Žan Mark Šiško (born June 29, 1997) is a retired Slovenian professional
basketball
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player. Standing at , he played at the
point guard
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A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player ...
position.
Club career
Šiško began his professional career with Slovenian powerhouse
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija () was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They have played in two differen ...
, making his official debut in March 2014 at the age of 16.
During the 2015–16 season, he was part of Croatian team
Cibona
Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
. On November 1, 2015, Šiško made his
ABA League
The ABA League, renamed the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the top-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedoni ...
debut in a game against
Igokea, finishing the game with 11 points and 3 assists. He saw court during 12 games and averaged 2.9 points and 2 assists.
On December 28, 2019, Šiško signed a contract with German club
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...
.
In July 2022, Šiško extended his contract with Bayern for another two years. In November 2022, he was sidelined from the team for personal reasons for the rest of the season.
On June 21, 2023, Šiško moved to Spanish club
CB Breogán
Club Baloncesto Breogán, S.A.D., also known as RÃo Breogán for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Lugo, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. The club was founded in 1966 by the Varela-Portas brothers. The team pla ...
.
International career
On November 24, 2017, Šiško made his debut for the
Slovenia national team in the
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
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game against
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
.
Slovenia-Belarus boxscore.
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References
External links
Žan Mark Šiško
at euroleaguebasketball.net
Žan Mark Šiško
at aba-liga.com
at fiba.com
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1997 births
Living people
Basketball players from Ljubljana
ABA League players
CB Breogán players
FC Bayern Munich basketball players
KD Ilirija players
KK Cibona players
KK Olimpija players
Liga ACB players
Point guards
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Croatia
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Germany
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Slovenian men's basketball players