Jan Močnik (born 27 March 1987) is a Slovenian professional

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player.

Professional career

Močnik grew up in

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, where he played for local team

in the second national league of

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. He left

as a loaned player in Kraški zidar in the 2003 season and stayed there for 3 years. Then he returned to Nova Gorica.

Union Olimpija

In the 2007/08 season he signed with the

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and

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club Union Olimpija for a 3 year contract. During the 2007/08 season he won the Slovenian League championship and

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with them. In Euroleague, he averaged 1.1 and 0.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 11 games. In the Adriatic League, he played 9 minutes per game over 20 games, and he averaged 2.4 points and 0.2 rebounds. He also played in Slovenian League All-Star 2007. In the summer of 2012, he signed a new contract with Union Olimpija. On 19 December 2014, he signed with the Helios Suns of the Telemach League for the 2014-15 season. On 3 January 2015, Močnik had 17 assists against Portorož, breaking the Slovenian League single-game assists record (held by Daniel Vujasinović and Boris Jeršin for 16). In the 2014-15 season he averaged 12.8 points, 7.0 assists and 1.9 rebounds. On 9 June 2015, Močnik signed new one-year deal with Helios. On 4 November 2016, he signed with HKK Široki of the Bosnian League for the 2016-17 season. Močnik played two seasons (2017-2018 and 2018-2019) in the Czech top division team

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. He was one of the starting five in his first season, in which he finished with the highest assists per game, 6.9. On 4 September 2019 he signed a contract with Slovenian third division team KD Nova Gorica mladi.

International career

Močnik was a member of the Slovenian U20 national team. He played at 2007 European Championship. He scored 9.3 points, made 5 assists in 8 games.

References

External links

Euroleague profileProfile at Adriatic League official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mocnik, Jan 1987 births Living people ABA League players KK Olimpija players Sportspeople from Nova Gorica Slovenian men's basketball players KB Peja players Point guards KK Kansai Helios Domžale players