Melwin Pantzar

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	(2000-04-10) April 10, 2000 (age 25) 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
FIBA Europe Cup champion (2025) FIBA Europe Cup Final MVP (2025) Liga ACB champion (2019)

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

Pantzar was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Gambian father and Swedish mother. ^[1] He 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. ^[2]

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). ^[3]

In September of 2019, Pantzar signed for Monaco of the LNB Élite and EuroCup. He would mainly play for the U21 team. ^[4]

Pantzar joined Real Valladolid of the LEB Oro in July 2020. ^[5]

Pantzar signed for Manresa at the end of the 2020-21 ACB season, only playing one game for the Catalans. ^[6]

After the brief spell with Manresa, Pantzar signed with Valladolid again in July 2021, spending two more seasons with the LEB Oro team. ^[7]

Pantzar joined Bilbao Basket in June 2023, signing a 2 season contract with the Basque team. ^[8] With Bilbao, Pantzar won the 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup and was named the tournament's Final MVP. ^[9] 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. ^[10]

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

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

National team

Team	Tournament	Pos.	GP	PPG	RPG	APG
Sweden	EuroBasket 2025	16th	6	9.8	3.8	3.7

References

1. Benito, Iván (May 22, 2025). "«Quiero jugar por lo menos en la Euroliga y sé que puedo hacerlo»". El Correo.
2. "Melwin Pantzar". bilbaobasket.biz (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
3. "Trayectoria Melwin Pantzar". acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
4. Askounis, John (4 September 2019). "Melwin Pantzar leaves Real Madrid and joins Monaco". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
5. "Melwin Pantzar, un talento de talla internacional para el Carramimbre". realvalladolidbaloncesto.es (in Spanish). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
6. "Melwin Pantzar disputarà el final de lliga amb el BAXI Manresa". basquetmanresa.com (in Catalan). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
7. "Melwin Pantzar, tercera pieza". realvalladolid.es (in Spanish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
8. "Melwin Pantzar ficha por los hombre de negro por dos temporadas". bilbaobasket.biz (in Spanish). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
9. "Pantzar scoops deserved Finals MVP award". fiba.basketball. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
10. "Melwin Pantzar continuará en Surne Bilbao Basket cedido por Unicaja". bilbaobasket.biz (in Spanish). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

External links

• Profile at ACB.com
• Profile at FIBA Basketball