Jaka Brodnik Explained

Jaka Brodnik
Position:Small forward
Height M:2.03
Weight Kg:96
Birth Date:1992 2, mf=yes
Birth Place:Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nationality:Slovenian
League:Úrvalsdeild karla
Team:Keflavík
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2009
Years1:2009–2013
Team1:Zlatorog Laško
Years2:2013–2015
Team2:Union Olimpija
Years3:2015
Team3:Dzūkija Alytus
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Norrköping Dolphins
Years5:2016–2017
Team5:Tajfun
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:Helios Suns
Years7:2018
Team7:ČEZ Nymburk
Years8:2018–2019
Years9:2019–2021
Years10:2021–present
Highlights:

Jaka Brodnik (born February 27, 1992, in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. Standing at 2.03 m, he plays the small forward position.

In 2024, he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup as a member of Keflavík aswell as being named the Cup Finals MVP.

Pro career

In 2009 he signed first pro contract with Zlatorog Laško. In Laško he stayed four season, before on July 4, 2013, signing a 3 year contract with ABA League and Eurocup team Union Olimpija.[1] On June 11, 2015, Olimpija and Brodnik broke contact.[2]

On October 16, 2015, he signed 1+1 deal with Dzūkija Alytus. A month later he signed with the Swedish Norrköping Dolphins.[3]

Brodnik signed with Þór Þorlákshöfn for the 2018–19 Úrvalsdeild karla season. In 17 regular season games he averaged 15.4 and 6.3 rebounds.

In May 2019, Brodnik signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Tindastóll.[4] During the 2019-20 season he averaged 15.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Brodnik re-signed with the team on September 22, 2020.[5] During the 2020-21 regular season, he averaged 14.4 and 6.0 rebounds per game while Tindastóll finished 8th in the league. During the playoffs, he averaged 18.0 and 6.7 rebounds in Tindastóll's first round loss against Keflavík.

In June 2021, Brodnik signed with Keflavík for the 2021–2022 season.[6] [7] He averaged 14.0 points and 5.5 rebounds for the season and signed a contract extension in May 2022.[8] On 23 March 2024, he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup with Keflavík and was named the Cup finals MVP after scoring 22 points in the cup finals.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Union Olimpija signed Jaka Brodnik to a 3-year deal. E. Carchia . 4 July 2013 . Sportando.com . English .
  2. Web site: Union Olimpija parted ways with Brodnik . 11 June 2015 . . English . https://web.archive.org/web/20150614084822/http://www.abaliga.com/a9907/News/Union_Olimpija_parted_ways_with_Brodnik.html . 14 June 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: Norrkoping tabs Jaka Brodnik. 21 November 2015 . eurobasket.com.
  4. News: Jaka Brodnik genginn til liðs við Stólana . 11 May 2019 . Feykir.is . 10 May 2019 . Icelandic.
  5. Web site: Brodnik re-signs at Tindastoll . Eurobasket . September 22, 2020 . September 22, 2020.
  6. News: Davíð Eldur . Jaka Brodnik til Keflavíkur . 8 June 2021 . Karfan.is . 8 June 2021 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Sigurður Orri Kristjánsson . Körfuboltakvöld: Umræða um Jaka Brodnik . 18 December 2021 . . 18 December 2021 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Jaka Brodnik verður áfram í Keflavík . 14 May 2022 . . 13 May 2022 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson . Almarr Ormarsson . Keflvíkingar bikarmeistarar eftir ótrúlega sveiflu . 23 March 2024 . . 23 March 2024 . Icelandic.