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Vince Polakovic

  • Class
    2008
  • Honors
    Men's Basketball (2005-2008)

Versatile forward is a hard-nosed player who can both defend and score. He graduated with a Bachelors in Business in 2008 and is currently Operations Manager at USF Water Group in Austria. 

JUNIOR: Played in 21 games as a junior averaging 2.0 points and 0.9 rebounds in 7.6 minutes of action...made his season debut at UNLV after missing Ohio State game with stomach virus,,,played eight minutes and scored two points...scoreless in 11 minutes in win over Northern Arizona...two points, one rebound at Pacific...five points, all on FT at NorthernArizona...saw his most action of the season, 18 minutes vs. Wyoming with four points and three rebounds...four points vs.Valparaiso...two points, two rebounds vs. San Diego...was a key in the LMU win with five consecutive OT points (8 total) to give USF a8 pt. lead...two points, two rebounds vs. St. Mary's...no points, but excellent defense against SCU  in loss at Memorial Gym...five points, two steals at Gonzaga...eight points off bench at Santa Clara. 

SOPHOMORE: Transfer from Northern Iowa became eligible on December 17th (NCAA one-year residency) last season...earned three starts for USF, all on the road at Fresno State, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount...averaged 9.9minutes per contest in 19 games...went scoreless in first action at Marquette in five minutes...scored 10 points on 3-4 shooting in 18 minutes vs. Northern Arizona in ASU Hoops Classic...in in his first start scored 14 points on 5-10 shooting at Fresno State and pulled career high five rebounds...scored two points (1-2 floor) in win over Pepperdine in Malibu...four points in double OT loss at LMU(2-4 floor)...three points off bench vs. St. Mary's....four points at St. Mary's...five points in loss at home to Santa Clara...seven points in 12 minutes at Portland...four points at Gonzaga.

FRESHMAN: Vince played two games at Northern Iowa in 2004-2005 before deciding to transfer to USF...after averaging 11points in the Panthers two exhibition games, including a team-high 18 points on 7-11 shooting vs. Dubuque, Vince scored five points int he first two regular season games. 

HIGH SCHOOL:Averaged 30.1 points per game as a senior at Urspring in Schelklingen, Germany...named MVP in tournaments in France and Italy...MVP of the Arby's Classic tournament in Tennessee...helped lead Urspring to the German High School championship...was a member of the Slovakian Youth National Team.

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