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Sasa Vuksanovic • basketball
With a soft touch and the ability to pass on the inside, the 6-foot-9 native of Serbia was named the PacWest Player of the Week on Monday.
Vuksanovic scored a career-high 26 points in UH-Hilo’s win against Biola – playing all 40 minutes and shooting 10 of 14 from the field with four rebounds and four assists. Three nights later in a Vulcans victory against Dominican, the junior transfer collected 15 points and eight rebounds.
5 questions
Favorite food: Mexican food
Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings
Favorite thing about basketball: Assists to my teammates
Favorite athlete: Novak Djokovic
Favorite place on the Big Island: Hapuna Beach