Illinois Commit Mihailo Petrovic Still Missing From Roster: What It Means

A quick scroll through Illinois basketball’s official 2025-26 roster reveals every returning Illini before reaching the new additions – a category in which Serbian point guard Mihailo Petrovic should fall. Yet, for now, his name is nowhere to be found.

Illinois, which brought in Tomislav Ivisic (Croatia) and Kasparas Jakucionis (Lithuania) last year, knows full well the difficulties of international recruiting. Not only does a team have to land a prospect, but then it must jump through hoops to ensure the player is eligible to step on American soil, enroll at the academic institution and then actually suit up for the team. (Remember the Ivisic debacle that stretched into late October last year?) Still, having been there and done that offers some comfort:

“I feel like we’re in a good place,” said coach Brad Underwood in mid-June. “Again, just step by step, and all these things take time, and we’ll deal with it accordingly.” 

With Illinois having yet to announce the signing of Petrovic, the program isn’t at liberty to speak publicly about him. But, for what it's worth, Petrovic's overseas club – Mega Superbet – took to X in early June to post a farewell to Petrovic and announce his new destination: Illinois.