Blaž Mesiček

Blaž Mesiček (born June 12, 1997) is a Slovenian professional basketball player. Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, he is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall shooting guard.

Blaž Mesiček
Personal information
Born (1997-06-12) June 12, 1997
Ljubljana, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2013–2016Union Olimpija
2014–2015→ Škofja Loka
2016–2018Enel Basket Brindisi
2018Petrol Olimpija
2019Pistoia Basket 2000
2019–2020Mega Bemax
2020–2021Split
2021Kolossos Rodou
2022OSE Lions
2022-2023Cibona
2023Zob Ahan Isfahan BC
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

He played for his hometown team LOGO Grosuplje and in the summer of 2013 moved to Slovenian powerhouse Union Olimpija where he played for the U-17 and U-19 teams. For the 2014–15 season, he was on loan with Slovenian second-tier club Škofja Loka. He was the best player on the team and one of the best scorer of the league, tallying 21.1 points per contest.

In the summer of 2015, he signed a pro contract with Union Olimpija and received quality minutes in the Adriatic League and the FIBA Eurocup. He was recognized by FIBA and attended the FIBA European U18 All-Star Game during the European Championship 2015 in Lille, France as one of the best 24 young players.

In December 2016, Mesiček signed with Enel Basket Brindisi of the Italian top tier Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[1]

On August 9, 2018, He signed a two-year contract with Petrol Olimpija.[2] In December 2018, he parted ways with Petrol Olimpija [3]

On January 30, 2019, Mesiček signed a 30-days contract with Pistoia Basket 2000.[4] After his short stint in Italy, he signed for the Serbian team Mega Bemax for the 2019–20 season in October 2019.[5] Mesicek averaged 8.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

On October 3, 2020, he signed with Split of the ABA League and the Croatian League.[6] He averaged 10.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3,1 assists in the Croatian league, as well as 11.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in the Adriatic League.

On July 8, 2021, Mesiček officially signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.[7] On October 23, he parted ways with the Greek club. In 3 games, he averaged 8.3 points and 2 rebounds per contest.

References
  1. "Il talento sloveno Blaz Mesicek si lega all'Enel Basket Brindisi" (in Italian). Newbasketbrindisi.it. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  2. "Blaz Mesicek signs two-year deal with Petrol Olimpija". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. Petrol Olimpija and Mesiček terminated contract on mutual consent.
  4. Blaz Mesicek signs with Pistoia.
  5. "Blaž Mesiček reinforced Mega Bemax". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  6. Zeljko, Zule (October 3, 2020). "Split signs Blaz Mesicek". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  7. Maggi, Alessandro (July 8, 2021). "Blaz Mesicek officially signs with Kolossos". Sportando. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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