Tommy Lloyd rarely goes wrong with the European recruits that he brings into the program. The list is long with names fans know well and love, names like Przemek Karnowski, Domantas Sabonis, Killian Tillie, Elias Harris, and Ronny Turiaf.
Because Gonzaga has proven to be a great incubator for international talent, and because Petrusev arrives on campus with Top-100 recruit ranking paired with success for the Serbian youth teams and at high-powered preps program Montverde Academy, the expectations are for him to approximate the success achieved by his predecessors. Those expectations can serve as both motivation and a burden.