Jan Močnik
| Nova Gorica mladi | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point Guard |
| League | 2. SKL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 27 March 1987 Šempeter pri Gorici, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2009: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2003 | Nova Gorica |
| 2003–2006 | Kraški Zidar Sežana |
| 2006–2007 | Nova Gorica |
| 2007–2008 | Union Olimpija |
| 2008–2009 | PBG Basket Poznań |
| 2009 | Epic Misel Postojna |
| 2009–2010 | Snaidero Udine |
| 2011–2013 | Union Olimpija |
| 2014 | Slovan |
| 2014 | Maribor Nova KBM |
| 2014 | KB Peja |
| 2014–2016 | Helios Suns |
| 2016–2017 | HKK Široki |
| 2017–2019 | BK Olomoucko |
| 2019–present | KD Nova Gorica mladi |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jan Močnik (born 27 March 1987) is a Slovenian professional basketball player.
Professional career
[edit]Močnik grew up in Nova Gorica, where he played for local team Nova Gorica in the second national league of Slovenia. He left Nova Gorica as loaned player in Kraški zidar in the 2003 season and stayed there for 3 years. Then he returned to Nova Gorica.
Union Olimpija
[edit]In season 2007/08 he signed with the Slovenian Basketball League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Union Olimpija for a 3 year contract. During the 2007/08 season he won the Slovenian League championship and Slovenian Basketball Cup with them. In Euroleague, he averaged 1.1 and 0.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 11 games. In the Adriatic League, he played 9 minutes per game over 20 games, and he averaged 2.4 points and 0.2 rebounds.[citation needed] He also played in Slovenian League All-Star 2007. In the summer of 2012, he signed a new contract with Union Olimpija.[1]
On 19 December 2014, he signed with the Helios Suns of the Telemach League for the 2014-15 season.[2]
On 3 January 2015, Močnik had 17 assists against Portorož, breaking the Slovenian League single-game assists record (held by Daniel Vujasinović and Boris Jeršin for 16).[3] In the 2014-15 season he averaged 12.8 points, 7.0 assists and 1.9 rebounds.
On 9 June 2015, Močnik signed new one-year deal with Helios.[4]
On 4 November 2016, he signed with HKK Široki of the Bosnian League for the 2016-17 season.[5]
Močnik played two seasons (2017-2018 and 2018-2019) in the Czech top division team BK Olomoucko. He was one of the starting five in his first season, in which he finished with the highest assists per game, 6.9.
On 4 September 2019 he signed a contract with Slovenian third division team KD Nova Gorica mladi.[6]
International career
[edit]Močnik was a member of the Slovenian U20 national team. He played at 2007 European Championship. He scored 9.3 points, made 5 assists in 8 games.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Union Olimpija, playmaker Mocnik stay together". Euroleague. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ Jan Mocnik leaves KB Peja, signs with Helios Domzale
- ^ Jan Močnik stroj za podaje: Ustavil se je pri rekordnih 17-ih!
- ^ "VONČINA IN MOČNIK OSTAJATA ČLANA HELIOS SUNSEV". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ Jan Mocnik (ex Helios) joins Siroki Primorka
- ^ "Mocnik comes back to Nova Gorica". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Jan Mocnik". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 1 December 2012.