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 31)
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
2016→ Šiauliai
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

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

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

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 26.9 .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 28.7 .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
Career 122 112 27.8 .462 .375 .825 4.1 1.5 1.1 0.1 11.9 13.2

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.[16]

References

  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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