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Ognjen Jaramaz

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Ognjen Jaramaz
Jaramaz in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-09-01) September 1, 1995 (age 28)
Kruševac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2017: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career2013–present
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Career history
2013–2017Mega Vizura
2013–2014Smederevo 1953
2018Mega Vizura
2018–2019San Pablo Burgos
2019Partizan
2019–2021Partizan
2021–2023Bayern Munich
2023–2024Partizan
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Serbia Serbia
U20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Greece Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Italy

Ognjen Jaramaz (Serbian: Огњен Јарамаз; born September 1, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball. Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in),[1] he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

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He began playing basketball in a hometown based club Napredak Kruševac where he stayed until 2006. He then moved to Partizan, playing for the youth categories.

In the summer of 2013, Jaramaz signed a contract with Mega Vizura. He was loaned to Smederevo 1953 for the 2013–14 season, where he made his professional debut. He returned to Mega Vizura in the summer of 2014. He left the club after the end of the 2016–17 season. However, on January 3, 2018, Jaramaz returned to Mega.[2]

In June 2018, Jaramaz signed a two-year contract with Spanish club San Pablo Burgos.[3][4] Jaramaz was loaned to Partizan for the second half of the 2018–19 campaign and then spent the subsequent two seasons with the Serbian powerhouse on a regular transfer.

Bayern Munich (2021–2023)

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On July 2, 2021, Jaramaz signed with Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.[5] In his debut season with the club, Jaramaz averaged 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds over 36 EuroLeague games. Bayern finished the season as runners-up in the Basketball Bundesliga. In 2022–23 season, he averaged 6.4 points on 39.2% shooting from the field.

Return to Partizan (2023–2024)

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On 13 July 2023, Jaramaz returned to Partizan.[6] Over 22 EuroLeague games, Jaramaz averaged 3.2 points, 1.5 assists and 1.3 rebounds on 37.3% shooting from the field. The season was deemed to be unsuccessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy.[7]

NBA draft rights

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On June 22, 2017, Jaramaz was selected with the 58th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.[8] He played for the Knicks during the 2017 NBA Summer League.

Career statistics

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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

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 Bayern 36 11 16.4 .420 .353 .755 3.4 1.6 .4 .2 6.8 5.1
2022–23 25 5 15.6 .392 .328 .885 1.2 1.5 .3 .0 6.4 5.0
2023–24 Partizan 22 6 12.8 .373 .211 .467 1.3 1.5 .5 .0 3.2 2.6
Career 83 22 17.3 .402 .318 .775 1.4 1.3 .5 .1 5.7 4.4

Personal life

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His older brother Nemanja is also a professional basketball player.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ HEIGHT 6 ft4 in / 1.93m.
  2. ^ "JARAMAZ PONOVO U MEGI: "IZUZETNO SAM UZBUĐEN ZBOG SVEGA ŠTO SLEDI"". bcmegabasket.net (in Serbian). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ognjen Jaramaz se incorpora al San Pablo Burgos - Club Baloncesto San Pablo Burgos". Club Baloncesto San Pablo Burgos (in European Spanish). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ "San Pablo Burgos signs Ognjen Jaramaz to a two-year contract". Sportando. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 2, 2021). "Bayern signs Serbian guard Ognjen Jaramaz to 3-year deal". Sportando. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Zvanično – Jaramaz se vratio u Partizan". b92.net (in Serbian). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Očekuje nas burno leto u Partizanu – ko ostaje, a ko odlazi?" (in Serbian). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ "New York Knicks select Ognjen Jaramaz at No. 58 in 2017 NBA Draft". dailyknicks.com. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Novak MVP, Jaramaz najbolji strelac". kosarka24.com (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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