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Egidijus Mockevičius (born September 1, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who last played for Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of Evansville.

Egidijus Mockevičius

Free Agent
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	(1992-09-01) September 1, 1992 (age 30) Kuršėnai, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
College	Evansville (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016 / Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2012	Akademija Vilnius
2016–2017	Long Island Nets
2017–2018	Lietuvos rytas
2018–2019	VL Pesaro
2019–2020	Fuenlabrada
2020–2021	Le Mans Sarthe
2022	Fos Provence Basket
Career highlights and awards
Lega Basket Serie A rebounding leader (2019) NCAA leading rebounder (2016) 2× First-team All-MVC (2015, 2016) MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2016)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Lithuania FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2012 Slovenia Team FIBA World Under-19 Championship 2011 Latvia Team FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2010 Lithuania Team European Youth Olympic Festival 2007 Serbia Team competition

Early life

Before joining Evansville, Mockevičius played for Akademija Vilnius in Lithuania. There he played for two seasons, averaging 14.3 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting a 71% from the floor in his last season.[1]

College career

In his third year, Mockevičius averaged 12.5 points and 9.9 rebounds, accumulating a total of 20 double-doubles. He finished the season with a powerful 27 point and 12 rebound performance[2] On November 28, 2015, Mockevičius grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds.[3] On January 2, 2016, he repeated this achievement.[4] Following his fourth and final season, he was named defensive MVP of the conference and was included into the first-team All-MVC for a second straight season.[5][6][7] In his fourth NCAA season, he averaged 15.7 points, 14 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game.[8]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Mockevičius joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[9][10][11] On August 5, 2016, he signed with the Nets,[12] but was later waived on October 18 after appearing in one preseason game.[13] On November 1, he was acquired by the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Nets.[14] On November 11, he made his professional debut in a 123–94 loss to the Windy City Bulls, recording eight points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal and three blocks in 22 minutes off the bench.[15]

On September 30, 2017, Mockevičius signed a three-year deal with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius, but was not able to play from the start of the season due to injury.[16] On July 5, 2018, Mockevičius' contract was terminated by the team.[17]

On July 25, 2018, Mockevičius signed a one-year contract with VL Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[18] He would go on to lead the league in rebounds per game during the 2018–19 season.[19] On August 7, 2019, Mockevičius signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Montakit Fuenlabrada.[20]

On June 25, 2020, he has signed with Le Mans Sarthe of the French LNB Pro A.[21]

On March 1, 2022, he has signed with Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A.[22]

National team career

Mockevičius won four gold medals with Lithuania national teams: European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (U-15) in 2007, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012.

References

External links

• Evansville Purple Aces bio
• ESPN.com profile
• ACB.com profile

На других языках

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[es] Egidijus Mockevičius

Egidijus Mockevičius (Kuršėnai, 1 de septiembre de 1992) es un baloncestista lituano que pertenece a la plantilla del ABC Athletic Constanța de la Liga Națională rumana. Con 2,08 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de pívot.

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