Jaka Brodnik

Jaka Brodnik (born February 27, 1992, in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. Standing at 2.03 m, he plays the small forward position.

In 2024, he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup as a member of Keflavík aswell as being named the Cup Finals MVP.

Pro career
In 2009 he signed first pro contract with Zlatorog Laško. In Laško he stayed four season, before on July 4, 2013, signing a 3 year contract with ABA League and Eurocup team Union Olimpija. On June 11, 2015, Olimpija and Brodnik broke contact.

On October 16, 2015, he signed 1+1 deal with Dzūkija Alytus. A month later he signed with the Swedish Norrköping Dolphins.

Brodnik signed with Þór Þorlákshöfn for the 2018–19 Úrvalsdeild karla season. In 17 regular season games he averaged 15.4 and 6.3 rebounds.

In May 2019, Brodnik signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Tindastóll. During the 2019-20 season he averaged 15.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Brodnik re-signed with the team on September 22, 2020. During the 2020-21 regular season, he averaged 14.4 and 6.0 rebounds per game while Tindastóll finished 8th in the league. During the playoffs, he averaged 18.0 and 6.7 rebounds in Tindastóll's first round loss against Keflavík.

In June 2021, Brodnik signed with Keflavík for the 2021–2022 season. He averaged 14.0 points and 5.5 rebounds for the season and signed a contract extension in May 2022. On 23 March 2024, he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup with Keflavík and was named the Cup finals MVP after scoring 22 points in the cup finals.