Nationality Canadian Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Role Basketball Player Weight 100 kg Position Power forward | Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Name Miroslav Jaksic Height 2.11 m Education Paris Junior College | |
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League Western Athletic Conference Born June 13, 1995 (age 29)
Belgrade, Serbia ( 1995-06-13 ) High school W.F. Herman
(Windsor, Ontario)
Walled Lake Western
(Walled Lake, Michigan) |
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Miroslav "Miro" Jaksic (born June 13, 1995) is a Canadian college basketball player who currently plays for the Paris Junior College Dragons. He previously competed for the Grand Canyon Antelopes. Although born in Belgrade, Jaksic officially represents Canada in international competition. He competed with Canada at the 2011 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship. Jaksic attended Walled Lake Western High School in Walled Lake, Michigan and W.F. Herman Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario in his early years.
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- Miroslav jaksic 2013 walled lake western highlights
- Nba post moves footwork jamie stewart 2014 miroslav jaksic ebta ca
- High school career
- Freshman
- Sophomore
- References
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High school career
Jaksic began playing high school basketball at W.F. Herman Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario. In his first season, he averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds. As a freshman, he stood 6'6" and weighed under 160 pounds. Jaksic improved on his numbers in his sophomore year, posting 25 points and 12 rebounds per game in 2011. He competed in the Consortium Fall League in September and gave many scouts the chance to see him play. Jaksic eventually rose to fame locally, being named an All-Star at the Toronto Junior Rimrocker Tournament and the Most Valuable Player of the Junior Sarnia Northern and Riverside Tournament.
In the summer of 2012, Jaksic took part in the Orange & White NBA Classic at the Five Star Super Session. The White team, who he was playing for, suffered a 93-68 defeat despite him scoring 13 points in the first quarter. He was forced to leave the game because he had to catch a flight back to Canada.
Jaksic received positive comments from head coach Jamie Stewart, who he worked with at the Elite Basketball Training Academy in Windsor. Stewart said, "He is the best player in this area since 1990 at least, if not ever." For his next year in high school, Jaksic moved to Walled Lake, Michigan and began to attend Walled Lake Western High School in Commerce Township, Michigan. With Western, he instantly slipped into the recruiting radars of major college basketball programs. On November 30, 2012, Jaksic scored 36 points against Pershing High School from Detroit. He opened his final season with the Warriors by adding 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks in a 49-40 victory over Plymouth High School of Canton, Michigan. Head coach RaRedding Murray said that Jaksic was all but certain to attend prep school the following year to further improve his game. He maintained a grade point average of 3.5. At the conclusion of his tenure with Western, Jaksic was named McDonald's All-American Honorable Mention and received All-State accolades.
Freshman
Jaksic received offers from several different NCAA Division I programs: Eastern Michigan, Iowa State, Northwestern, Rhode Island, and Western Michigan. Michigan, Providence, Purdue, Texas, and Toledo were also included in his college choices. He attended the Michigan Wolverines' college practice camp in the summer, giving him exposure in front of the team's coaching staff. Jaksic said, "It was a great experience. I got to play in front of the Michigan coaches. It was good competition there. They showed us the school, it was a great chance to go and meet other prospects in Detroit." The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team and other major programs also recruited him hard in 2014.
However, Jaksic ultimately chose to sign with the Grand Canyon Antelopes with a full scholarship. He made his collegiate debut on November 14, 2014 against the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team at Rupp Arena. Jaksic played six minutes, finishing with one block and a missed pair of free throws. He commented after the game, "I think it was a good game for us because even though we lost, we grew from it. By playing the No. 1 team in the country, you get more confidence when you play other teams."
Sophomore
On June 4, 2015, Jaksic signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) with the college basketball program at Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas.