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Lyon College

2019-20 Men's Basketball

12 Faris Verlasevic

  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 260
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Biography

Junior (2019-20):

  • Appeared in 30 games, making one start
  • Averaged 5.3 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game
  • Shot 59% from the floor (69-of-117)
  • Scored in double figures six times during the season
  • Scored a season-high 16 points on Feb. 27 against STLCOP
  • Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds on Nov. 16 against Rust
  • Named to AMC All-Academic Team


2018-19 (Sophomore): Appeared in 30 games, while making 12 starts... averaged 10.5 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game... finished third in field-goal percentage at 50.8% (125-of-246)... scored in double figures 14 times during the season... scored a career-high 23 points three times during the season (Jan. 3 vs. William Woods; Feb. 9 vs. Freed-Hardeman; Feb. 14 at William Woods)... grabbed a career-high nine rebounds on Feb. 7 at Williams Baptist... named to the AMC All-Academic Team...

2017-18 (Freshman):  Played in 30 games, while making two starts as a true freshman... averaged 5.4 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game... finished second on the team in field-goal percentage at 58.1-percent (75-of-129)... scored in double figures six times during the season, with a season-high of 15 points against Lindenwood-Belleville on Jan. 11, 2018... grabbed a season-high six rebounds at St. Francis on Nov. 26, 2017.

Favorite Food Lamb with potatoes
Favorite Movie Beverly Hills Cop II
What are some of your hobbies? Watching/playing soccer, enjoying movies and tv shows
Favorite Team/Player (Professional, College, etc.) Fenerbahce (Turkey) is my favorite basketball club. My favorite basketball player is Drazen Petrovic.
Favorite Sports Moment Last second full court shot made by Dusan Kecman, providing his club KK Partizan championship NLB title.
Why did you choose to attend Lyon? Lyon gave me an opportunity to continue my basketball career, but also it has a very prestigious academic program which encouraged me to come here.
What are your personal goals? One of my goals in life is to eventually start my own business and family.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2018-19Sophomore

    F/C
    6'8" 230 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2019-20Junior

    F/C
    6'8" 260 lbs
    12