2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Uros Ljeskovic
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 240
- Hometown:
- Niksic, Montenegro
- High School:
- Nelson HS
2013-14 (Sophomore): Appeared in 32 of CCU's 34 games, making three starts ... Averages 3.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ... Scored a career-high 14 points at Gardner-Webb (1/11) while going a perfect 5-5 from the field and 4-6 from the free throw line ... Scored in double-figures four times this season, including 10 points against N.C. Wesleyan (12/5), 12 points versus Central Connecticut State (1/3), 13 points at Gardner-Webb (1/11) and 10 points versus UNC Asheville (1/15) ... Had a season-high seven rebounds at home against Central Connecticut (1/3) ... Had a four-game stretch midway through the season where he was 13-15 from the field with 35 points ... Played double-digit minutes in 21 games this season including two games with 20-plus minutes ... Played 10 minutes against Virginia in the NCAA Tournament, recording two points and a blocked shot ... Named to the 2013-14 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year.
2012-13 (Freshman): Appeared in 26 games for the Chants with eight starts... Averaged 2.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 12.7 minutes per game... Earned first start of his career against Toccoa Falls (Dec. 13)... Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds against Clemson (Dec. 19)... Scored a career-high eight points against Boston University (Dec. 6) and College of Charleston (Dec. 22)... Shot 53.2 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from the free-throw line ... Named to the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year.
High School: Played for the U18 Montenegrin Team at the European Championships... Played on numerous club teams in his native Montenegro, most recently with KK Sutjeska in Niksic... Played one year in Burlington, Ontario at Nelson HS... Led Nelson to the Bronze medal at the Chancellor Invitational and was named a T Litzen Sports First Team All Star at the event.
