Toni Blazan

Toni Blazan
Blazan in July 2024
Personal information
Born (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992
NationalityAustrian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
Playing career2010–present
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2010–2014SKN St. Pölten
2014–2016BSC Fürstenfeld Panthers
2016–2024Swans Gmunden
Career highlights
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing  Austria
FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Vienna

Toni Blazan (born 15 May 1992) is an Austrian basketball player who plays as a small forward.

Professional career

Blazan made his first appearances in the Bundesliga during the 2010/11 season, playing for SKN St. Pölten.[1] In 2014, he moved to league rivals Fürstenfeld Panthers,[2] where he quickly became a regular starter, averaging 11.5 points and an average playing time of around 30 minutes per game.[1]

In 2016, Blazan moved to Swans Gmunden.[3] With the Upper Austrians he won the national championship in 2021.[4] During the 2020/21 championship season, Blazan scored an average of 16 points per game and was the team's third-best scorer.[5] In the 2022/23 season, he won the triple with Gmunden - the Bundesliga, the Cup, and the Supercup winners.[6] After the 2023/24 season, he left Gmunden to devote himself entirely to 3x3 basketball.[7]

National team career

In the summer of 2016, Blazan was called up to the senior national team for the first time.[8] With the Austrian team in 3x3 basketball, he finished sixth at the 2019 Europe Cup.[9] At the 2024 edition of the 3x3 Europe Cup, which took place in Vienna, he won the European Championship title together with Nico Kaltenbrunner, Enis Murati, and Fabio Söhnel.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Toni Blazan". Basketballliga.at. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Toni Blazan". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Toni Blazan wechselt nach Gmunden". Panthers Fürstenfeld. May 18, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Swans Gmunden stürmen zum Meistertitel". Österreichischer Basketballverband. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Swans Gmunden: Statistik gesamt". Österreichischer Basketballverband. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Basket Swans Gmunden 2022-23". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  7. ^ ""Traum wird wahr": Toni Blazan wechselt aus der Halle aufs 3x3-Halbfeld". Österreichischer Basketballverband. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Teamchef Kemzura bittet zu sechs Trainingseinheiten in Kapfenberg. Sportreport. July 14, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "BSL-Star Toni Blazan verstärkt 3x3-Nationalteam". Österreichischer Basketballverband. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "Das Wunder von Wien: Österreich ist Europameister im 3x3-Basketball". derstandard.at. August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.