Alen Omić
No. 24 – Metropolitans 92
PositionCenter
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalitySlovenian / Bosnian
Listed height2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
Listed weight111 kg (245 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2012Zlatorog
2012–2015Olimpija
2015–2016Gran Canaria
2016–2017Anadolu Efes
2017Málaga
2017–2018Hapoel Jerusalem
2018Crvena zvezda
2018Budućnost
2019Olimpia Milano
2019–2020Joventut Badalona
2020–2021JL Bourg
2021–2023Cedevita Olimpija
2023–presentMetropolitans 92
Career highlights and awards

Alen Omić (born 6 May 1992) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the French LNB Pro A.

Professional career

Omić started playing professional basketball for Zlatorog Laško. In 2009, he signed with Zlatorog and stayed with the club for three seasons until 2012.

On 30 August 2012, Omić signed a four-year deal with Union Olimpija.[1]

In July 2014, Omić joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[2] He returned to the Summer League the following year, for the Denver Nuggets.

On 1 August 2015, Omić signed a two-year deal with Gran Canaria.[3] He made a good impression with Gran Canaria right from the start, and was named to the season's All-EuroCup First Team.

On 28 June 2016, Omić signed a two-year deal with Turkish club Anadolu Efes.[4] On 16 January 2017, he left Efes, and signed with Spanish club Unicaja, for the rest of the season.[5] In April 2017, he won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating Valencia Basket in the Finals.[6]

On 28 July 2017, Omić signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2017–18 season.[7] On 20 January 2018, he left Hapoel and signed with Serbian club Crvena zvezda for the rest of the season.[8]

On 2 January 2019, he signed with Olimpia Milano for the rest of the season.[9]

On 24 June 2019, he signed with Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB.[10] Omić averaged 11.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. On 11 September 2020, he signed with JL Bourg Basket of the LNB Pro A.[11] Omić averaged 11.4 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. On 23 November 2021, he signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the ABA League.[12]

On 6 May 2023, he broke the ABA League all-time Offensive Rebounds record with 434 in a Quarterfinals game against KK FMP.[13]

On November 6, 2023, he signed with Metropolitans 92 of the French LNB Pro A.[14]

International career

Omić made his debut for the senior Slovenian national team at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.[15] He also represented Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2015, where they were eliminated by Latvia in the tournament's eighth finals.[16][17]

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
2012–13 Union Olimpija 10012.5.416.000.6253.8.1.1.35.05.8
2016–17 Anadolu Efes 1718.1.555.000.3751.5.4.2.22.92.4
2017–18 Crvena zvezda 11017.3.704.000.5163.9.8.2.28.410.7
Career 38112.1.577.000.5322.6.4.2.15.15.7

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Union Olimpija 161222.6.596.000.6175.3.4.3 1.1 9.312.4
2014–15 Union Olimpija 1511 24.5 .538.000 .661 7.01.2 .7 .712.016.2
2015–16 Gran Canaria 21 13 24.3 .633 .000.640 7.6 1.4 .4.2 14.0 19.2
2016–17 Unicaja 11520.2.542.000.4625.5.6.3.36.49.7
Career 634123.1.590.000.6136.51.0.4.611.015.3

References

  1. ↑ "Union Olimpija Ljubljana signs youngster Alen Omic". Sportando.com. August 30, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Announce Summer League Roster". NBA.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Omić two years in Gran Canaria". Abaliga.com. 1 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Anadolu Efes bulks up with All-Eurocup center Omic". Euroleague.net. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Unicaja gets All-EuroCup center Omic". Eurocupbasketball.com. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "7DAYS EuroCup Finals, Game 3: Unicaja Malaga is the champion!". Eurocupbasketball.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hapoel Jerusalem lands EuroCup champion Omic". Eurocupbasketball.com. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Alen Omić novi centar Crvene zvezde mts!". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "ALEN OMIĆ VIŠE NIJE ČLAN KK BUDUĆNOST VOLI". kkbuducnost.me (in Serbian). 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "Alen Omic signs with Badalona". Sportando. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "JL Bourg Basket signs Alen Omic". Sportando. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Alen Omić is returning to Ljubljana!". cedevita.olimpija.com. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Alen Omić becomes the best offensive rebounder of all time". aba-liga.com. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  14. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (6 November 2023). "Metropolitans 92 sign Alen Omic and Amar Gegic". Sportando. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "SLO – Zdovc bolsters squad with 'B' team standouts". FIBA.com. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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