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.
![]() Giedraitis in 2023 | |
No. 31 – Crvena zvezda | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | Basketball League of Serbia ABA League EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | Tauragė, Lithuania | August 16, 1992
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 | |
2011–2012 | Šiaulių ABRO-Universitetas[1] |
2012–2013 | Mažeikiai |
2013–2015 | Šiauliai |
2015–2018 | Lietuvos rytas |
2016 | → Šiauliai |
2018–2020 | Alba Berlin |
2020–2023 | Baskonia |
2023–present | Crvena zvezda |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editIn 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
editHe 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
editGP | 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
editYear | 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
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–16 | Lietuvos 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
editYear | 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
editYear | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2011–12 | Šiauliai Universitetas | NKL | 44 | 31.6 | .420 | .340 | .737 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 16.1 |
2012–13 | Mažeikiai | NKL | 34 | 30.5 | .463 | .350 | .752 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .8 | 17.2 |
2013–14 | Šiauliai | LKL | 31 | 22.4 | .483 | .362 | .688 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .7 | 11.5 |
2013–14 | Šiauliai | BBL | 15 | 23.4 | .477 | .346 | .867 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .6 | .6 | 11.8 |
2014–15 | Šiauliai | LKL | 43 | 28.2 | .491 | .397 | .770 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .5 | 15.2 |
2014–15 | Šiauliai | BBL | 8 | 29.8 | .436 | .373 | .929 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .5 | 15.9 |
2015–16 | Šiauliai | LKL | 15 | 30.3 | .494 | .389 | .750 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .6 | 16.5 |
2015–16 | Šiauliai | BBL | 23 | 16.4 | .496 | .400 | .750 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 7.6 |
2015–16 | Lietuvos rytas | LKL | 6 | 29.0 | .465 | .257 | .826 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .2 | 15.7 |
2016–17 | Lietuvos rytas | LKL | 48 | 26.3 | .422 | .368 | .664 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .4 | 8.7 |
2017–18 | Lietuvos rytas | LKL | 48 | 25.0 | .521 | .418 | .802 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .2 | 12.5 |
2018–19 | Alba Berlin | BBL | 42 | 24.1 | .507 | .401 | .772 | 2.6 | .9 | .9 | .3 | 12.2 |
2019–20 | Alba Berlin | BBL | 27 | 23.8 | .456 | .336 | .859 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .3 | 10.8 |
2020–21 | Baskonia | ACB | 39 | 30.3 | .469 | .354 | .822 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .1 | 13.3 |
2021–22 | Baskonia | ACB | 38 | 29.0 | .417 | .364 | .913 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .1 | 10.7 |
2022–23 | Baskonia | ACB | 33 | 22.2 | .577 | .436 | .787 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .8 | .1 | 10.8 |
2023–24 | Crvena zvezda | KLS | 2 | 23.9 | .500 | .300 | 1.000 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .5 | — | 11.0 |
2023–24 | Crvena zvezda | ABA | 32 | 21.4 | .513 | .441 | .759 | 3.0 | 1.7 | .7 | .2 | 9.5 |
Personal life
editHe is the son of the basketball coach and former BC Šiauliai star Robertas Giedraitis.[16]
References
edit- ^ Rokas Giedraitis / Žaidėjai - NKL
- ^ Rokas Giedraitis NKLyga.lt (in Lithuanian)
- ^ Rokas Giedraitis - NKL Final Four MVP (in Lithuanian)
- ^ Rokas Giedraitis will play for Šiauliai (in Lithuanian)
- ^ "Vienas "Šiaulių" lyderių Rokas Giedraitis po sezono persikels į "Lietuvos rytą"". 24sek.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ Laurinaitis, Mažvydas. "Su NBA žvaigžde lyginamas R. Giedraitis save atranda Vilniuje". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Vilniaus "Rytas" atsisveikino su dviem žaidėjais". www.bcvilnius.lt (in Lithuanian). July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Litauischer Nationalspieler Rokas Giedraitis verstärkt ALBA". albaberlin.de (in German). July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Rokas Giedraitis su baskais susisaistė trejų metų sutartimi". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Belgrade – rezultatyviausias Giedraičio karjeros mačas ir "Crvena Zvezda" amerikiečio šou". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ Augustis, Mindaugas. "J. Kazlauskas atsisakė pirmųjų krepšininkų paslaugų". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Rokas Giedraitis pirmasis palieka Lietuvos rinktinę". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Lietuvos rinktinę palieka Rokas Giedraitis". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Necelienė, Inga (18 October 2019). "Tėvas ir sūnus – viena komanda". SportlandMagazine.com (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
External links
edit- ACB.com profile (in Spanish)
- EuroLeague profile