Men’s basketball freshman Aleksander Dozic is adjusting to life as a student athlete at Marshall University.
However, acclimating to new surroundings is nothing new for the 6-foot-9 forward, who moved to the United States from Podgorcia, Montenegro last year.
Dozic joined the Herd family this season, transitioning from Don Bosco Preparatory School in Chicago, Illinois.
Dozic said he has relied on his Herd teammates to help him adapt to the new city.
“After coming from a school in Chicago, it’s not so bad,” Dozic said. “And I have other foreigners on the team that speak the same language, so they help me a lot.