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Vasiljevic was born in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], the son of Serbian handball player Todor Vasiljević. He moved with his family to [[Melbourne]] at the age of six. Growing up, Vasiljevic played soccer, tennis, and cricket, and did not begin playing basketball until the age of 12. His father attempted to mold him after Serbian basketball player [[Dejan Bodiroga]] and enrolled his son at the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] (AIS).<ref name="hajducky">{{cite news |last1=Hajducky |first1=Dan |title=Don't define Miami's Dejan Vasiljevic as only a 3-point shooter |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/25886931/guard-dejan-vasiljevic-brings-australia-roots-miami-basketball-cbb |accessdate=10 May 2020 |work=[[ESPN]] |date=30 January 2019}}</ref> |
Vasiljevic was born in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Australia – 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |url=http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/8043/tid/239/_/2015_FIBA_U19_World_Championship/index.html |website=fiba.com |access-date=5 July 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801074210/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/8043/tid/239/_/2015_FIBA_U19_World_Championship/index.html |archive-date=1 August 2016}}</ref> the son of Serbian handball player Todor Vasiljević. He moved with his family to [[Melbourne]] at the age of six. Growing up, Vasiljevic played soccer, tennis, and cricket, and did not begin playing basketball until the age of 12. His father attempted to mold him after Serbian basketball player [[Dejan Bodiroga]] and enrolled his son at the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] (AIS).<ref name="hajducky">{{cite news |last1=Hajducky |first1=Dan |title=Don't define Miami's Dejan Vasiljevic as only a 3-point shooter |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/25886931/guard-dejan-vasiljevic-brings-australia-roots-miami-basketball-cbb |accessdate=10 May 2020 |work=[[ESPN]] |date=30 January 2019}}</ref> |
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While at the AIS in [[Canberra]], Vasiljevic attended [[UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra|Lake Ginninderra College]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskin |first1=Lee |title=Basketball: American college scouts check out Australian talent at schools titles in Canberra |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/basketball-american-college-scouts-check-out-australian-talent-at-schools-titles-in-canberra-20151201-glcbta.html |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2 December 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskin |first1=Lee |title=Basketball: Lake Ginninderra continues perfect run to reach final of national championships |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6057524/basketball-lake-ginninderra-continues-perfect-run-to-reach-final-of-national-championships/ |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=www.canberratimes.com.au |date=3 December 2015 |language=en-au}}</ref> He helped Lake Ginninderra win the national title at the 2015 Australian schools championships alongside teammate [[Jack White (basketball)|Jack White]]. Vasiljevic scored 45 points in the final.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskin |first1=Lee |title=Basketball: Vasiljevic scores 45 points as Lake Ginninderra claim national title |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/basketball-vasiljevic-scores-45-points-as-lake-ginninderra-claim-national-title-20151204-glfaj9.html |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 December 2015 |language=en}}</ref> |
While at the AIS in [[Canberra]], Vasiljevic attended [[UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra|Lake Ginninderra College]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskin |first1=Lee |title=Basketball: American college scouts check out Australian talent at schools titles in Canberra |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/basketball-american-college-scouts-check-out-australian-talent-at-schools-titles-in-canberra-20151201-glcbta.html |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2 December 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskin |first1=Lee |title=Basketball: Lake Ginninderra continues perfect run to reach final of national championships |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6057524/basketball-lake-ginninderra-continues-perfect-run-to-reach-final-of-national-championships/ |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=www.canberratimes.com.au |date=3 December 2015 |language=en-au}}</ref> He helped Lake Ginninderra win the national title at the 2015 Australian schools championships alongside teammate [[Jack White (basketball)|Jack White]]. Vasiljevic scored 45 points in the final.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskin |first1=Lee |title=Basketball: Vasiljevic scores 45 points as Lake Ginninderra claim national title |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/basketball-vasiljevic-scores-45-points-as-lake-ginninderra-claim-national-title-20151204-glfaj9.html |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 December 2015 |language=en}}</ref> |
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