put a damper on his sophomore and junior campaigns, but Ilic had a solid freshman season in 2021-22 ... played in all 30 games and averaged 14.6 minutes per contest to go along with 5.7 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 55.1 percent from the field ... prior to college, Ilic attended The Hoosac School in Hoosick, New York, where he averaged 18 points as a junior and 20 points and 10 rebounds as a senior ... played on multiple age-group national teams in his native Serbia.
Started all 34 games and provided a consistent presence in the Bearkat frontcourt ... Averaged 11.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 59.2 percent from the field, the highest mark among Sam Houston's regular starters ... Finished second on the team with 222 rebounds and added 74 assists, 27 steals and 20 blocked shots ... Recorded 386 points on the season and ranked among the team's most efficient offensive players ... Helped the Bearkats lead Conference USA in rebounding margin and defensive rebounds during league play.
Loyola Maryland
Averaged 7.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game last season for the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds after missing more than a year with an injury ... played in 28 games, starting the final 11 of the season, and averaged 17.9 minutes while shooting 52.7 percent from the floor, which was eighth best in the Patriot League ... injuries put a damper on his sophomore and junior campaigns, but Ilic had a solid freshman season in 2021-22 ... played in all 30 games and averaged 14.6 minutes per contest to go along with 5.7 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 55.1 percent from the field ... prior to college, Ilic attended The Hoosac School in Hoosick, New York, where he averaged 18 points as a junior and 20 points and 10 rebounds as a senior ... played on multiple age-group national teams in his native Serbia.
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