Vladimír Brodziansky (born 8 May 1994) is a Slovak professional

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player for

Club Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two tea ...

of the

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. He played

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for the

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College career

Brodziansky is a native of

Prievidza Prievidza (; hu, Privigye, german: Priwitz) is a city in the central-western Slovakia. With approximately 46,000 inhabitants it is the second biggest municipality in the Trenčín Region and 11th List of cities and towns in Slovakia, largest ...

, Slovakia and moved to the United States in August 2014. He enrolled at

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and played one season, where he averaged 15.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Afterwards, he transferred to TCU to play under

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. After coach

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arrived in 2016, he worked to improve Brodziansky's strength, weight and endurance. He had 25 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks as TCU defeated

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84-77 on 16 January 2016. This effort earned him

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player of the week honors. As a junior, Brodziansky was named to the Second Team All-Big 12 and Defensive Team. He was a key contributor on the team that won the NIT as a junior. He averaged 14.1 points per game, and his 82 blocks was the second-highest single season tally in school history. Coming into his senior season, he was named to the Preseason Big 12 team. Brodzianky averaged 15.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game as a senior. He shot 57.7% from the field, third in the Big 12. Brodziansky was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award and the Kareem Abdul-Jabber Center of the Year Award. As a senior, he was named to the Third Team All-Big 12. He led TCU to a 21-12 record and 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In his final game as a Horned Frog, a 57-52 upset loss to

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, Brodziansky scored 13 points.

Professional career

Brodziansky went undrafted in the

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but was signed by the

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in the NBA Summer League. On 31 July 2018, he signed with

Obradoiro CAB Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently compete in t ...

of the

. On 1 July 2020, he has signed with

of the

. On June 10, 2022, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the

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(BSL). On November 11, 2022, he signed with

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...

of the Serbian KLS and the

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. On February 1, 2023, he signed with

of the

References

External links

TCU Horned Frogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodziansky, Vladimir 1994 births Living people Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. players Joventut Badalona players Liga ACB players Obradoiro CAB players KK Partizan players Power forwards (basketball) People from Prievidza Sportspeople from the Trenčín Region Pratt Beavers men's basketball players Slovak expatriate basketball people in Serbia Slovak expatriate basketball people in Spain Slovak expatriate basketball people in the United States Slovak men's basketball players TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball players