Milena Bajic

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Photo by: Brandon Dill

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Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Podogorica, Montenegro
Prev School:
Gimnazija Slobodan Škerovic

Career
Saw action in 46 games (10.9 mpg) … averaged 1.8 points and 1.9 rebounds … had 12 assists, nine blocked shots and 14 steals … shot 39.5 percent from the field, 20.0 percent from the three-point arc and 62.1 percent from the charity stripe.

Academic Honors

Fall 2015 Tiger 3.0 Club
Spring 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club
Fall 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club
2016 American All-Academic Team

2016-17 (Sophomore)

Played in 28 games for the Tigers with one start on the road at UCF
Averaged 2.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.4 steals per contest
Scored a season-high 10 points on the road at Tulsa after finishing with a 4-for-5 effort from the floor
Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds on the road at SMU
Recorded a career-high three steals in the victory at home vs. Northwestern State
Played in a career-high 31 minutes at the Nugget Classic vs. Arkansas
Backed up a 31-minute game with 30 minutes on the court at the Nugget Classic vs. Nevada

2015-16 (Freshman)

Played in 18 game where she averaged 6.9 minutes
Posted averages of 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds
Had six assists, two blocked shots and three steals
Shot 50 percent from the floor, 40 percent from the three-point arc and 90 percent from the free throw line
Made her collegiate debut in the season-opening win over Jacksonville State
In her second collegiate game, scored eight points on a perfect 4-of-4 FG in a home win over Eastern
Played a season-high 16 minutes vs. Eastern Illinois
Saw first action in conference play in a home win over Houston
Scored a season-best 11 points in the regular-season finale at Houston (win)
Posted season highs for 3P made (2), 3P attempts (2), FT made (5), FT attempts (6) and assists (2) vs. the Cougars

Prior To Memphis

Turned down an opportunity to play professional basketball to attend the University of Memphis
In 2015, practiced with the Montenegro national team that played in the Eurobasket Women’s Championships
First began playing with the Montenegro squad at 16 years old
Has played the last three seasons at Buducnost in Montenegrin 1A ZCKL
In 14 games in 2014-15, recorded 3.2 points and 3.5 rebounds
Member of squad that won Montenegrin League championship titles and the cup four years in a row from 2012-15
Voted Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U18 Division B honorable mention in 2014
Played with the Montenegrin international program for several years
Played for Montenegrin Senior National Team in 2013 and U20 National Team in 2015
Member of the Montenegro team that competed at the 2014 European Championships U18 Division B for Women in Romania