Melwin Pantzar
Pantzar with the Swedish national team in 2023 | |
| No. 19 – Bilbao Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Liga ACB Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 10, 2000 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Listed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | Real Madrid |
| 2019–2020 | Monaco |
| 2020–2021 | Valladolid |
| 2021 | Manresa |
| 2021–2023 | Valladolid |
| 2023–2025 | Bilbao Basket |
| 2025–present | Unicaja |
| 2025–present | →Bilbao Basket |
| Career highlights | |
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Jan Patrick Melwin Pantzar (born April 10, 2000) is a Swedish professional basketball player who plays for Bilbao Basket of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 3 inches (1.90 m), Pantzar plays as a point guard.
Early life and youth career
Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Pantzar played in the youth ranks of Swedish club Solna Vikings before joining the junior team of Real Madrid in 2016. He played for Real Madrid B for two seasons before making his professional debut with the senior team.[1]
Professional career
Playing only one season with Real Madrid, Pantzar helped the team win a Spanish Supercup (2018) and the season's Liga ACB trophy (2018-19).[2]
In September of 2019, Pantzar signed for Monaco of the LNB Élite and EuroCup. He would mainly play for the U21 team.[3]
Pantzar joined Real Valladolid of the LEB Oro in July 2020.[4]
Pantzar signed for Manresa at the end of the 2020-21 ACB season, only playing one game for the Catalans.[5]
After the brief spell with Manresa, Pantzar signed with Valladolid again in July 2021, spending two more seasons with the LEB Oro team.[6]
Pantzar joined Bilbao Basket in June 2023, signing a 2 season contract with the Basque team.[7] With Bilbao, Pantzar won the 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup and was named the tournament's Final MVP.[8] On June 26, 2025, Bilbao announced an agreement had been reached with Unicaja for the transfer of Pantzar, but that the Swede would remain with the Basque team for a one more season as a loan player.[9]
Career statistics
| 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 |
Domestic leagues
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Bilbao | ACB | 33 | 21.1 | .505 | .333 | .762 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.7 |
| 2024–25 | Bilbao | ACB | 34 | 24.8 | .445 | .319 | .808 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.8 |
References
- ^ "Melwin Pantzar". bilbaobasket.biz (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Trayectoria Melwin Pantzar". acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Askounis, John (4 September 2019). "Melwin Pantzar leaves Real Madrid and joins Monaco". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Melwin Pantzar, un talento de talla internacional para el Carramimbre". realvalladolidbaloncesto.es (in Spanish). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Melwin Pantzar disputarà el final de lliga amb el BAXI Manresa". basquetmanresa.com (in Catalan). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Melwin Pantzar, tercera pieza". realvalladolid.es (in Spanish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Melwin Pantzar ficha por los hombre de negro por dos temporadas". bilbaobasket.biz (in Spanish). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Pantzar scoops deserved Finals MVP award". fiba.basketball. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Melwin Pantzar continuará en Surne Bilbao Basket cedido por Unicaja". bilbaobasket.biz (in Spanish). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.