Former UNC guard Bogavac commits to Oklahoma State

By R.L. Bynum

Former North Carolina guard Luka Bogavac has committed to Oklahoma State, according to Jonathan Givony of Draft Express.

The 6–6 Montenegrin becomes the third UNC player who has entered the transfer portal to commit to another school, including Derek Dixon to Arizona and Jonathan Powell to Pittsburgh.

Oklahoma State is coming off a 20–15 season.

Bogavac endured a midseason slump before finishing the season as a steadier producer late in the season. He played in 33 games, starting 21 and averaged 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 24.3 minutes per game.

He shot 40.2% from the floor, 34.9% on 3-pointers, and 73.9% at the free-throw line.

Bogavac scored in double figures in nine of the first 10 games but in only nine of the last 23.

He scored season-highs of 20 points and six 3-pointers in the 67–63 home win over Clemson on March 3, a game that likely would have been a loss without him.


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Roster assuming all players with eligibility other than Caleb Wilson, Henri Veesaar and the seven players who entered the transfer portal return, which would put UNC two under the 15-player limit. The class for next season is listed.

No./
Stars
ClassPlayerPos.HgtWgt
5
star
FreshmanMaximo AdamsSF6–7205
3
star
FreshmanMalloy SmithCG6–5190
5
star
FreshmanSayon KeitaC7–0215
4
star
FreshmanKevin ThomasW6–7190
RS freshmanCade Bennerman — WC7–0205
SophomoreNeoklis Avdalas — XG6–9215
SophomoreIsaiah DenisG6–4180
SophomoreMatt Able — YG6–5196
1SeniorTerrence Brown — ZG6–3174
4SeniorJaydon YoungG6–4200
15SeniorJarin Stevenson46–10215
Walk-ons
25JuniorJohn Holbrook46–8230
32SeniorEvan Smith26–1195

W — Northwestern transfer. X — Virginia Tech transfer; Y — N.C. State transfer; Z — Utah transfer

Michael Malone’s coaching staff: Chuck Martin, Bryan Tibaldi, Sean May and Pat Sullivan; Deon Thompson will be a graduate assistant, and Brandon Robinson will reportedly have a support staff position.


Players who left for the transfer portal

PlayerClass next seasonPos.HgtWgtNext
school
Luka BogavacSeniorW6–6215Oklahoma State
James BrownSeniorC6–10240Howard
Derek DixonSophomoreG6–5200Arizona
Kyan EvansSeniorG6–2175Minnesota
Zayden High JuniorC6–10230South Florida
Jonathan PowellJuniorG6–6190Pittsburgh
Ivan MatlekovicJuniorC7–0255

Key offseason dates

June 13 — Deadline for international players to withdraw from NBA draft and maintain college eligibility
June 23–24 — NBA draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn


Schedule so far

(Other than the ACC/SEC Challenge, games without links revealed from reporting by Alex Rosinski or Rocco Miller)
(11 of 14 games)
Nov. 2 — vs. Western Carolina
Nov. 6 — vs. Wofford
Nov. 10 — vs. Wyoming
Nov. 13 — vs. Georgia
Nov. 20 — vs. Marshall
Nov. 27 — vs. West Virginia at the Dick Vitale Invitational at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center
Dec. 1 or 2 — vs. SEC team in ACC/SEC Challenge (announced last year on June 12)
Dec. 12 — at Georgetown
Dec. 19 — vs. Kentucky in CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 — vs. The Citadel
November or December — vs. Butler

ACC games
Home and away: Duke, Louisville
Home only: California, Georgia Tech, Miami, N.C. State, SMU, Stanford, Virginia
Away only: Boston College, Florida State, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

Photo via @UNC_Basketball

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