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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Veljko Ilic

  • Position Post
  • Height 6-10
  • Weight 240
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
  • Highschool Hoosac School (N.Y.)

Biography

2024-2025 (Senior): Returned to the floor after missing more than a full season with an injury... Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team... Played in 28 games and started ach of the last 11... Averaged 7.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in 17.9 minutes per game... Eighth in the Patriot League in field-goal percentage (.527)... Had a career-high four assists in the Patriot League First Round against Lehigh... Scored 10 and had nine rebounds at Navy... Made 6 of 8 shots and scored 15 against Colgate at home... Made his first career start against Boston University... Scored 12 and had a team-high six rebounds against Holy Cross... Led the team with 15 points and nine rebounds in a win at Lehigh... Scored a to-date career-high 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting and had eight rebounds in a win over Navy... Made all four of his shots from the field and a free throw to score nine at Mount St. Mary's... Grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds at Delaware State... Missed the VCU, Boston College and VMI games with an injury but came back to score 12 points on 5 of 8 from the field at Coppin State... Returned to the floor for the first time since February 11, 2023, in the season opener against Columbia and scored nine points on 2 of 2 shooting and 5 of 5 from the line.

2023-2024 (Junior): Did not compete and received a medical hardship waiver... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2022-2023 (Sophomore): Limited during his second season due to injury… Missed the non-conference portion of the schedule with an off-season injury and then did not play past February 11… Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll… Saw action in 14 games, averaging 4.0 points and 2.9 rebounds per game… Scored eight against Boston University at home... Grabbed six rebounds at Colgate... Scored six and had four rebounds in a home win over Navy... Made season debut against Colgate on December 30 after missing the first 14 games of the year with an injury... Had five points and five rebounds in his debut.

2021-2022 (Freshman): Played in all 30 games and averaged 14.6 per contest... Averaged 5.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, shooting 55.1 percent from the field in his debut season... Limited by fouls, but scored 11 points in just 13 minutes at Holy Cross... Hit his first two collegiate 3-point attempts and finished with 10 points at Colgate... Made 7 of 8 shots from the field and finished with a to-date career-high 14 points against Lafayette... Scored seven and had five rebounds at Boston University... Grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and scored eight points against Hampton... Converted on 6 of 8 shots and finished with a to-date career-high 13 points at St. Bonaventure... Made all five of his field-goal attempts and scored 10 points against Chicago State... Scored 10 points on 5 of 6 shooting against College of Charleston... Made his collegiate debut at No. 19 North Carolina and finished with 12 points, four rebounds and two assists.

Before Loyola: Graduated from The Hoosac School in Hoosick, New York, where he averaged 18 points as a junior in 2019-2020 and then 20 points and 10 rebounds as a senior... Was a team MVP candidate... Played on multiple age-group national teams in his native Serbia... Played for OKK Takovo's youth team in his native town of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia, before playing for KK Borac Čacak and KK Mladost in the Basketball League of Serbia's U-17 Division... Attended Gimnazija Takovski Ustanak in Serbia before matriculating at Hoosac.

Personal: Son of Aneta and Zeljko Ilic... Twin borther, Milos, is also a member of the Loyola basketball team... Named to the National Society of High School Scholars.

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Historical Player Information

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    2021-22Freshman

    Forward
    6'10" 230 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022-23Sophomore

    Forward
    6'10" 230 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023-24Junior

    Forward
    6'10" 240 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2024-25Senior

    Post
    6'10" 240 lbs
    1