2026 Recruiting: Olivia Vukosa

[RoadMaster]

Swipe for highlights..

 

[Zarathustra]

Swipe for highlights..

OLIVIA Vukosa and Lena Bilic will lead Croatia vs Egypt tonight at 7:30 pm Same time
as the USA vs France game. As it stands now ..Olivia is #1 in
the Tournament in Efficiency: 26.4 per game, # 1 in
Rebounds 15.0 RPG, # 1 in Blocks 2.4 per game, and you
guessed it # 1 in double doubles in the tournament. Go Olivia!!.
Add to those stats against Egypt!! Go Huskies!
Consider staying up for Spain vs Canada
at 10:30 tonight.... truly a great matchup! Winner
will take on the juggernaut USA U 17 team tomorrow
after the USA disposes of FRANCE (IMHO).

 

[Husky fanatic]

Stat wise she’s good. And yet I think she could be better.

 

[JSB60]

The last Croatian player we had worked out well.

 

[Zarathustra]

First Quarter Croatia 32 Egypt 2 (no misprint)
Olivia 8 :34 minutes 7 points
3/5 with one three pointer.
Two rebound ( they did not count
a tap from Olivia to a teammate as a
rebound, it was Olivia's all the way)
seven.

 

[Zarathustra]

First Quarter Croatia 32 Egypt 2 (no misprint)
Olivia 8 :34 minutes 7 points
3/5 with one three pointer.
Two rebound ( they did not count
a tap from Olivia to a teammate as a
rebound, it was Olivia's all the way)
seven.

HALF TIME Croatia 49 Egypt 19
Olivia 13:53 minutes... Nine Points ... 3/6 shooting
one three pointer ... two Free throws,
6 rebounds- all defensive, No Fouls,
No Blocks, No Steals, 12
The Croatian H.C. started playing
her bench players at the start of the
second period. Soon after the Egyptian
Coach had ( I believe ) mostly bench
players in the game. Thus, a little more
ragged. I just hope that OLIVIA plays
enough to get another DOUBLE DOUBLE
to add to herTournament leading DD stat.

 

[Zarathustra]

With the OBVIOUS CROATIAN WIN, Olivia
will be playing against the winner of the
New Zealand ( 3-2) vs Taipei (2 - 3) matchup later Saturday
night.. The logical choice is NEW ZEALAND with
their leader Bailey Flavell who is averaging 20.2 ppg
and has an rating of 19.8.

 

[Zarathustra]

With the OBVIOUS CROATIAN WIN, Olivia
will be playing against the winner of the
New Zealand ( 3-2) vs Taipei (2 - 3) matchup later Saturday
night.. The logical choice is NEW ZEALAND with
their leader Bailey Flavell who is averaging 20.2 ppg
and has an rating of 19.8.

Third Quarter Croatia 74 Egypt 35
Olivia 16 points and nine rebounds,
two offensive, two fouls ( one of them
another " touch foul" ). 19
But what is happening to the USA?? OUCH.
GO RED, WHITE, and BLUE, GET IT TOGETHER!!

 

[Zarathustra]

Third Quarter Croatia 74 Egypt 35
Olivia 16 points and nine rebounds,
two offensive, two fouls ( one of them
another " touch foul" ). 19
But what is happening to the USA?? OUCH.
GO RED, WHITE, and BLUE, GET IT TOGETHER!!

Another Double Double for Olivia ! 19 points 10 rebounds.
THE CROATIA H.C. left her in to get the necessary rebound
then, appropriately, rested her for the remainder of the game.
OLIVIA's stats: 18 points on 7/13 shooting, 5/10 from 2 point
range, 2/3 from three point range. Two fouls, One turnover,
no steals ( I did see one!) of 21. TOMORROW CROATIA
PLAYS FOR Ninth Place in the U 17 tournament. GO CROATIA
NO OLIVIA.

 

[HopJim]

Stat wise she’s good. And yet I think she could be better.

Yes, Big O will get stronger and become quicker, both helping her offense and defense. She is already one of the best players in her age group with great upside.

 

[Zarathustra]

First Quarter Taipei 23 Croatia 21
Olivia 10 minutes 12 points
4/6 shooting 4 for 4 free throws
6 rebounds 3 offensive one turnover
one block 17
Just like Japan vs Australia TAIPEI
is quick, swarmming defense and
making their threes. Olivia
has had up to 4 players defending her
when she gets a entry pass.

 

[Zarathustra]

First Quarter Taipei 23 Croatia 21
Olivia 10 minutes 12 points
4/6 shooting 4 for 4 free throws
6 rebounds 3 offensive one turnover
one block 17
Just like Japan vs Australia TAIPEI
is quick, swarmming defense and
making their threes. Olivia
has had up to 4 players defending her
when she gets a entry pass.

Second Quarter Croatia 45 Taipei 37
OLIVIA Stats: 18 minutes and already she has
DOUBLE DOUBLE of 19 points and 15 rebounds
five offensive. Olivia is 4/8 on field goal attempts and
11 for 12 from the FOUL LINE! Taipei is
trying to contain her but the REFS are
calling the fouls/ holds/ etc. Olivia
may foul out half the Taipei team!
Olivia ONE assist, no fouls, two
turn overs, one steal ( Olivia also had
another nice deflection and dove
for the ball for a tie up!! NICE!! )
THREE BLOCKS, and an "" RATING OF 32.
A MONSTER GAME FOR THE " BIG O".
Note Taipei started this quarter with a 6 -0
run, and Croatia responsed with a 8-0 run
of their own...GOOD POISE!

 

[Zarathustra]

Third Quarter Croatia 68 Taipei 52
Olivia now at 21 points 18 rebounds with
five offensive. Croatia has turned to
an INSIDE OUT offensive with Oliva
in the low post and kicking it out
to rather open Croatian shooters.
She has added two more steals (3)
AND ONE MORE BLOCKED SHOT (4)
The refs have called her for two
offensive fouls... Apparently true
but they are really ganging up on
Olivia.

 

[YKCornelius]

An efficiency rating of 50 for a single game. One doesn't see that too often!

 

[Zarathustra]

Third Quarter Croatia 68 Taipei 52
Olivia now at 21 points 18 rebounds with
five offensive. Croatia has turned to
an INSIDE OUT offensive with Oliva
in the low post and kicking it out
to rather open Croatian shooters.
She has added two more steals (3)
AND ONE MORE BLOCKED SHOT (4)
The refs have called her for two
offensive fouls... Apparently true
but they are really ganging up on
Olivia.

FINAL SCORE Croatia 86 Taipei 76
OLIVIA with 31 points in 36 minutes of playing time.
Also 24 rebounds with 7 offensive rebounds and
17 defensive rebounds, three fouls, three steals, 6
turnovers, 6 blocked shots and an rating
of FIFTY ( 50 ) not an error = FIFTY!
OLIVIA WAS BEING MAULED! But to her
credit she has a calm demeanor and can
take the hits, the holds, the wrestling tieups
with almost a STOIC demeanor. Incredible!
The whole Croatian team did not lose their
cool. It takes a certain type of team
discipline to defeat teams like Taipei.
On to USA vs Canada!!
P.S. OLIVIA should end up # 1 in
this tournament on Rebounds, # 1 for Blocks,
# 1 for double doubles and and # 1 on Efficiency rating.

 

[Zarathustra]

Final Stats tally for OLIVIA VUKOSA:
#1 in rebounds and recording the top 3 rebounding total game in the
Tournament 15.6 rebounds per game.
#1 in Blocked shots 2.6 blocks per game
#1 in Efficiency 29.0 rating for the tournament
and record breaking rating of 50 in the # 5 winning game vs Taipei
this exceeded the USA high recorded by Stewie some years ago. ( 38?) Breanna
was not the previous # 1, but was (?) the # 1 at the time of Breanna's record.
#1 in Double Doubles 6 for the tournament
# 1 in free throws attempted in one game 15 versus Taipei
# 1 in free throws made in one game 13 versus Taipei
and merely # 2 in POINTS per game at 19.4 ppg to
the USA's Jerzy ROBINSON who came in #1 at 20.9 ppg, and
who , of course, won the MVP.
OLIVIA was tied for # 3 in two point shots made with 9 per game with
McKenna Woliczka # 13 for the USA.
See FIBA webpage for the article: " RECORD BREAKING VUKOSA
FIRST EVER PLAYER TO HIT 50 IN EFFICIENCY " WAY TO GO OLIVIA!
There are many other summary articles on the FIBA WEBSITE for
the total U 17 tournament.

 

[Zarathustra]

Final Stats tally for OLIVIA VUKOSA:
#1 in rebounds and recording the top 3 rebounding total game in the
Tournament 15.6 rebounds per game.
#1 in Blocked shots 2.6 blocks per game
#1 in Efficiency 29.0 rating for the tournament
and record breaking rating of 50 in the # 5 winning game vs Taipei
this exceeded the USA high recorded by Stewie some years ago. ( 38?) Breanna
was not the previous # 1, but was (?) the # 1 at the time of Breanna's record.
#1 in Double Doubles 6 for the tournament
# 1 in free throws attempted in one game 15 versus Taipei
# 1 in free throws made in one game 13 versus Taipei
and merely # 2 in POINTS per game at 19.4 ppg to
the USA's Jerzy ROBINSON who came in #1 at 20.9 ppg, and
who , of course, won the MVP.
OLIVIA was tied for # 3 in two point shots made with 9 per game with
McKenna Woliczka # 13 for the USA.
See FIBA webpage for the article: " RECORD BREAKING VUKOSA
FIRST EVER PLAYER TO HIT 50 IN EFFICIENCY " WAY TO GO OLIVIA!
There are many other summary articles on the FIBA WEBSITE for
the total U 17 tournament.

Correction: The Croatian team was the NINTH-PLACE finisher in the tournament, not the
Overall 5th Place winners. The Australians with Lara Somfai were the winners of FIFTH PLACE over Japan.
Other Awards not noted above: Olivia Vukosa was placed on the "ALL SECOND TEAM /
Second Best Team" along with Jordyn Palmer of the USA. The " BIG O" was also awarded the
FIBA U 17 Tournament's "BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER" with her # 1 performance in
the TOURNAMENT for BLOCKED SHOTS and Defensive Rebounds. Olivia had the most
82 defensive rebounds for the tournament, 11.9 defensive rebounds "per game". She also had 18 total blocks
in the tournament, which was, of course, best for blocks per game 2.6, but to
be accurate NOT best for a hypothetical 40-point game average.
To continue my obsession: Olivia made the most FREE THROW ATTEMPTS and
the MOST free throws " made" : 63 attempts and 50 made (not nearly the highest
percentage wide.)... I.E. she was fouled "A LOT" and made "A LOT" of the Free throws
including her 13/15 in her final game against Taipei. Jerzy ROBINSON for TEAM USA was #2 in
free throw attempts and free throws made at 59 attempts and 44 made free throws.
My apologies for any errors. Check out the FIBA U 17 Web page under "OTHER" and you can
chick on "STATS" and play with all the various stats for: TEAMS, PLAYERS, Player POSITIONS, etc.
It is quite a breakdown.
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[HopJim]

Give me Big O with UConn's guards and I will put money down on 2+ championships. Put Lara Somfai on that team, and my bet goes up!

 

[Zarathustra]

Give me Big O with UConn's guards and I will put money down on 2+ championships. Put Lara Somfai on that team, and my bet goes up!

Watching the Croatia team play, I agree with HopJim's comment, and I feel confident that OLIVIA's stats would have
even been better if the Croatian "ENTRY PASSES" had been better. Some passes sailed
over her outstretched arms and other passes seemed to be aimed at Olivia's feet! My guess is
that OLIVIA would have been ranked over JERZY Robinson in PPG with a little help on those
passes. I believe Jerzy's PPG was around 20.7 ppg and Olivia's was something like 19.4 ppg. GO HUSKIES!
Come to STORRS: JERZY, MCKENNA, OLIVIA!

 

[UConnCat]

Geno was at the U17 event.

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[BobbyJ]

Geno was at the U17 event.

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Looks like he’s all in on the 5-6 offers he had playing down there. I wonder if he did any other shopping while there. I’d be interested in the availability of Lena Bilic from Croatia and Sara Okeke from Spain.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Geno was at the U17 event.

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Looks like a Croatian airport but the tourney was in Mexico. You sure this isn't an old pic posted by Nika from the trip to Croatia last year?

 

[GirlBoo1020]

Looks like a Croatian airport but the tourney was in Mexico. You sure this isn't an old pic posted by Nika from the trip to Croatia last year?

Nika posted to today as if it was posted today. What about it looks like the Croatian airport?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Nika posted to today as if it was posted today. What about it looks like the Croatian airport?

Pretty much everything. Also, where is Vukosa? And why would Nika have this on her phone? Not likely she's in Mexico.

 

[GirlBoo1020]

Pretty much everything. Also, where is Vukosa? And why would Nika have this on her phone? Not likely she's in Mexico.

Seems like Geno sent her a selfie this morning and then she reposted with a joke. I'm still confused why you would think this is the Croatian airport and not the Mexican airport where the Croatian team is given the Spanish translation under Gate (Puerta). I don't know where Vukosa is but that seems irrelevant. I have not been to Croatia but I find it hard to believe they have English/Spanish signage instead of Croation.