Seton Hall basketball adds Mihailo Petrovic, Illinois guard transfer

The final piece of Seton Hall basketball’s 2026-27 roster is in place, and it’s someone to provide insurance at the point guard position.

Mihailo Petrovic, who was a reserve for Illinois last season, will join the Pirates as their summer workouts already are underway.

Here are three things to know about him.

1. He’s 23 years old

The 6-foot-3, 180-pound Petrovic hails from Serbia and represented that country at the international level on its Under-16 and Under-20 squads before making a cameo with the senior national team during qualifying for the 2025 European Championships. Prior to coming to Illinois, he averaged 14.2 points and 7.3 assists in the Adriatic League, a pro-ball league consisting of clubs in the nations that once comprised Yugoslavia.

2. He was a reserve with the Illini

Petrovic was brought to Illinois as part of a wave of Eastern European imports last offseason by coach Brad Underwood. He was viewed as a possible starter at point guard, but his role diminished as the season went on and Keaton Wagler burst onto the scene as a lead guard superstar. Petrovic wound up averaging 1.6 points and 1.1 assists in 5.7 minutes, shooting 33 percent from the field and just 2-of-10 from 3-point range.

Listed a sophomore this past season, he has two years of eligibility remaining.

When he entered the transfer portal, the student-run Daily Illini newspaper had this to say about him: “Despite Petrović clearly not playing as expected, one thing that his teammates and coaches said time-and-time again was that he was the ultimate professional. In practice, in the locker room and on the bench – he was a positive presence for the Illini.”

3. He’s veteran insurance at the point

Shaheen Holloway, who always prizes playmaker depth, felt the need to add another point guard for ball-handling and passing purposes. Del Jones was more of a lead guard at Radford and Trey Parker remains a work in progress. Stability at the all-important position was close to assured last season with Budd Clark. It’s more unsettled at the moment, and how the depth chart shakes out there will be one of the keys to the coming campaign.  

Seton Hall's projected 2026-27 depth chart

Guards (7): Del Jones, Trey Parker, Simeon Wilcher, Kareem Thomas, Roddie Anderson, Mihailo Petrovic, Darien 'Payday' Moore.

Wings (2): Rodney Brown, Mayar Wol.

Bigs (5): Devin Williams, Terry Copeland, Nathan Mariano, Chris Nwuli, Abdulai Fanta Kabba.

Jerry Carino has covered the New Jersey sports scene since 1996 and the college basketball beat since 2003. Contact him at jcarino@gannettnj.com.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Seton Hall basketball adds Mihailo Petrovic, Illinois guard transfer