Alen Omić (born 6 May 1992) is a Slovenian professional

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player for Budućnost of the

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and the

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Professional career

Omić started playing professional basketball for Zlatorog Laško. In 2009, he signed with Zlatorog and stayed with the club for three seasons until 2012. On 30 August 2012, Omić signed a four-year deal with Union Olimpija. In July 2014, Omić joined the

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for the 2014 NBA Summer League. He returned to the Summer League the following year, for the

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. On 1 August 2015, Omić signed a two-year deal with

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. He made a good impression with Gran Canaria right from the start, and was named to the season's All-EuroCup First Team. On 28 June 2016, Omić signed a two-year deal with Turkish club

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. On 16 January 2017, he left Efes, and signed with Spanish club Unicaja, for the rest of the season. In April 2017, he won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating

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in the

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. On 28 July 2017, Omić signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2017–18 season. On 20 January 2018, he left Hapoel and signed with Serbian club

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for the rest of the season. On 2 January 2019, he signed with

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for the rest of the season. On 24 June 2019, he signed with

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of the

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. Omić averaged 11.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. On 11 September 2020, he signed with

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of the

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. Omić averaged 11.4 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. On 23 November 2021, he signed with

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of the

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. On 6 May 2023, he broke the ABA League all-time Offensive Rebounds record with 434 in a Quarterfinals game against

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. On August 3, 2023, he signed with Guangxi Rhinos of the National Basketball League. He averaged 19.43 points, 14.14 rebounds, 3.57 assists in 33.54 minutes in 7 games. On November 6, 2023, he signed with

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of the French

. On February 8, 2024, he was back in

of fhe

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and the

. On October 6, 2024, he signed with Budućnost.

International career

Omić made his debut for the senior Slovenian national team at the

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. He also represented Slovenia at the

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, where they were eliminated by

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in the tournament's eighth finals.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", Union Olimpija , 10 , , 0 , , 12.5 , , .416 , , .000 , , .625 , , 3.8 , , .1 , , .1 , , .3 , , 5.0 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 17 , , 1 , , 8.1 , , .555 , , .000 , , .375 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .2 , , .2 , , 2.9 , , 2.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, 11 , , 0 , , 17.3 , , .704 , , .000 , , .516 , , 3.9 , , .8 , , .2 , , .2 , , 8.4 , , 10.7 , - class="sortbottom" , colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , Career , 38 , , 1 , , 12.1 , , .577 , , .000 , , .532 , , 2.6 , , .4 , , .2 , , .1 , , 5.1 , , 5.7

EuroCup

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Union Olimpija , 16 , , 12 , , 22.6 , , .596 , , .000 , , .617 , , 5.3 , , .4 , , .3 , , 1.1 , , 9.3 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Union Olimpija , 15 , , 11 , , 24.5 , , .538 , , .000 , , .661 , , 7.0 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , .7 , , 12.0 , , 16.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, 21 , , 13 , , 24.3 , , .633 , , .000 , , .640 , , 7.6 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .2 , , 14.0 , , 19.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Unicaja , 11 , , 5 , , 20.2 , , .542 , , .000 , , .462 , , 5.5 , , .6 , , .3 , , .3 , , 6.4 , , 9.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 63 , , 41 , , 23.1 , , .590 , , .000 , , .613 , , 6.5 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .6 , , 11.0 , , 15.3

References

External links

Alen Omić
at aba-liga.com
Alen Omić
at eurobasket.com
Alen Omić
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Omic, Alen 1992 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players ABA League players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Baloncesto Málaga players Basketball League of Serbia players Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Spain CB Gran Canaria players Centers (basketball) Guangxi Rhinos players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players JL Bourg Basket players Joventut Badalona players KK Budućnost players KK Cedevita Olimpija players KK Crvena zvezda players KK Olimpija players KK Zlatorog Laško players Liga ACB players Metropolitans 92 players Olimpia Milano players Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Spain Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Israel Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Serbia Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Italy Slovenian expatriate basketball people in France Slovenian men's basketball players Slovenian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Slovenian people of Bosniak descent Sportspeople from Tuzla