BOCA RATON – Bogdan Zimonjic has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball program, head coach Dusty May has announced.
Zimonjic, a 6-foot 5-inch guard from Belgrade, Serbia, will join the Owls as a freshman this fall. He played in the Under 19 Serbian league this past season, averaging 16.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, while shooting 39 percent (52-of-134) from 3-point range for Dynamic Beograd.
“We are thrilled to welcome Bogdan to our program,” May said. “Bogdan comes from a great organization in Serbia and has enjoyed a great deal of success playing at a high level overseas. We feel with Bodgan’s character, work ethic and skillset, he will be a perfect fit for our style of play.”
Zimonjic was the team’s leading scorer and posted the squad’s best 3-point field goal percentage. In addition, he was Dynamic Beograd’s top free-throw shooter converting at an 87 percent clip.
He helped lead Dynamic Beograd to a third-place finish in the league, scoring 15 points in a tournament quarterfinal victory over Partizan Belgrade. Zimonjic registered a season-high 31 points, adding six rebounds and four assists in a March 7 win over Vojvodina. He also tallied 24 points, four rebounds and five assists in a victory over Actavis.
His father Predrag Zimonjic has served as strength and conditioning coach for Khimki Moscow, the Serbian National team, and is currently with Euroleague powerhouse Fenerbahce Istanbul.
FAU men’s basketball is coming off its third consecutive winning season under May, marking the first such stretch in the Owls’ NCAA Division I history. FAU is 30-9 at home in May’s tenure. The Owls led Conference USA in 3-point field goal percentage (38 percent) and rebounding (40.4 rpg) last season. In addition, FAU set a program record for scoring average last season, racking up 78.5 points per contest.
