2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Accolades
- All-Patriot League Second Team (2024-25)
- Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2024-25)
- Academic All-Patriot League Team (2024-25)
- CSC Academic All-District Team (2024-25)
- 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24)
- Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Dec. 13, 2021)
At Cal
2025-26
- Transferred to Cal during the 2025 offseason
Before Cal
2024-25 (Loyola Maryland)
- Led Loyola Maryland with 14.4 points, 7.5 rebounds & 3.0 assists in 26.8 minutes per game
- Earned All-Patriot League Second Team honors
- Started all 31 games for the Greyhounds
- Named Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year; also recognized with spots on Academic All-Patriot League Team & CSC Academic All-District Team
- Was 1 of 3 NCAA Division I players who were 6-foot-10 or taller & led their team in points, rebounds & assists
- Ranked ninth in scoring, fifth in rebounding, 10th in assists & ninth in field-goal percentage among Patriot League players
- Shot a career-high 52.4% from the floor (183 of 349), including 82.2% on 2-pointers
- Also an effective shooter from deep, making 32.3% (20 of 62) from beyond the arc
- Double-figure scorer in 27 of 31 games played
- Dished out 3+ assists 17 times
- Posted 7 double-doubles, including a 14-point, 12-rebound, 8-assist effort at Holy Cross (Jan. 2)
- Had 4 games with 20+ points, including a 28-point, 11-rebound effort vs. VMIÂ (Nov. 26)
- Also scored 22 vs. Hampton (Dec. 21), 20 vs. Army (Feb. 12) & 21 vs. Bucknell (Feb. 26)
- Opted to transfer from Loyola Maryland following the conclusion of the 2024-25 season
2023-24 (Loyola Maryland)
- Made a successful return to the floor after missing the 2021-22 season with an injury
- Started 27 of 30 contests played for Loyola, averaging 7.6 points & 5.6 rebounds per game
- Improved his field-goal percentage, making 88 of 183 shots from the floor (48.1%)
- Had 10+ points in 10 games, including his first career double-double with 11 points & 10 rebounds at La Salle (Dec. 6)
- Scored season-high 19 points vs. Lehigh (Jan. 6), making 6 of 9 shots from the floor
- Had a career-high 4 steals at American (Feb. 7)
- Grabbed 10+ rebounds 3 times, including a season-best 11 vs. Navy (Feb. 21)
- Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for a second straight year
2022-23 (Loyola Maryland)
- Did not play due to an injury suffered at the end of the 2021-22 season
- Received a medical hardship waiver
- Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 (Loyola Maryland)
- Made 23 starts in 26 games played before his freshman season was cut short due to injury
- Averaged 5.8 points & 3.5 rebounds in 22.2 minutes played per game
- Shot 40.1% (55-137) from the floor & 29.6% from deep (21-71)
- Double-figure scorer in 5 games, including 3 straight between Dec. 8-Jan. 1
- Posted season-high 17 points at Bucknell (Jan. 30); knocked down 4 of 7 from 3-point range
- Finished with 10 points & 7 boards in his Patriot League debut at Army (Jan. 1)
- Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after back-to-back double-figure scoring efforts at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 8) & vs. Hampton (Dec. 12)
- Grabbed a season-high 9 rebounds at College of Charleston (Nov. 13)
High School
- Graduated from the Hoosac School (Hoosick, New York) in 2021
- Averaged over 20 points & 10 rebounds per game for Hoosac
- Earned Hoosac's Presidential Education Award for excellence in 2020
International
- Attended Gimnazija Takovski Ustanak in Serbia before matriculating at Hoosac School
- Played on multiple age-group national teams in his native Serbia
- Was a top-five rated player in the Serbian U-18 League
- Played for OKK Takovo's youth team in his native town of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
- Later played for KK Borac Čacak & KK Mladost in Serbia's U-17 Division
Personal
- Son of Aneta & Zeljko Ilic
- Has a twin brother, Veljko, who he played with at Loyola Maryland
- An accomplished high jumper who won gold at a regional championship in Kragujevac, Serbia
Statistics
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