Filip Borovicanin

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
227
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Belgrade, Serbia

2024-25 (JUNIOR AT NEW MEXICO)
Played last season at New Mexico after two seasons at Arizona ... Played in all 35 games in the 2024-25 season for Richard Pitino’s New Mexico squad, starting 29 times ... Averaged 5.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in 22.7 minutes per game for a Lobo squad that finished 27-8 overall record and reached the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament with a first-round win over Marquette ... Averaged 6.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in and 27.5 minutes per game in a pair of NCAA starts vs. Marquette and Michigan State ... New Mexico posted a 17-3 league record and won the 2024-25 Mountain West Conference Regular Season Championship ... Scored a career-high 18 points on 7-9 shooting, including 3-5 from 3-point range, at Boise State on Feb. 19, one of seven double-figure scoring games for the season ... Posted a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in a win at Wyoming on Jan. 7, hitting 6-10 from the field, including 3-6 3-pointers ... Contributed nine points with 10 rebounds in a win over Boise State on Jan. 17 ... Basketball coach: Richard Pitino.

TWO SEASONS AT ARIZONA (2023-24 and 2022-23)
Played in 20 games as a sophomore on a team that finished 27-9 and reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ... Scored a season-high 11 points with seven rebounds vs. Morgan State on Nov. 6 ... Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Saw action in 14 games as a freshman on an NCAA Tournament team that finished 28-7 ... Basketball coach: Tommy Lloyd.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Played for Serbia at the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup in Hungary, averaging 14.1 points and 7.3 rebounds for seven games ... Played for KK Beko in his hometown of Belgrade, Serbia, where he averaged 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists ... Led his team to a league championship in the 2021-22 season.

RICHARD PITINO ON BOROVICANIN
"Filip was an integral part of our success at New Mexico last season. We fully expect him to play a big role on our team moving forward. He’s got size and skill to make an impact right away. He is a great kid and will be a terrific representative of our program on campus and in the community.”