Jaka Blažič
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Playing career | 2007–2023 | ||||||||||||||
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Career history | |||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Triglav | ||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Slovan | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Olimpija | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Baskonia | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Andorra | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Cedevita Olimpija | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Bahçeşehir Koleji | ||||||||||||||
2023–present | Cedevita Olimpija | ||||||||||||||
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Jaka Blažič (born 30 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional
Early life
Born in the town of Jesenice in a family of athletes—skiing coach father Dušan Blažič and mother Ksenija who had formerly played volleyball—young Jaka took up basketball early.[1] His younger sister Pia is a professional volleyball player.
Professional career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Jaka_Bla%C5%BEi%C4%8D_CZ.jpg/220px-Jaka_Bla%C5%BEi%C4%8D_CZ.jpg)
Blažič started his professional career in 2007 with Triglav Kranj. From 2009 to 2011 he played with Geoplin Slovan.
In July 2011, he signed a three-year deal with
On 18 June 2013 Blažič signed a three-year deal with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda.[3] On 14 September 2015 he parted ways with the club.[4]
One day later, on 15 September 2015, he signed a three-year contract with the Spanish team Baskonia.[5] On 3 July 2017 Blažič parted ways with Baskonia.[6]
On 16 July 2017 Blazič signed with MoraBanc Andorra for the 2017–18 season.[7] On 9 August 2018 Blazič signed a one-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[8]
On 20 July 2019 Blazič signed a two-year contract with Cedevita Olimpija.[9]
On 2 June 2022 he signed with
National team career
As a member of the senior men's
He was part of the national team at the
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2011–12 | Union Olimpija
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10 | 1 | 14.2 | .350 | .182 | .600 | 2.4 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
2012–13 | 10 | 9 | 28.3 | .373 | .278 | .731 | 4.0 | 1.9 | .5 | .0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | |
2013–14 | Crvena zvezda | 10 | 2 | 19.7 | .462 | .345 | .750 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .9 | .2 | 10.3 | 8.8 |
2014–15 | 24 | 10 | 21.4 | .422 | .309 | .750 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 9.1 | 5.8 | |
2015–16 | Baskonia | 29 | 3 | 19.0 | .432 | .352 | .793 | 3.2 | .6 | .6 | 0 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
2016–17 | 33 | 7 | 13.9 | .397 | .387 | .560 | 2.1 | .5 | .5 | 0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | |
2018–19 | Barcelona | 25 | 7 | 13.7 | .465 | .387 | .809 | 2.3 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
Career | 141 | 39 | 17.6 | .418 | .338 | .743 | 2.7 | .7 | .5 | .1 | 7.0 | 5.7 |
Personal life
2014 traffic accident
In the early morning hours of Saturday, 4 October 2014, Blažič caused a traffic accident while
Later in the day, after paying the
See also
References
- ^ Comino, Andreja (5 October 2017). "Ksenija in Dušan Blažič o sinu Jaki in hčerki Pii". svet24.si. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "UNION OLIMPIJA invests in promising guard Blazic". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "CRVENA ZVEZDA adds Blazic". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "JAKA HVALA TI ZA SVE I SREĆNO!". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Jaka Blazic joins Baskonia for the next three seasons - Saski Baskonia". Saski Baskonia. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "¡Gracias por todo, Jaka Blazic! - Saski Baskonia". Saski Baskonia (in European Spanish). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Arriba Jaka BLAZIC". bca.ad (in Spanish). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Jaka Blazic: An intense and physical presence for Barça Lassa | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Jaka Blažič is coming back to Stožice". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Jaka Blazic Bahçeşehir'de" (in Turkish). basketfaul. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "Zvezda kaznila Blažiča zbog izazivanja saobraćajnog udesa: Izvinjavam se taksisti, klubu i navijačima". Večernje novosti. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Ovako je Blažič naterao navijače da mu skandiraju u "Pioniru"!". Telegraf.rs. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Zvezda demonstrirala silu na startu ABA lige, šoutajm Kalinića i Blažiča!". Telegraf.rs. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ a b Todorović, N. (4 October 2014). "Blažič se izvinio za saobraćajnu nezgodu, Zvezda ga kaznila sa dve plate". Blic. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Jaka Blažič at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Jaka Blažič at draftexpress.com
- Jaka Blažič at eurobasket.com
- Jaka Blažič at euroleague.net