Blaž Mesiček (born June 12, 1997) is a Slovenian professional

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player. Born in

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, Slovenia, he is a tall

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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

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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

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(LBA). On August 9, 2018, He signed a two-year contract with Petrol Olimpija. In December 2018, he parted ways with Petrol Olimpija On January 30, 2019, Mesiček signed a 30-days contract with

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. After his short stint in Italy, he signed for the Serbian team Mega Bemax for the 2019–20 season in October 2019. Mesicek averaged 8.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. On October 3, 2020, he signed with

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of the

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and the Croatian League. 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

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. On October 23, he parted ways with the Greek club. In 3 games, he averaged 8.3 points and 2 rebounds per contest.

References

External links

Union Olimpija Profile

Eurobasket.com profile
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