Uros Plavsic - College Basketball News & Rumors

Uros Plavsic Lands on Summer League Roster Former Tennessee Volunteers center Uros Plavsic finds himself on the Atlanta Hawks roster for the upcoming 2023 summer league.

JULY 5, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Tennessee Can Find Ways To Replace Uros Plavsic Tennessee Volunteers forward Uros Plavsic is testing professional waters, but the Vols have several other options they can use to replace hi...

MAY 24, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Uros Plavsic Intends To Pursue Professional Basketball Career Tennessee Volunteers forward Uros Plavsic will not return to Rocky Top next season and will pursue a professional career.

MAY 22, 2023 • SACBEE.COM

Uros Plavsic says goodbye to Tennessee basketball Vols center Uros Plavsic officially announced that he was moving on from the Tennessee basketball program on Monday.

MAY 22, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM

Uros Plavsic called for Flagrant 1 foul during FAU's big 2nd half run vs. Tennessee basketball Tennessee basketball got an unfortunate Flagrant 1 foul on Uros Plavsic at exactly the wrong time in Thursday's Sweet 16 game against Florid...

MARCH 24, 2023 • KNOXNEWS.COM

Starts despite pregame listing Plavsic started Thursday's Sweet 16 game versus Florida Atlantic after he was not included in the team's pregame starting lineup release.

Impact Plavsic appeared set to come off the bench Thursday after he was excluded from the Volunteers' pregame social media release. Instead, he opened the game in the team's starting five for the third contest in a row. As a result, Jonas Aidoo remained out of the starting rotation Thursday.

MARCH 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Removed from starting five Plavsic is not listed in the starting five ahead of Thursday's game against Florida Atlantic.

Impact Plavsic will return to his previous role off the bench after starting Tennessee's first two games of the NCAA Tournament. Across 33 appearances with 19 starts, the 7-foot-1 senior has averaged 4.8 points and 3.4 rebounds while playing 13.3 minutes per contest. In Plavic's place, 6-foot-11 sophomore Jonas Aidoo will return to the starting five.

MARCH 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

March Madness allows Vols to showcase SEC's rugged style

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes once took a team to watch a rugby match in Australia and loved what he saw

MARCH 21, 2023 • Associated Press

Tennessee beats up Duke, wins 65-52 to advance to Sweet 16

Olivier Nkamhoua tied his career high with 27 points, and No. 4 seed Tennessee beat Duke 65-52 to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019

MARCH 18, 2023 • Associated Press

Starting Thursday Plavsic is in the starting lineup for Thursday's first-round matchup against Louisiana-Lafayette.

Impact Plavsic enters the starting lineup for the first time since Jan. 17 with head coach Rick Barnes opting to go with more size to matchup with the Ragin' Cajuns. The 7-1 senior hasn't played above 20 minutes since he last started and will look to make an impact in the paint with Duke awaiting the winner of Thursday night's winner.

MARCH 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

James leads No. 11 Tennessee past South Carolina 85-45

Josiah-Jordan James came back from missing four games with an injury to score 18 points to lead No. 11 Tennessee to an 85-45 victory over South Carolina on Saturday night

FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • Associated Press

Plays 13 minutes as backup Plavsic amassed seven points (3-5 FG, 1-4 FT), six rebounds, two assists and one block across 13 minutes during Wednesday's 70-41 victory over Georgia.

Impact Plavsic was eased back into action Wednesday, which was fortunately against a struggling Georgia team. That could be all he needs before being added back onto the Volunteers' starting lineup before their final January game scheduled Saturday versus No. 10 Texas and before February.

JANUARY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting in return Plavsic won't start for Tennessee in his return to action against Georgia, per Wes Rucker.

Impact Plavsic is presumed healthy for the Volunteers, as he was seen warming up ahead of Wednesday night's game. However, Tennessee will go with a smaller lineup and elect not to start their seven-footer against the Bulldogs. It's unclear if this is a strategic move, or if Plavsic's minutes need to be monitored in his return from a leg injury that only kept him out one game.

JANUARY 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Good to go for Georgia Plavsic (leg) was seen warming up ahead of Tennessee's clash with Georgia, Wes Rucker of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Plavsic has been a relatively consistent starter for Tennessee, staring in every appearance and only missing two games to this point. The seven-footer appears good to go for the Volunteers' tilt with Georgia, making his stint on the injury report another brief one.

JANUARY 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

DNP at Louisiana State Plavsic (leg) did not play during the Volunteers' 77-56 win Saturday at Louisiana State.

Impact Plavsic logged his first absence of 2023. Currently, the Volunteers senior's next opportunity to return is when they host Georgia on Wednesday.

JANUARY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Uros Plavsic dealing with illness for Tennessee basketball at LSU, not in starting lineup Uros Plavsic is averaging 6.1 points and 4.2 rebounds this season for Tennessee basketball before facing LSU.

JANUARY 21, 2023 • KNOXNEWS.COM

Not starting versus LSU Plavsic (leg) is not in the starting five for Saturday's game against the Tigers, Wes Rucker of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Plavsic sustained a leg injury during Tuesday's win over Mississippi State. While it's unclear if the 7-foot-1 senior could be available to play limited minutes off the bench, this will mark just the second time this season he has not started. In his place, Olivier Nkamhoua and Julian Phillips will form the Volunteers' starting frontcourt Saturday.

JANUARY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Suffers injured leg Plavsic suffered a leg injury during the Volunteers' 70-59 win Tuesday at Mississippi State.

Impact Plavsic logged two rebounds and one block across his 21 minutes of game action Tuesday. Currently, Plavsic's availability status is questionable before the Volunteers play at Louisiana State on Saturday.

JANUARY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Uros Plavsic's Offensive Eruption Expands Offensive Capabilities Uros Plavsic had a breakthrough offensive performance against Kentucky. Tennessee’s offensive arsenal can expand if he becomes a reliable sc...

JANUARY 15, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Calipari, Kentucky silence doubters, beat No. 5 Tennessee

Antonio Reeves scored 18 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead Kentucky to a 63-56 victory over No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday

JANUARY 14, 2023 • Associated Press

What Julian Phillips and Uros Plavsic said after win over Vanderbilt What Julian Phillips and Uros Plavsic said after win over Vanderbilt.

JANUARY 11, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM

Logs 11 points in win Plavsic accumulated 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-3 FT), six rebounds, one block and three steals over 15 minutes during Tuesday's 77-68 victory over Vanderbilt.

Impact The senior arguably had one of his best games of the season scoring double-digit points and doing so on 57.1 percent from the field. The big man will continue to be a threat and make the Volunteers a much tougher team when he is on his game.

JANUARY 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Vescovi helps No. 5 Tennessee recover against Vandy 77-68

Santiago Vescovi and Julian Phillips each score 15 points as No. 5 Tennessee recovered from a halftime deficit to pull out a 77-68 victory over Vanderbilt Tuesday night

JANUARY 11, 2023 • Associated Press

Vescovi, Zeigler lead No. 8 Vols to 87-53 rout of Miss St.

Santiago Vescovi scored 14 points, Zakai Zeigler had 11 points and 10 assists, and No. 8 Tennessee beat Mississippi State 87-53

JANUARY 4, 2023 • Associated Press

Non-factor offensively Plavsic posted two points (1-2 FG), five rebounds, one assist and one block in 13 minutes during Sunday's 56-53 win over Maryland.

Impact The center wasn't a factor offensively for the Volunteers during their victory over ranked Maryland. Plavsic was coming off back-to-back outings of 12 and 13 points, respectively.

DECEMBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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