{"id":258848,"date":"2026-05-05T05:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/258848\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T05:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:11:14","slug":"florida-gators-sign-domen-petrovic-from-slovenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/258848\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Gators sign Domen Petrovi\u010d from Slovenia"},"content":{"rendered":"

GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Florida Gators<\/a> men\u2019s basketball team has signed Domen Petrovi\u010d<\/a> from Slovenia, head coach Todd Golden<\/a> announced on Monday. Petrovi\u010d brings extensive international experience and played previously with UF guard Urban Klav\u017ear<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are really excited to welcome Domen into our program,\u201d Golden said. \u201cHe is a very skilled forward that has great positional size. He has shown incremental improvement every year, and he\u2019s currently playing the best basketball of his young career. He is a high-achiever both on and off the court and will help us continue to raise the bar here at Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n

Petrovi\u010d, a 6-foot-9 forward, most recently competed with GGD \u0160en\u010dur and averaged 16.6 points while shooting .574 from the field and .395 from 3-point range over 23 games.<\/p>\n

Petrovi\u010d helped Slovenia to a silver medal in the 2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket, averaging 9.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game alongside Klav\u017ear. Petrovi\u010d also competed in the 2022 U18 European Championship and averaged 5.6 points and 3.6 rebounds as Slovenia finished fourth. <\/p>\n

Petrovi\u010d is the fourth addition for the Gators this offseason in their 2026 class<\/a>, along with Lithuanian forward Arturas Butajevas<\/a>, former Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen<\/a> via the transfer portal and 7-foot center Jones Lay<\/a> from the high school ranks. <\/p>\n

UF has retained guards Klav\u017ear, Boogie Fland<\/a>, Isaiah Brown<\/a>, AJ Brown<\/a>, CJ Ingram<\/a>, Alex Lloyd<\/a> and Alex Kovatchev<\/a>, forwards Alex Condon<\/a> and Thomas Haugh<\/a> and center Viktor Mikic<\/a>. The Gators are still awaiting a decision from starting center Rueben Chinyelu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chinyelu, a projected second-round pick, has declared for the draft for the second year in a row while maintaining his college eligibility. Unlike last offseason, he was invited to the 2026 NBA Draft Combine<\/a>, which will take place from May 10-17 in Chicago. <\/p>\n

RELATED: Pre-combine prediction on Rueben Chinyelu for the 2026 NBA Draft<\/a><\/p>\n

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