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Rokas Giedraitis

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Rokas Giedraitis
Giedraitis in 2023
No. 31 – Crvena zvezda
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
ABA League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1992-08-16) August 16, 1992 (age 32)
Tauragė, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Šiaulių ABRO-Universitetas[1]
2012–2013Mažeikiai
2013–2015Šiauliai
2015–2018Lietuvos rytas
2016Šiauliai
2018–2020Alba Berlin
2020–2023Baskonia
2023–presentCrvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Slovenia Team competition
FIBA World Under-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Latvia Team competition

Rokas Giedraitis (born August 16, 1992)[2] is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He primarily plays at the small forward position.

Professional career

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In 2013, Giedraitis was named Finals MVP of the NKL after scoring 26 points and leading his team to title.[3] He then signed with BC Šiauliai club in which his father played his whole career.[4] After continuing his solid playing, Giedraitis was later signed by the Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos rytas Vilnius and joined it in 2015.[5][6] On July 5, 2018, Giedraitis terminated his contract with the team.[7]

On July 6, 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[8]

On July 4, 2020, Giedraitis signed a three-year deal with the Spanish Liga ACB champions Saski Baskonia.[9] On 9 October 2020, Giedraitis scored 26 points in the EuroLeague and this way achieved his new career-high in the league.[10] On July 14, 2023, Giedratis parted ways with Baskonia after three seasons together.

On the same day he signed a one-year contract with Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, Adriatic league and the EuroLeague.

National team career

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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.[11] He also participated in the national team training camp, but was released on August 16.[12] He returned to the national team in 2016, but yet again was quickly released on July 5.[13] In 2017, Giedraitis was invited to team's training camp in preparation for the EuroBasket 2017 championship, only to be released on August 11.[14]

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.[15]

Career statistics

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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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019-20 Alba Berlin 25 21 27.0 .469 .398 .844 4.0 1.4 1.4 .1 13.8 14.7
2020-21 Baskonia 34 33 28.8 .475 .405 .824 3.0 1.5 1.1 .1 12.7 12.9
2021-22 29 26 28.8 .459 .398 .806 3.2 1.3 1.0 .1 11.1 11.8
2022-23 34 32 26.6 .444 .293 .822 5.9 1.6 .9 .2 10.4 13.5
2023-24 Crvena zvezda 34 23 25.4 .445 .341 .815 3.8 .9 .9 .1 10.0 9.8
Career 156 135 27.3 .459 .369 .823 4.0 1.4 1.1 .1 11.5 12.5

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015-16 Rytas 10 2 17.8 .429 .217 .889 1.8 .6 1.0 .4 6.1 5.0
2016-17 14 0 21.6 .495 .410 .765 2.2 .5 .4 9.7 8.0
2017-18 16 1 25.1 .467 .360 .689 2.9 1.6 1.2 .4 12.4 11.8
2018-19 Alba Berlin 24 21 28.0 .486 .421 .846 4.1 1.4 1.6 .3 14.8 15.8
Career 64 24 24.3 .477 .387 .787 3.0 1.1 1.0 .3 11.7 11.4

FIBA EuroChallenge

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014-15 Šiauliai 6 6 25.5 .404 .281 .833 3.2 1.7 1.3 .2 11.0
Career 6 6 25.5 .404 .281 .833 3.2 1.7 1.3 .2 11.0

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 Lithuania Šiauliai Universitetas NKL 30 31.0 .405 .333 .726 3.8 1.0 1.6 1.6 15.5
2011-12 Lithuania Šiauliai Universitetas NKL-D 14 32.9 .451 .354 .762 4.3 1.6 2.0 2.1 17.3
2012-13 Lithuania Mažeikiai NKL 34 30.5 .463 .350 .752 3.7 1.8 1.8 .8 17.2
2013-14 Lithuania Šiauliai LKL 31 22.4 .483 .362 .688 2.4 1.4 1.2 .7 11.5
2013-14 Lithuania Šiauliai BBL 15 23.4 .477 .346 .867 2.5 1.3 .6 .6 11.8
2014-15 Lithuania Šiauliai LKL 43 28.2 .491 .397 .770 2.8 1.8 1.6 .5 15.2
2014-15 Lithuania Šiauliai BBL 8 29.8 .436 .373 .929 2.7 2.0 1.7 .5 15.9
2015-16 Lithuania Šiauliai LKL 15 30.3 .494 .389 .750 4.1 2.1 2.1 .6 16.5
2015-16 Lithuania Šiauliai BBL 23 16.4 .496 .400 .750 1.4 1.1 1.1 .2 7.6
2015-16 Lithuania Rytas LKL 6 29.0 .465 .257 .826 3.7 1.8 1.5 .2 15.7
2016-17 Lithuania Rytas LKL 48 26.3 .422 .368 .664 2.7 2.0 1.5 .4 8.7
2017-18 Lithuania Rytas LKL 48 25.0 .521 .418 .802 3.8 1.7 1.3 .2 12.5
2018-19 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 42 24.1 .507 .401 .772 2.6 .9 .9 .3 12.2
2019-20 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 27 23.8 .456 .336 .859 3.5 1.5 1.1 .3 10.8
2020-21 Spain Baskonia ACB 39 30.3 .469 .354 .822 3.4 1.6 1.4 .1 13.3
2021-22 Spain Baskonia ACB 38 29.0 .417 .364 .913 3.4 1.5 1.3 .1 10.7
2022-23 Spain Baskonia ACB 33 22.2 .577 .436 .787 3.8 1.0 .8 .1 10.8
2023-24 Serbia Crvena zvezda KLS 2 23.9 .500 .300 1.000 3.5 1.5 .5 11.0
2023-24 Serbia Crvena zvezda ABA 32 21.4 .513 .441 .759 3.0 1.7 .7 .2 9.5

Personal life

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He is the son of the basketball coach and former BC Šiauliai star Robertas Giedraitis.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Rokas Giedraitis / Žaidėjai - NKL
  2. ^ Rokas Giedraitis NKLyga.lt (in Lithuanian)
  3. ^ Rokas Giedraitis - NKL Final Four MVP (in Lithuanian)
  4. ^ Rokas Giedraitis will play for Šiauliai (in Lithuanian)
  5. ^ "Vienas "Šiaulių" lyderių Rokas Giedraitis po sezono persikels į "Lietuvos rytą"". 24sek.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ Laurinaitis, Mažvydas. "Su NBA žvaigžde lyginamas R. Giedraitis save atranda Vilniuje". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Vilniaus "Rytas" atsisveikino su dviem žaidėjais". www.bcvilnius.lt (in Lithuanian). July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "Litauischer Nationalspieler Rokas Giedraitis verstärkt ALBA". albaberlin.de (in German). July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  9. ^ "Rokas Giedraitis su baskais susisaistė trejų metų sutartimi". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Belgrade – rezultatyviausias Giedraičio karjeros mačas ir "Crvena Zvezda" amerikiečio šou". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  12. ^ Augustis, Mindaugas. "J. Kazlauskas atsisakė pirmųjų krepšininkų paslaugų". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Rokas Giedraitis pirmasis palieka Lietuvos rinktinę". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Lietuvos rinktinę palieka Rokas Giedraitis". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Valanciunas, Sabonis headline Lithuania final roster for World Cup - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  16. ^ Necelienė, Inga (18 October 2019). "Tėvas ir sūnus – viena komanda". SportlandMagazine.com (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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