Jaka Blažič
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Blažič in 2016 | |
| No. 11 – Saski Baskonia | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League |
Liga ACB EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 30, 1990 Jesenice, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2009 | Triglav Kranj |
| 2009–2011 | Geoplin Slovan |
| 2011–2013 | Union Olimpija |
| 2013–2015 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2015–present | Saski Baskonia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jaka Blažič (born June 30, 1990) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Saski Baskonia of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team. Standing at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in), he plays as a small forward.
Professional career
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 Union Olimpija.[1]
On June 18, 2013, Blažič signed a three-year deal with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda Belgrade.[2] On September 14, 2015, he parted ways with the club.[3]
One day later, on September 15, 2015, he signed a three-year contract with the Spanish team Saski Baskonia.[4]
Slovenian national team
As a member of the senior men's Slovenian national basketball team, Blažič competed at the EuroBasket 2013 and World Cup 2014. He also represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth finals.[5][6]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Union Olimpija | 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 | .432 | .352 | .793 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| Career | 83 | 25 | 20.3 | .416 | .316 | .75 | 3.1 | 0.9 | .5 | .1 | 8.5 | 6.5 |
Personal life
Traffic accident
In the early morning hours of Saturday, 4 October 2014, Blažič was involved in a traffic infraction, slamming his Volkswagen Golf into the back of a taxi vehicle while changing lanes at the corner of Nemanjina and Resavska streets in central Belgrade. No injuries were reported as the traffic patrol administered a breathalyzer test on the 24-year-old basketball player, determining his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit in Serbia of 0.5‰.[7] Blažič paid the RSD16,000 (~€135) fine on the spot and later publicly apologized while his club Crvena zvezda fined him as well by reportedly docking the amount of two monthly salaries from his pay.[8]
References
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ "Jaka Blazic joins Baskonia for the next three seasons". baskonia.com. September 15, 2015.
- ↑ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ Zvezda kaznila Blažiča zbog izazivanja saobraćajnog udesa: Izvinjavam se taksisti, klubu i navijačima;Vecernje novosti, 4 October 2014
- ↑ Blažič se izvinio za saobraćajnu nezgodu, Zvezda ga kaznila sa dve plate;Blic, 4 October 2014
External links
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- Jaka Blažič at eurobasket.com
- Jaka Blažič at euroleague.net