Auburn men’s basketball bolstered its frontcourt Wednesday, gaining a commitment from Serbian forward Filip Jovic, according to multiple reports.

ESPN’s Jonathan Givony was first to report the news.

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl hinted to reporters at the Bruce Pearl Fore the Children Golf Classic on May 19 that Auburn was working on signing an international player, but didn’t give any more specifics.

Jovic appears to be that player, and he fills a hole on the roster left by the departures of Johni Broome, Dylan Cardwell, Chaney Johnson and Ja’Heim Hudson.

According to basketball reference, Jovic averaged 12.3 points and four rebounds per game during the 2024-2025 AdmiralBet ABA League season, a professional league consisting of teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Arab Emirates. Jovic comes from the same Serbian team that NBA star Nikola Jokic once played for.

He joins a rebuilt frontcourt that includes Mississippi State transfer KeShawn Murphy, JUCO transfer Emeka Opurum and incoming freshman Sebastian Williams-Adams.

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