Lazar Stefanović (; born 27 April 2002), nicknamed Stef, is a Serbian professional basketball player for Igokea m:tel of the Bosnian League and the ABA League. He played college basketball for the Utah Utes and UCLA Bruins.

Early life and high school career Stefanović was born in Belgrade, Serbia to Radmila and Goran Stefanovič, he grew up playing soccer in hopes of being a professional soccer player. After discovering basketball at nine years old, he abandoned soccer and began focusing more on basketball and playing it more often when his doctor told him that he will reach a height of 6’4 inches. For high school, Stefanović attended the Belgrade Sports Gymnasium.

College career Utah Utes (2021-23) In his freshman season with the Utah Utes, Stefanović played in all 31 games while starting in 18 of them. On January 24, 2022, Stefanovič was awarded the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors, as he averaged 11 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists that week for the Utes. At the end of the season, Stefanovič was named on the Pac-12 All Freshman Team. He finished the season averaging 7.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. In his sophomore season, Stefanovič played all 32 games, starting in 15 of them. He was one of the three players to average points in the double digits, averaging 10.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. In three games, he scored above 20 points, with his career high being 26 against a loss to the Stanford Cardinal. Following his two seasons at Utah, Stefanovič entered the transfer portal.

UCLA (2023-25) In April 2023, Stefanovič announced that he will be transferring to UCLA, where he will be playing for the UCLA Bruins. In his junior season, Stefanović started and played in all 33 games; in his senior season, he played in 34 games and only started in five of the games.

Professional career On 19 May 2019, Stefanović made his professional debut for Partizan in a Serbian SuperLeague match against Tamiš. Stefanović scored two points. He was part of the squad that won the Radivoj Korać Cup in 2020. On 6 March 2021, he scored his first ABA League points in a game against Cibona, hitting a long-range three-pointer at the halftime buzzer. Following the end of the season, Stefanovič committed to play college basketball for the Utah Utes after getting offers from Toledo, New Mexico, Stanford, USC, and South Florida.

After graduating and going undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft, Stefanovič joined the Orlando Magic for the 2025 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. After not making the final cut, Stefanović joined the FMP of the Serbian League and the ABA League.

National team career He represented the Serbia U19 national team at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. Over seven tournament games, Stefanović averaged 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.

Career statistics

College

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Utah | 31 || 18 || 25.1 || .362 || .308 || .838 || 2.8 || 1.3 || .4 || — || 7.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Utah | 32 || 15 || 28.3 || .371 || .359 || .868 || 3.0 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .2 || 10.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| UCLA | 33 || 33 || 34.6 || .385 || .389 || .868 || 6.1 || 1.6 || 1.1 || .1 || 11.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| UCLA | 34 || 5 || 16.4 || .404 || .320 || .955 || 1.9 || .9 || .5 || — || 4.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 130 || 71 || 26.0 || .378 || .351 || .869 || 3.5 || 1.6 || .8 || .1 || 8.5

EuroCup

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align=left;"| Partizan | 2 || 1 || 3.4 || .0 || .0 || — || — || — || — || — || .0 || -2.0

Domestic leagues {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 || style="text-align:left;"| Partizan || style="text-align:center;"|KLS || 1 || 10.8 || .200 || .0 || — || 1.0 || — || — || — || 2.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 || style="text-align:left;"| Mladost Zemun || style="text-align:center;"|KLS || 26 || 20.7 || .362 || .337 || .750 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || 7.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"| Partizan || style="text-align:center;"|ABA || 5 || 3.5 || .333 || .250 || — || .4 || .6 || — || — || 1.0

Personal life Stefanovič has a younger sister, named Marjia. His father, Goran, stands at a height of 5’11, while his mother, Radmila, stands at 5’5.

References

External links Utah Utes bio UCLA Bruins bio

Lazar Stefanović at aba-liga.com Lazar Stefanović at euroleaguebasketball.net