| Marko Glisic |
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Du Page CC -- Spent one year at Du Page CC in Glen Ellyn, IL, living with his uncle.
High School -- Entered Acorn HS in Mena, Ark. as a senior ... Earned a varsity letter in basketball as a center ... Graduated in 2006 with the highest grade point average in his class.
Club -- Played for Club Dinamo which placed third in the Championship of North Serbia in 2002 ... The team improved to second place the following season ... In 2004 he played for Borac, which finished second ... The following year he played for Dinamo again and led that team to a runnerup finish.
Personal -- Came to the U.S. as an exchange student after earning excellent academic marks in his native Serbia ... Chose UCLA because it is "the most prestigious athletic and academic institution" ... Has achieved the level of brown belt in karate ... His two older brothers are former Serbian National Team karate champions ... Lists his most memorable athletic moment as making five consecutive blocks in the fifth game of a tournament ... Lists history, playing video games and watching movies as hobbies ... His father, Manoylo, is a chemical engineer and his mother, Danica, is a pediatrician ... Hopes to major in Economics.