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Ante Brzovic
No. 10 – Charleston Cougars
PositionForward
LeagueCoastal Athletic Association
Personal information
Born (2000-06-02) June 2, 2000 (age 24)
Zagreb, Croatia
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolZdravstveno uciliste Zagreb
(Zagreb, Croatia)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-CAA (2024)
  • Third-team All-CAA (2023)
  • First-team All-GAC (2022)
  • GAC Rookie of the Year (2022)

Ante Brzovic (born June 2, 2000) is a Croatian college basketball player for the Charleston Cougars of the Coastal Athletic Association. He previously played for the Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm.

Early life and junior career

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Ante Brzovic grew up in Zagreb, Croatia as the son of Ivan and Ivana Brzovic. He played high school basketball for Zdravstveno uciliste Zagreb.[1] Brzovic also played two seasons in the Junior ABA League for the Cedevita Olimpija U19 Team, averaging 11.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game during the 2018–19 season.[2][3]

College career

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Freshman year

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Brzovic began his college career playing at Southeastern Oklahoma State in the Great American Conference at the Division II level. He helped lead the 2021–22 team to a regular season championship after averaging 17.8 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. After the season Brzovic was named GAC Rookie of the Year and earned spots on the All-GAC First Team and the D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team.[4][5]

Sophomore year

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For his sophomore season Brzovic transferred to the Division I Charleston Cougars, and he quickly made his mark on the team after scoring 15 points against No. 1 North Carolina on November 11, 2022.[6] He matched those 15 points one week later in the Charleston Classic Championship game, hitting back-to-back three's in the final moments of the game to defeat Virginia Tech and win the trophy.[7] Brzovic started 24 games throughout the season, helping to lead the 2022–23 Charleston Cougars to 31 wins, a record for the school's Division I era.[8]

Brzovic recorded three double-double's throughout the season, first at The Citadel (16 pts, 11 reb) on December 3, second at Towson (22 pts, 12 reb) on New Year's Eve, and third against Delaware (11 pts, 12 reb) on January 7, 2023. He scored a season-high 23 points against UNC Wilmington on February 8 and scored another 23 points five days later against Northeastern.[9] Overall Brzovic averaged 11.6 points, 0.9 assists, and 5.9 rebounds in 35 games, earning him a spot on the All-CAA Third Team.[10]

All three games of the CAA Tournament saw Brzovic score in the double-digits. He put up 15 points in the Quarterfinals against Stony Brook, 19 points in the Semifinals against Towson, and 16 points in the Championship against UNC Wilmington, all of which culminated in his being named to the CAA All-Tournament team.[11] He scored 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds against National Runner Up San Diego State in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament.[12]

Junior year

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Coming in to the season Brzovic was named to the All-CAA Preseason First Team.[13] He led the 2023–24 Charleston Cougars with 16 points in the first game of the season against Iona on November 6, and recorded his fourth career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Duquesne on November 10, 2023.[14][15] His fifth career double-double came on November 19 against Coastal Carolina, and he scored his 1,000th career point during a win against Rhode Island on December 10.[16][17]

Brzovic recorded three double-doubles in a week and a half, putting up 12 points and 12 rebounds against Monmouth on January 13, a season-high 27 points and 11 rebounds against UNC Wilmington on January 20, and a new career-high 31 points and 12 rebounds against Hampton on January 25, 2024.[18][19][20] By the end of the season Brzovic averaged 12.1 points, 2.4 assists, and 6.3 rebounds in 35 games, earning him a First Team All-CAA selection.[21]

During the 2024 CAA Tournament Brzovic averaged 11.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He scored four points and grabbed eight rebounds against Final Four Team Alabama in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.[citation needed]

Senior season

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Despite the departure of Head Coach Pat Kelsey, Brzovic decided to return to the Cougars for his senior season under the leadership of new Head Coach Chris Mack.[22] On October 18, Brzovic was selected as the CAA Preseason Player of the Year, making him the third Cougar to earn the distinction, after Joe Chealey (2017) and Grant Riller (2019).[23][24]

On November 8, during the first home game of the season, Brzovic put up a career-high 34 points to lead his team to a victory over South Florida.[25] After averaging 30.5 points on 63.9% shooting during the first week of the season, Brzovic was named CAA Player of the Week for the first time in his career.[26] He followed this up with a new career-high 39 point, 13 rebound performance in a double overtime thriller against Florida Atlantic on November 15, winning the game for the Cougars on a buzzer beater three point shot.[27][28][29]

Career statistics

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Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NCAA Division II

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 SE Oklahoma State 28 16 29.2 .528 .329 .725 11.0 1.8 0.4 0.5 17.8

NCAA Division I

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Charleston 35 24 19.1 .461 .300 .718 5.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 11.6
2023–24 Charleston 35 30 22.6 .467 .221 .653 6.3 2.4 0.4 0.4 12.1
2024–25 Charleston
Career 70 54 20.9 .464 .266 .687 6.1 1.7 0.6 0.5 11.9

Source[30][31]

References

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  1. ^ "Ante Brzovic - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. ^ Kensing, Kyle (2023-11-19). "5 Things To Know About Charleston Basketball's Ante Brzovic". FloHoops. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ Proballers. "Ante Brzovic, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  4. ^ "Dworsky, Brzovic, And Green Highlight Seven GAC Honors". Southeastern Oklahoma State University Athletics. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  5. ^ "Dworsky, Brzovic Earn All-Central Region Honors". Southeastern Oklahoma State University Athletics. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Tests #1 Tar Heels". College of Charleston Athletics. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  7. ^ Communications, Charleston Athletic. "Charleston Defeats Virginia Tech to Win Charleston Classic". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  8. ^ "MBB Record Book 5-18-23 (PDF)" (PDF). College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  9. ^ "Ante Brzovic - Men's Basketball". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  10. ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "Estrada, Williams Collect Back-to-Back Major CAA Awards". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  11. ^ Washburn, Rob. "Second-Half Surge Lifts Charleston to CAA Title". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  12. ^ "San Diego State tops Charleston 63-57 in NCAA tourney". AP News. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  13. ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "Charleston Tabbed as CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Drexel's Williams Selected as Preseason Player of the Year". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  14. ^ "Cougars Win Thriller at Home to Open 2023-24". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  15. ^ "Dukes Top Cougars in Game of Runs". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  16. ^ "Cougars Make 17 Threes to Return to the Win Column". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  17. ^ "Burnham Leads Cougars in Win Over Rhode Island". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  18. ^ "Cougars Clip Hawks for Ninth Straight Win". College of Charleston Athletics. 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  19. ^ "Brzovic Scores 27 as Seahawks Top Cougars". College of Charleston Athletics. 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  20. ^ "Cougars Eclipse 100 Point Mark in Win Over Hampton". College of Charleston Athletics. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  21. ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "CAA Men's Basketball Annual Awards Unveiled; Hofstra's Thomas Named Player of the Year". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  22. ^ jhartsell@postandcourier.com, Jeff Hartsell (2024-04-03). "CofC big man to return to Cougars; Charleston Southern nabs 2 transfers". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  23. ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "Towson Tabbed as CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Charleston's Brzovic Selected as Preseason Player of the Year". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  24. ^ apmiller@postandcourier.com, Andrew Miller (2024-10-18). "College of Charleston picked behind Towson in CAA poll; Cougar named player of year". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  25. ^ "Brzovic's Career High Leads Cougars to Victory Over South Florida". College of Charleston Athletics. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  26. ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "CAA Men's Basketball Weekly Awards – Nov. 11, 2024". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  27. ^ "Brzovic Double OT Buzzer Beater Seals Cougar Win Over Florida Atlantic". College of Charleston Athletics. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  28. ^ Press, The Associated (2024-11-16). "Ante Brzovic scores 39, including game-winning 3 in double OT as Charleston edges FAU 119-116". www.live5news.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  29. ^ apmiller@postandcourier.com, Andrew Miller (2024-11-15). "College of Charleston's Ante Brzovic hits game-winning shot in 2OT". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  30. ^ "Ante Brzovic College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  31. ^ "Ante Brzovic - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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