A new Ram has joined the herd.
Serbian forward-center Aleksa Vlajic has committed to Fordham Men’s Basketball for the 2025 season, he announced on Instagram last Wednesday.
The international talent stands at 6 feet, 10 inches, 225 pounds, and profiles as a stretch big unafraid of handling the ball and slashing inside. His international tape shows his knack for taking the ball coast-to-coast, finishing from the post in a variety of ways and launching threes over undersized competition.
Vlajic has professional experience in the ABA League’s Dubai BC and KK Dynamic Balkan Bet in the Basketball League of Serbia. Prior to joining Dubai BC, Vlajic spent extensive time at the Junior ABA’s Falcons Academy Dubai.
Elsewhere, Vlajic spent time with the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague U18 team and the U18 Serbian National Team. He’s also played at the U18 level for KK Crvena Zvezda.
Making the trip to the United States for his final season before college basketball, Vlajic has found a home at the Hoosac School in Hoosick, New York — the same school Fordham freshman guard Aleksander Pachucki starred at for three years. The European has helped propel Hoosac to 97th in the national prep school rankings, averaging a whopping 20.2 PPG, 10 RPG and 3.5 APG on 44% shooting from deep.
It was reported that Vlajic drew interest from high-major programs like Creighton University and New Mexico University, but he ultimately landed in the Bronx to marshall the Rams in their fight to the top of a loaded Atlantic 10 conference. He made an official visit to the school on Oct. 29, 2024, before committing last week.
It is likely Vlajic will see an immediate role with Fordham as a freshman, with the team’s two primary big men — graduate students Abdou Tsimbila and Matt Zona — in their last year of eligibility. He’ll join forces with former four-star recruit, freshman Jaden Smith, to anchor the Rams’ frontcourt for the foreseeable future.
Vlajic joins Troy Henderson and Reggie Grodin as the third member of Fordham’s 2025 recruiting class. Born on April 4, 2006, Vlajic will be 19 by the time he suits up in the maroon and white next fall.
