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Tadas Sedekerskis (born January 17, 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Cazoo Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

Tadas Sedekerskis

No. 8 – Cazoo Baskonia
Position	Power forward
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1998-01-17) January 17, 1998 (age 24) Nida, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2013	Kuršiai Neringa
2012–2013	Nafta-Universitetas Klaipėda
2013–present	Baskonia
2013–2014	→ Fundación 5+11
2014–2015	→ Araberri
2015–2016	→ Peñas Huesca
2017	→ San Pablo Burgos
2017–2018	→ Nevėžis
2019–2020	→ Neptūnas
Career highlights and awards
Liga ACB champion (2020)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Lithuania European Under-18 Championship 2016 Turkey U18 National Team 2015 Greece U18 National Team

Professional career

During his early career at age of just thirteen Sedekerskis played for Kuršiai Neringa in the third-tier Lithuanian basketball league – RKL, averaging 10.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per 27 minutes.[1] The following season, he joined NKL club Klaipėdos Nafta-Universitetas. In 2013, Sedekerskis signed a "1+2+3" contract with Baskonia of Spain.[2] On May 10, 2014 Sedekerskis led Baskonia's junior team to a bronze medal after scoring 34 points (2-pointers: 7/10, 3-pointers: 4/11, FT: 8/11), grabbing 10 rebounds and making two steals.[3] At the age of only 17, he debuted in Baskonia's men's team during a Liga ACB win against Joventut Badalona by 87–68.[4][5]

He tallied four points and a team-high five rebounds as a member of the World Select Team at the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit.[6]

On September 1, 2017, Sedekerskis extended his contract with Baskonia until 2022 and went on loan to San Pablo Burgos for the 2017–18 season.[7] On December 16, 2017, Sedekerskis end his loan with San Pablo Burgos after appearing inconspicuously in eight games with Spanish club and went on loan to Nevėžis of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga.[8] In April 2019, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft.[9] On July 26, 2019, Baskonia loaned him to Neptūnas for the 2019–20 season.[10]

National team career

In 2013, Sedekerskis was a member of the Lithuanian U-16 team during the 2013 European Under-16 Championship. He averaged 11.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1 assist per 20 minutes of game action.[11] In 2015, he represented Lithuania's U-18 team in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and averaged 12.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.[12] The team, led by him and Martynas Varnas, Laurynas Birutis, won bronze.[13] The trio was invited to play in the FIBA's Youth All-Star Game during EuroBasket 2015.[14]

He averaged a double-double with 15.7 points and 10.2 rebounds to go along with 3.8 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.2 steals per outing[15] en route to a silver medal at the 2016 U18 European Championships in Turkey. Sedekerskis was named to the tournament’s "All-Star Five".[16]

References

External links

• Tadas Sedekerskis at acb.com (in Spanish)
• Tadas Sedekerskis at eurobasket.com
• Tadas Sedekerskis at euroleague.net
• Tadas Sedekerskis at fiba.com
• Tadas Sedekerskis on Twitter

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[es] Tadas Sedekerskis

Tadas Sedekerskis (nacido el 17 de enero de 1998 en Nida, Lituania), es un jugador de baloncesto lituano que actualmente milita en el equipo español Saski Baskonia.

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