Filip Skobalj - Men's Basketball

2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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2024-25 (Senior):

Named to his third consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team.
Selected to second consecutive College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team
Played and started all 31 games in his final season at UIC.
Posted a career-high 8.5 points per game, making team-high 64 triples, ranking fourth in the MVC in three-point percentage (.405).
Finished eighth in program history with 227 made triples, seventh in three-point attempts (582) and just outside of the top 10 in career three-point percentage at .390.
Collected a season-high 20 points against Indiana State Nov. 1.
Scored 19 points in UIC’s 96-83 victory over LaSalle on Nov. 22.

2023-24 (Junior):

Played in 32 games and started 30 times.
Averaged career highs in nearly every category, including scoring (8.2 ppg.), rebounding (3.6 rpg.), field-goal percentage (.470) and three-point percentage (.418) … ranked second in the MVC in three-point percentage, both overall and during conference play (.467), and will be the top returning 3FG% shooter in the Valley in 2024-25.
Second on the team with 59 made three-pointers, 13th in the Valley at 1.9 per game (ninth during MVC play with 2.15 per game).
Logged a career-best 27.5 minutes per game, scoring in double figures a personal-best 12 times.
Career-high 21 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting (5-of-5 from three-point range) in a Feb. 11 home win over UNI.
Added 18 points in triple-overtime thriller against Drake in the Flames' home finale on Feb. 28.
Earned second consecutive MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team citation, as well as College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.

2022-23 (Sophomore):

Appeared in all 32 games, with 19 starts.
Led the team in made three-pointers with 61.
Averaged 22.1 minutes per game, with a season-high 38 at Evansville Feb. 22, 2023.
Season-high 18 points at Missouri State.
Named MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team.

2021-22 (Freshman):

Appeared in 29 games during his rookie campaign while making 22 starts.
Finished the season averaging 6.2 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per contest while shooting 37.1% from 3-point range.
Recorded his first collegiate double-double against Northern Kentucky, finishing with a season-high 15 points to go along with a season-best 11 rebounds.
Scored in double figures in six games, including five against conference opponents.
Dished out a season-best five assists in an overtime win at Robert Morris.
Ranked fourth on the team with 43 made 3-pointers during the season.

High School/Personal:

The Belgrade, Serbia native averaged 26 points and 11 rebounds for Rockstock's U19 team in the NBBL, the top youth league in Germany.
While competing at the prestigious Adidas Next Generation U18 tournament for Bayern München, Škobalj averaged 15 points and five rebounds.
Škobalj also brings international experience to the Flames, having competed for Serbia's U18 and U16 national teams as well as Sweden's U16 national team.
While playing up on the U18 Serbian national team, Škobalj averaged six points per game while shooting 39% from 3-point range at the 2019 FIBA European Championships.
Majoring in Business Management at UIC.

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