One of the most unique players on the team, Mihailo Boskovic is a 22-year-old freshman college basketball player.

The 6-foot-10 prospect from Uzice, Serbia is the tallest person in the rotation and has a smooth shot, a huge bonus for this BYU team. Boskovic left his professional team, KK Igokea, in Serbia to come to BYU. Boskovic is listed as a junior and should contribute immediately.

Boskovic’s style of play fits perfectly with how BYU wants to play stylistically this season.

“Stylistically, offensively, I just think about what I’m used to in the NBA,” BYU head coach Kevin Young said on ESPN’s Big 12 Tip-Off Show. “That’s five-out basketball, getting into our actions, real quick, you know, playing with good rhythm, with good spacing and moving the basketball.”

Boskovic is the prototypical stretch mark big man who can space the floor, connect the offense at the top of the key, and be a three-level threat in screen and roll situations. He can screen and pop to the 3-point line, catch a short roll and pass or score, and is athletic enough to finish at the rim.

Boskovic with his second 3 of the match. A big guy can pet him. pic.twitter.com/sPsCiOHATF

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What makes Boskovic so intriguing this season is that he can play as a four with Keba Keita and Fousseyni Traoré or as a five without either of them on the pitch. He is a nightmare for opposing coaches because his shooting ability will keep their bigs away from the basket, freeing up driving lanes for BYU’s guards to go down and attack.

“(Boskovic) plays extremely hard, knows how to play versatile,” Young said. “You know, I see him as a guy that can play multiple positions, can give us a different look as a five, he’s athletic (and) protects the rim.”

So why is Boskovic only nine on the list?

First, as anyone reading this knows, this roster is very talented. Second, Boskovic was a late arrival to the team and will be playing catch-up compared to everyone else who trained all summer. Third, Boskovic played for Igokea in the Bosnian Division 1 and ABA league last season. Combining his 3-point shooting percentage in 2023-24 with Igokea from those two leagues, he shot 16 of 55 from 3. That’s only 29% from 3, which is ineffective at best.

If Boskovic shoots better than 36% from 3 and can fit in nicely with his late arrival, his importance this season will be much higher than ninth. But given his late arrival and inconsistent shooting last year, someone had to rank ninth.