Rokas Giedraitis
 Rokas Giedraitis with BC Šiauliai | |
| No. 31 – Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League |
Lithuanian Basketball League Eurocup |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 16, 1992 Tauragė, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 179 lb (81 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai (RKL) |
| 2011–2012 | University of Šiauliai-ABRO Šiauliai (NKL) |
| 2012–2013 | Mažeikiai (NKL) |
| 2013–2015 | Šiauliai |
| 2015–present | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Rokas Giedraitis (born August 16, 1992)[1] is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He plays in shooting guard or small forward positions.
Professional career
In 2013, Giedraitis was named Finals MVP of the NKL after scoring 26 points and leading his team to title.[2] He then signed with BC Šiauliai club in which his father played his whole career.[3] After continuing his solid playing, Giedraitis was later signed by the Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos rytas Vilnius and joined it in 2015.[4][5]
International 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.[6] He also participated in the national team training camp, but was released on August 16.[7] He returned to the national team in 2016, but yet again was quickly released on July 5.[8]
Personal life
He is the son of the basketball coach and former BC Šiauliai star Robertas Giedraitis.
References
- ↑ Rokas Giedraitis NKLyga.lt (Lithuanian)
- ↑ Rokas Giedraitis - NKL Final Four MVP (Lithuanian)
- ↑ Rokas Giedraitis will play for Šiauliai (Lithuanian)
- ↑ "Vienas "Šiaulių" lyderių Rokas Giedraitis po sezono persikels į "Lietuvos rytą"". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ Laurinaitis, Mažvydas. "Su NBA žvaigžde lyginamas R. Giedraitis save atranda Vilniuje". lrytas.lt. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ↑ Augustis, Mindaugas. "J. Kazlauskas atsisakė pirmųjų krepšininkų paslaugų". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rokas Giedraitis pirmasis palieka Lietuvos rinktinę". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 5 July 2016.