Fabijan Krslovic

Photo by: Todd Goodrich

Photo by: Todd Goodrich

Photo by: Todd Goodrich

Class:
Sophomore
Ht./Wt.:
6-8 / 225
Hometown:
Sydney, Australia
High School:
St. Aloysius HS

2017-18 (Senior): Captains’ Award… Winner of the Allan Nielsen Award (best represents Griz basketball)… Recipient of the Naseby Rhinehart Award (team’s most inspirational player)… Grizzly Cup winner, given annually to the top all-around male student-athlete at UM… Academic All-Big Sky Conference honoree for the third time… Played in 132 career games – every UM contest from 2014-15 through 2017-18 – earning 116 starts… Started all 34 contests as a senior, averaging 24.9 minutes per game… Scored 7.4 points per game (fourth) while collecting 5.1 rebounds (third)… Finished his career ranked in the top 10 in UM history with 126 career steals, including 30 as a senior… Added 19 blocked shots (second) and 48 assists… Ranked second in the Big Sky with a .630 shooting percentage during conference play… Recorded three double-doubles in his final six contests, including a career-high-tying 13 rebounds vs. North Dakota (March 8) in the Big Sky quarterfinals… Totaled a season-high 21 points at Northern Colorado (Feb. 1)… From that point forward (13 games), he averaged 10.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game on 63.3 percent shooting… Reached double figures for scoring once in his first 21 games of the season before doing it eight times in his final 13, including all three of the Big Sky Championship… Averaged 2.3 assists per game over UM’s final eight regular-season contests…Recorded at least one steal in 11 of his final 14 games.

2016-17 (Junior): Dennis T. Murphy Award winner (coaches’ award)… Season captain… Named to the Academic All-Big Sky Conference team for the second year in a row… Earned NABC Honors Court honors for a 4.0 GPA… Named the Big Sky and CollegeSportsMadness.com Player of the Week on Dec. 13… Started all 32 contests for the Griz, averaging 27.6 minutes per game… Was UM’s top rebounder, totaling 206 boards and averaging of 6.4 per game (eighth in the Big Sky)… More than one-third of his rebounds were on the offensive end (72; sixth in Big Sky)… Also led the Griz with 38 steals (15^th in Big Sky) and 20 blocked shots (11^th)… Was one of three Big Sky players to rank in the top 15 for both steals and blocked shots… Ranked third on the team with 46 assists and fifth with 244 points (7.6 per game)… Shot better than .500 from the floor, converting 97-of-175 shots into baskets (.554; second)… In the season opener at USC (Nov. 11), totaled team bests for rebounds (seven) assists (three), steals (two) and blocked shots (two)… Led UM in rebounding a team-most 16 times, including eight of UM’s first nine contests (Nov. 11-Dec. 7)… During that stretch, he averaged 9.0 rebounds per game, including a career-most 13 (in back-to-back games vs. Milwaukee (Dec. 3) and San José State (Dec. 7))… Had a near-triple-double vs. San José State, recording 11 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals to earn conference player-of-the-week recognition… Six of his rebounds were on the offensive end… Had seven double-digit rebounding games, 10 double-digit scoring games and two double-doubles… Scored a career-most 24 points vs. Portland State (Jan. 19), shooting 11-of-15 and grabbing seven boards and two steals… Led UM in blocked shots a team-most 10 times… Blocked a career-most three shots vs. Idaho (Jan. 28) and Portland State (Feb. 18).

2015-16 (Sophomore): Named to the Big Sky Academic All-Conference team… Played in all 33 games for the Grizzlies, starting in 24 contests… Averaged 19.9 minutes of action per game… Was UM’s seventh-leading scorer, averaging 4.4 points per game… Ranked third on the team for steals (22), assists (48) and rebounds (138)… Pulled own a season-most 11 boards in UM’s win over San Francisco (Dec. 4)… Was the team’s seventh-leading scorer, averaging 4.4 points per game.

2014-15 (Freshman): Dennis T. Murphy Coaches’ Award recipient… Made an impact as a true freshman as a Mr. Hustle-type player… Was the team’s second-leading rebounder, totaling 156 for an average of 4.7 per contest… Ranked 19^th in the Big Sky Conference for his rebounding average… Played in all 33 games, starting 26… Averaged 25.1 minutes per game… Was a reliable shooter, connecting on 62-of-119 field-goal attempts (.521; third on the team)… Ranked second on the team for blocked shots (19) and steals (36).

High School: Is a 2014 graduate of St. Aloysius College in Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia… Named team MVP as both a junior and senior… Represented his country at the 2013 U-19 World Championships, but was injured and unable to play in the World Championships in Prague… Also played for Australia’s U-17 National Team, garnering a silver medal in 2012… Competed for the Oceanic Cup, against New Zealand, in the NSW Metropolitan State teams… Prep coach was Dom Pelosi…Also lettered in soccer.

Personal: Name is pronounced: fah-bee-on kris-low-vick… Born in Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia… Parents are Robert and Lidia Krslovic… Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in finance and a minor in math.