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Rokas Giedraitis (born August 16, 1992)[1] is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He plays at the small forward position.

Rokas Giedraitis

Rokas Giedraitis (2022)
No. 31 – Cazoo Baskonia
Position	Small forward
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1992-08-16) August 16, 1992 (age 30) Tauragė, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2014 / Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2010–2011	Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai
2011–2012	University of Šiauliai-ABRO Šiauliai
2012–2013	Mažeikiai
2013–2015	Šiauliai
2015–2018	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2016	→Šiauliai
2018–2020	Alba Berlin
2020–present	Baskonia
Career highlights and awards
All Spanish League Second Team (2021) Basketball Bundesliga champion (2020) BBL-Pokal winner (2020) All-EuroCup First Team (2019) NKL Finals MVP (2013) 3× Baltic Basketball League champion (2014–2016) Baltic League Finals MVP (2016) LKL All-Star (2015) Lithuanian League leading scorer (2015) King Mindaugas Cup champion (2016)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Lithuania FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2012 Slovenia Team competition FIBA World Under-19 Championship 2011 Latvia Team competition

Professional career

In 2013, Giedraitis was named Finals MVP of the NKL after scoring 26 points and leading his team to title.[2] He then signed with BC Šiauliai club in which his father played his whole career.[3] After continuing his solid playing, Giedraitis was later signed by the Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos rytas Vilnius and joined it in 2015.[4][5] On July 5, 2018, Giedraitis terminated his contract with the team.[6] On July 6, 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7] On July 4, 2020, Giedraitis signed a three-year deal with the Spanish League champions Saski Baskonia.[8] On 9 October 2020, Giedraitis scored 26 points in the EuroLeague and this way achieved his new career-high in the league.[9]

National team career

He won two gold medals with Lithuania national teams: FIBA World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012. In 2015 Giedraitis was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team head coach Jonas Kazlauskas extended candidates list.[10] He also participated in the national team training camp, but was released on August 16.[11] He returned to the national team in 2016, but yet again was quickly released on July 5.[12] In 2017, Giedraitis was invited to team's training camp in preparation for the EuroBasket 2017 championship, only to be released on August 11.[13]

In 2019, at the age of 27, Giedraitis made his national team debut, after being selected to the final 12-man roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup by the head coach Dainius Adomaitis.[14]

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

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2019–20	Alba Berlin	25	21	26.5	.469	.398	.844	4.0	1.4	1.4	.1	13.8	14.7
2020–21	Baskonia	34	33	28.5	.475	.405	.824	3.0	1.5	1.1	.1	12.7	12.9
2021–22		29	26	28.1	.459	.398	.806	3.2	1.3	1.0	.1	11.1	11.8

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2015–16	Lietuvos Rytas	10	2	17.5	.428	.217	.889	1.8	0.6	1.0	0.4	6.1	5.0
2016–17		14	0	21.3	.494	.410	.765	2.2	0.5	.0	0.4	9.7	8.0
2017–18		16	1	25.0	.483	.360	.689	2.9	1.6	1.2	0.4	12.4	11.8
2018–19	ALBA	24	21	27.5	.486	.421	.846	4.1	1.4	1.6	0.3	14.8	15.8
Career		64	24	24.3	.476	.387	.787	3.0	1.1	1.0	0.3	11.7	11.3

Personal life

He is the son of the basketball coach and former BC Šiauliai star Robertas Giedraitis.[15]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Rokas Giedraitis

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[ru] Гедрайтис, Рокас

Рокас Гедрайтис (лит. Rokas Giedraitis; род. 16 августа 1992 (1992-08-16), Таураге, Литва) — литовский профессиональный баскетболист, выступающий за испанский клуб «Баскония» на позиции атакующего защитника. Имеет опыт выступлений за сборную Литвы на Кубке мира и студенческую сборную Литвы на летней Универсиаде 2015 года. Сын баскетбольного тренера Робертаса Гедрайтиса. Его агентом является испанец Гильермо Бермехо.

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