Rokas Giedraitis

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 (1992-08-16) 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

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


  1. Rokas Giedraitis NKLyga.lt (Lithuanian)
  2. Rokas Giedraitis - NKL Final Four MVP (Lithuanian)
  3. Rokas Giedraitis will play for Šiauliai (Lithuanian)
  4. "Vienas "Šiaulių" lyderių Rokas Giedraitis po sezono persikels į "Lietuvos rytą"". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. Laurinaitis, Mažvydas. "Su NBA žvaigžde lyginamas R. Giedraitis save atranda Vilniuje". lrytas.lt. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  7. Augustis, Mindaugas. "J. Kazlauskas atsisakė pirmųjų krepšininkų paslaugų". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. "Rokas Giedraitis pirmasis palieka Lietuvos rinktinę". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 5 July 2016.


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