Ognjen Jaramaz Reinforces Perspektiva Ilirija
Perspektiva Ilirija has strengthened its lineup with the experienced Serbian guard Ognjen Jaramaz, who has signed a deal with the Ljubljana club until the end of the season.
Ognjen Jaramaz (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
Born in 1995 and standing 193 cm tall, Ognjen Jaramaz took his first basketball steps in his hometown of Kruševac. His talent was quickly noticed, and in 2006 he moved to Belgrade, where he joined Partizan. He began his professional career in 2013 with Mega, spending his first season on loan in Smederevo.
After returning to Mega, he stayed there until 2017, and in 2018 moved to Spain, where he signed a two-year contract with San Pablo Burgos. He later returned to Partizan, where he spent two successful seasons with the Belgrade giant.
In July 2021, he signed with Bayern Munich, where he played in both the German Bundesliga and the EuroLeague. In the 2021/22 EuroLeague season, he averaged 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, while Bayern finished the season as runners-up in the Bundesliga. After two seasons in Germany, he returned to Partizan once again, and in August 2024 he signed with the Spanish club Baskonia.
Ognjen Jaramaz was selected in the 2017 NBA Draft as the 58th pick by the New York Knicks, and also played for them in the Summer League.
In his rich career, he has won three Serbian Cup titles (2016, 2019, 2020), was named MVP of the Serbian Cup in 2020, and won the ABA Supercup in 2019. With the Serbian national team, he won a bronze medal at the U20 European Championship in 2014 in Greece and a gold medal the following year, in 2015, in Italy.
With his experience, Ognjen is expected to significantly contribute to Perspektiva Ilirija on the court, and with his advice and example, he will aid in the development of young Ilirija players.
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Ognjen Jaramaz okrepil Perspektivo Ilirijo
Perspektiva Ilirija je močnejša za izkušenega srbskega branilca Ognjena Jaramaza, ki je z ljubljanskim klubom sklenil dogovor do konca sezone.
Leta 1995 rojeni in 193 cm visoki Jaramaz je svoje prve košarkarske korake naredil v domačem Kruševcu. Njegov talent je bil hitro opažen, zato je že leta 2006 sledila selitev v Beograd, kjer se je pridružil Partizanu. Profesionalno pot je začel leta 2013 pri ekipi Mega, prvo sezono pa kot posojen igralec preživel v Smederevu.
Po vrnitvi v Mego je tam ostal do leta 2017, nato pa se je leta 2018 podal v Španijo, kjer je podpisal dveletno pogodbo s San Pablo Burgos. Kasneje se je ponovno vrnil v Partizan, kjer je v dresu beograjskega velikana preživel dve uspešni sezoni.
Julija 2021 je podpisal za Bayern München, s katerim je igral tako v nemški Bundesligi kot v Evroligi. V sezoni 2021/22 je v Evroligi dosegal 6.8 točke in 3.4 skoke na tekmo, Bayern pa je sezono končal kot podprvak Bundeslige. Po dveh sezonah v Nemčiji se je znova vrnil v Partizan, zatem pa avgusta 2024 podpisal za špansko Baskonio.
Ognjen Jaramaz je bil leta 2017 izbran na naboru lige NBA kot 58. izbor s strani New York Knicksov ter zanje tudi nastopil v poletni ligi.
V bogati karieri je med drugim osvojil tri pokalne naslove v Srbiji (2016, 2019, 2020), bil izbran za MVP pokala Srbije 2020 ter osvojil ABA Superpokal 2019. Z reprezentanco Srbije je osvojil bronasto medaljo na evropskem prvenstvu do 20 let leta 2014 v Grčiji in zlato medaljo leto kasneje, leta 2015 v Italiji.
S svojimi izkušnjami se pričakuje, da bo Ognjen pomembno pripomogel Perspektivi Iliriji na parketu, z nasveti in zgledom pa prispeval k razvoju mladih Ilirijanov.
