Stefan Lakić

Stefan Lakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Лакић; born 12 January 1995) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Borac Banja Luka of the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Second ABA League.

Stefan Lakić

Borac Banja Luka
Position	Small forward
League	Bosnian Championship Second ABA League
Personal information
Born	(1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 30) Užice, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian / Serbian
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
College	Odessa (2015–2016) Missouri State WP (2016–2017) Samford (2017–2019)
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2011–2013	Varda HE
2013–2014	Sloboda Užice
2014–2015	Varda HE
2019–2020	Leotar
2020–2021	Mladost Mrkonjić Grad
2021	Gostivar 2015
2021–2022	FMP
2022–present	Borac Banja Luka

College career

Lakić began his collegiate career at Odessa College in Texas. He played in the 2015–16 season where he averaged 2.8 points per game as a freshman.^[1] In his sophomore year he played for Missouri State–West Plains averaging 13.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.^[2][3] In 2017, Lakić joined Samford University. As a junior, he appeared in all 32 games, including 6 starts, in the Bulldogs' 2017–18 season averaging 4.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. As a senior, he appeared in 31 games, including 2 starts in their 2018–19 season averaging 1.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.^[4]

Playing career

Lakić grew up with Varda HE^[3] and played one season in Serbia for Sloboda Užice (2013–14) before he went in September 2015 to the United States where he planned to play college basketball.^[5] After went undrafted at the 2019 NBA draft, Lakić moved back to Bosnia where he played for Leotar (2019–20) and Mladost Mrkonjić Grad (2020–21).^[6][7][8]

In April 2021, Lakić signed a contract with Gostivar 2015 for the rest of the 2020–21 season. In June 2021, Lakić signed a contract with FMP.^[9][10][11]

National team career

In July 2013, Lakić was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-18 national team that participated at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Latvia. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.^[12] In July 2015, Lakić was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-20 national team that participated at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Italy. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 8.1 points and four rebounds per game.^[13]