Uroš Plavšić (; born 22 December 1998) is šPlavšića Serbian professional basketball player for Mega Basket of the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS). He played college basketball for Tennessee Volunteers.
Early career
Plavšić was born in Čačak, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia on 28 December 1998. He grew up in his hometown of Ivanjica. Plavšić played for Mega Basket junior team and was included in their senior roster in the mid season of 2015-16. He made his professional debut for Smederevo of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS) in the 2016-17 season and averaged 4.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.5 assissts per game and was a teammate to future NBA player Goga Bitadze.
High school career
In October 2017, Plavšić moved to Chattanooga and enrolled to Hamilton Heights Christian Academy, where he played his senior year, averaging 9.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
College career
Plavšić initially verbally commited to Cleveland State Vikings but later switched his commitment to Arizona State Sun Devils. He redshirted his freshman year. In 2019, he commited to and transferred to Tennessee Volunteers. In his senior year, Plavšić averaged 4.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. Plavšić was known as a trash-talker on the court.
College statistics
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="text-align:left;"| Tennessee
| 16 || 3 || 7.3 || .421 || .000 || .667 || .9 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 2.6
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| Tennessee
| 16 || 1 || 4.4 || .467 || .000 || .400 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || .2 || 1.1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| Tennessee
| 35 || 21 || 14.1 || .573 || .000 || .556 || 4.0 || .5 || .4 || .2 || 4.2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| Tennessee
| 34 || 20|| 13.6 || .636 || .000 || .340 || 3.4|| .7 || .4 || .3 || 4.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 101 || 45 || 11.3 || .573 || .000 || .470 || 2.8 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 3.7
Professional career
2023 NBA Summer League
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Plavšić was named a member of the 2023 NBA Summer League Atlanta Hawks squad.
Mega Basket (2023–present) In August 2023, Plavšić signed a deal with Mega Basket of the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS).
Personal life
Prior to moving to the United States, Plavšić didn't speak English. He enjoys listening to Serbian rap music. His hobby is photography.
References
External links
Uroš Plavšić at realgm.com
Uroš Plavšić at 247sports.com
Uroš Plavšić at eurobasket.com
1998 births
Living people
People from Ivanjica
KK Smederevo players
Serbian men's basketball players
Serbian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Tennessee Volunteers basketball players
University of Tennessee alumni
Basketball League of Serbia players
Centers (basketball)