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Ąžuolas Tubelis (born 22 March 2002) is a Lithuanian college basketball player for the Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-12 Conference. Listed at 6 feet 11 inches (2.1 m) and 245 pounds (111 kg), he plays the power forward position. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore with Arizona.

Ąžuolas Tubelis

Tubelis with Arizona in 2021
No. 10 – Arizona Wildcats
Position	Power forward
League	Pac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 20) Vilnius, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	111 kg (245 lb)
Career information
College	Arizona (2020–present)
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2020	Rytas Vilnius
2018–2020	→Perlas
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-12 (2022) Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021) Pac-12 Regular Season Champion (2022) Pac-12 Tournament Champion (2022) NABC District 19 All-District First Team (2022)

Youth career

In May 2018, Tubelis won the 2017–18 Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT) with the U18 team of Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.[1] On 18 October 2018, he signed a long-term contract with Rytas Vilnius.[2] In the 2018–19 season, he played for Perlas in the National Basketball League (NKL), the second-tier league of Lithuania. He averaged 9.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.[3] In February 2019, Tubelis played for Rytas' U18 team at ANGT Kaunas, where he was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 15.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, three steals and 2.8 blocks per game.[4] In June 2019, Tubelis took part in the Basketball Without Borders Europe Camp in Riga.[5]

In 2019–20, Tubelis split playing time between Perlas and Rytas' senior team, emerging as one of the top players in the NKL.[6] He debuted for the senior team in a 6 October 2019 win over Juventus Utena.[3] Tubelis scored an LKL season-high 11 points in a victory over Šiauliai on 1 February 2020.[6] At ANGT Kaunas in February 2020, he averaged 20.5 points and 12.5 rebounds, leading Rytas' U18 team to first place and earning tournament most valuable player honors.[7] Later that month, Tubelis participated in the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp at 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago.[8] In 25 NKL games, he averaged 16.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.[9]

On 27 May 2020, Tubelis committed to play college basketball for Arizona. He joined the team with his twin brother, Tautvilas.[10] Tubelis was considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports.[11]

College career

On 7 January 2021, Tubelis posted a career-high 31 points and eight rebounds in an 87–73 loss to USC.[12] As a freshmen, he averaged 12.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-Pac-12 honorable mention and All-Freshman Team.[13] Tubelis was named first-team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore.[14]

National team career

Tubelis played for Lithuania at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship in Radom, where he averaged 4.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.[15] At the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship in Novi Sad, he averaged 14.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game.[16] Tubelis represented Lithuania at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship in Volos, averaging 14.9 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game.[17]

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	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Arizona	26	20	26.7	.498	.310	.692	7.1	1.2	.6	.6	12.2

Personal life

Tubelis has a twin brother, Tautvilas, who also plays basketball and has represented Lithuania at the international level.[10] Tubelis' first name, Ąžuolas, translates to oak in Lithuanian and was given to him by his grandfather.[18]

References

External links

• Arizona Wildcats bio

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