Ognjen Jaramaz

Ognjen Jaramaz
	Jaramaz with Baskonia in 2025
No. 10 – Cedevita Olimpija
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
League	Slovenian League; ABA League; EuroCup
Personal information
Born	September 1, 1995 (age 30); Kruševac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2017: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
Drafted by	New York Knicks
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2017	Mega Vizura
2013–2014	→Smederevo 1953
2018	Mega Vizura
2018–2019	San Pablo Burgos
2019	→Partizan
2019–2021	Partizan
2021–2023	Bayern Munich
2023–2024	Partizan
2024–2025	Saski Baskonia
2025	Ilirija
2025–present	Cedevita Olimpija
Career highlights
	3× Serbian Cup winner (2016, 2019, 2020); ABA League Supercup winner (2019);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing Serbia
U20 European Championship

Ognjen Jaramaz
	Jaramaz with Baskonia in 2025
No. 10 – Cedevita Olimpija
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
League	Slovenian League; ABA League; EuroCup
Personal information
Born	September 1, 1995 (age 30); Kruševac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2017: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
Drafted by	New York Knicks
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2017	Mega Vizura
2013–2014	→Smederevo 1953
2018	Mega Vizura
2018–2019	San Pablo Burgos
2019	→Partizan
2019–2021	Partizan
2021–2023	Bayern Munich
2023–2024	Partizan
2024–2025	Saski Baskonia
2025	Ilirija
2025–present	Cedevita Olimpija
Career highlights
	3× Serbian Cup winner (2016, 2019, 2020); ABA League Supercup winner (2019);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing Serbia
U20 European Championship

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Ognjen Jaramaz (Serbian: Огњен Јарамаз; born 1 September 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League, the ABA League, and the EuroCup. Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in),^[1] he plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions.

Professional career

He began playing basketball in his elementary school basketball club OKK Junior where he stayed until 2006. He then moved to Partizan, playing for the youth categories until 2012, when he moved to the Mega Vizura junior team.

In the summer of 2013, Jaramaz signed a contract with Mega Vizura. He was loaned to Smederevo 1953 for the 2013–14 season, where he made his professional debut. He returned to Mega Vizura in the summer of 2014. He left the club after the end of the 2016–17 season. However, on January 3, 2018, Jaramaz returned to Mega.^[2]

In June 2018, Jaramaz signed a two-year contract with Spanish club San Pablo Burgos.^[3]^[4] Jaramaz was loaned to Partizan for the second half of the 2018–19 campaign and then spent the subsequent two seasons with the Serbian powerhouse on a regular transfer.

Bayern Munich (2021–2023)

On July 2, 2021, Jaramaz signed with Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.^[5] In his debut season with the club, Jaramaz averaged 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds over 36 EuroLeague games. Bayern finished the season as runners-up in the Basketball Bundesliga. In 2022–23 season, he averaged 6.4 points on 39.2% shooting from the field.

Return to Partizan (2023–2024)

On 13 July 2023, Jaramaz returned to Partizan.^[6] Over 22 EuroLeague games, Jaramaz averaged 3.2 points, 1.5 assists and 1.3 rebounds on 37.3% shooting from the field. The season was deemed to be unsuccessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy.^[7]

Saski Baskonia (2024–2025)

On 27 August 2024, Jaramaz signed with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB.^[8]^[9]

NBA draft rights

On June 22, 2017, Jaramaz was selected with the 58th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.^[10] He played for the Knicks during the 2017 NBA Summer League.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2021–22	Bayern Munich	36	11	16.4	.420	.353	.755	3.4	1.6	.4	.2	6.8	5.1
2022–23	Bayern Munich	25	5	15.6	.392	.328	.885	1.2	1.5	.3	.0	6.4	5.0
2023–24	Partizan	22	6	12.8	.373	.211	.467	1.3	1.5	.5	.0	3.2	2.6
Career		83	22	17.3	.402	.318	.775	1.4	1.3	.5	.1	5.7	4.4

EuroCup


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2019–20	Partizan	15	15	22.0	.362	.311	.667	2.3	2.8	.6	.1	9.0	9.0
2020–21	Partizan	11	7	22.7	.356	.277	.844	1.8	2.6	1.1	—	9.5	8.1
Career		26	22	22.3	.359	.296	.738	2.1	2.7	.8	.1	9.2	8.6

Basketball Champions League


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Mega	12	9	29.9	.385	.236	.714	3.2	3.1	1.5	.1	11.9
Career		12	9	29.9	.385	.236	.714	3.2	3.1	1.5	.1	11.9

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Mega	KLS	4	14.8	.304	.455	.750	1.0	1.2	.5	—	5.5
2013–14	Smederevo	KLS	26	34.4	.439	.339	.797	3.8	2.6	1.3	.1	18.5
2013–14	Mega	KLS	14	16.3	.397	.382	.867	2.2	.8	.7	.1	5.4
2014–15	Mega	KLS	13	12.0	.333	.176	.667	1.7	2.1	.7	—	3.6
2014–15	Mega	ABA	25	21.6	.293	.195	.633	2.5	2.6	1.0	.1	5.5
2015–16	Mega	ABA	24	27.3	.385	.294	.653	3.1	2.7	2.2	.0	11.5
2016–17	Mega	KLS	16	30.1	.415	.359	.759	3.1	3.7	.9	.1	14.5
2016–17	Mega	ABA	25	27.0	.354	.246	.731	2.7	3.6	1.0	.1	10.8
2017–18	Mega	KLS	5	24.0	.614	.333	.500	2.6	4.2	.6	—	13.0
2017–18	Mega	ABA	5	24.4	.442	.278	.688	3.4	3.8	1.2	.2	10.8
2018–19	Miraflores	ACB	18	13.5	.409	.222	.838	.8	.8	.8	—	6.4
2018–19	Partizan	KLS	17	19.8	.464	.339	.841	2.2	2.9	1.1	.1	10.2
2018–19	Partizan	ABA	5	13.3	.348	.300	.667	1.2	1.2	.6	.2	6.6
2019–20	Partizan	ABA	20	21.2	.435	.333	.789	2.0	2.3	.9	.0	10.4
2020–21	Partizan	KLS	5	25.4	.420	.400	.692	2.4	6.0	.8	—	12.2
2020–21	Partizan	ABA	18	26.3	.467	.388	.754	1.7	3.8	1.1	.1	12.7
2021–22	Bayern Munich	BBL	35	21.2	.405	.315	.788	1.9	2.2	.8	.1	8.3
2022–23	Bayern Munich	BBL	35	16.4	.380	.255	.753	1.5	1.4	.7	—	6.8
2023–24	Partizan	KLS	1	4.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023–24	Partizan	ABA	22	16.7	.407	.200	.600	1.5	3.0	.7	.1	4.0

Personal life

His older brother Nemanja is also a professional basketball player.^[11]

In July 2024, Ognjen married Lara Stefanović.^[12]

References

^ HEIGHT 6 ft4 in / 1.93m.
^ "JARAMAZ PONOVO U MEGI: "IZUZETNO SAM UZBUĐEN ZBOG SVEGA ŠTO SLEDI"". bcmegabasket.net (in Serbian). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ "Ognjen Jaramaz se incorpora al San Pablo Burgos - Club Baloncesto San Pablo Burgos". Club Baloncesto San Pablo Burgos (in European Spanish). 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
^ "San Pablo Burgos signs Ognjen Jaramaz to a two-year contract". Sportando. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 2, 2021). "Bayern signs Serbian guard Ognjen Jaramaz to 3-year deal". Sportando. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ "Zvanično – Jaramaz se vratio u Partizan". b92.net (in Serbian). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "Očekuje nas burno leto u Partizanu – ko ostaje, a ko odlazi?". b92.net (in Serbian). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "Ognjen Jaramaz completa la dirección de juego de Baskonia". Baskonia.com (in Spanish). 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "Baskonia announces Ognjen Jaramaz on a one-year deal". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
^ "New York Knicks select Ognjen Jaramaz at No. 58 in 2017 NBA Draft". dailyknicks.com. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
^ "Novak MVP, Jaramaz najbolji strelac". kosarka24.com (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^ "Basketball player of Partizan gets married".

External links

Ognjen Jaramaz at aba-liga.com
Ognjen Jaramaz Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine at draftexpress.com
Ognjen Jaramaz at fiba.com
Ognjen Jaramaz at euroleaguebasketball.net

Ognjen Jaramaz (Serbian: Огњен Јарамаз; born 1 September 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League, the ABA League, and the EuroCup. Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in),^[1] he plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions.

Professional career

He began playing basketball in his elementary school basketball club OKK Junior where he stayed until 2006. He then moved to Partizan, playing for the youth categories until 2012, when he moved to the Mega Vizura junior team.

In the summer of 2013, Jaramaz signed a contract with Mega Vizura. He was loaned to Smederevo 1953 for the 2013–14 season, where he made his professional debut. He returned to Mega Vizura in the summer of 2014. He left the club after the end of the 2016–17 season. However, on January 3, 2018, Jaramaz returned to Mega.^[2]

In June 2018, Jaramaz signed a two-year contract with Spanish club San Pablo Burgos.^[3]^[4] Jaramaz was loaned to Partizan for the second half of the 2018–19 campaign and then spent the subsequent two seasons with the Serbian powerhouse on a regular transfer.