Martynas Gecevičius
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| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
16 May 1988 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2004–present | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Sakalai | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Lietuvos rytas | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Lietuvos rytas | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | TED Ankara Kolejliler | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | CAI Zaragoza | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Stelmet Zielona Góra | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-present | Skycop Prienai | |||||||||||||||||||
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Martynas "Marty" Gecevičius (born May 16, 1988) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.
Professional career
Gecevičius debuted in the EuroLeague during the 2007–08 season, averaging 3.2 points per game, which he increased to 14.2 points per game in the 2009–10 season, making him a desirable player in the 2010 summer transfer market. His Euroleague career high is 21 points, scored against Efes. During the 2010–11 season, he averaged 11.5 points per game in the LKL, and 9.3 points per game in the Baltic Basketball League.
After signing with Olympiacos,[1] Gecevičius won the EuroLeague 2011–12 season championship, and the 2011–12 Greek League championship. He also won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague, with Olympiacos.
On July 31, 2013 it was announced that Gecevičius will return to Lietuvos rytas.[2]
On July 9, 2015, Gecevičius signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler for the 2015–16 BSL season.[3]
On August 19, 2016, he signed with Spanish club CAI Zaragoza.[4] On May 16, 2017, Gecevičius was named best three-point shooter of the Liga Endesa.[5][6]
On October 26, 2017, he signed with Polish club Stelmet Zielona Góra.[7]
Lithuanian national team
At the 2010 FIBA World Championship, Gecevičius played for the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, which won Bronze medals.[8] He was a candidate to be on the Lithuania national team roster for EuroBasket 2011. He was also a candidate to be on Lithuanian roster for EuroBasket 2013, however on August 22, 2013, it was announced that he left the national team, due to head coach Jonas Kazlauskas' decision.[9]
In 2015, he was included into the national team's extended candidates list, but was not invited to the training camp.[10]
EuroLeague career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
| † | Denotes seasons in which Gecevičius' team won the EuroLeague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2007–08 | Lietuvos Rytas | 18 | 0 | 9.3 | .500 | .393 | 1.000 | .7 | .1 | .4 | .0 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 2009–10 | Lietuvos Rytas | 10 | 10 | 33.7 | .476 | .452 | .889 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .0 | 14.2 | 14.5 |
| 2010–11 | Lietuvos Rytas | 15 | 9 | 28.8 | .462 | .412 | .839 | 3.0 | 2.6 | .5 | .1 | 11.7 | 12.6 |
| 2011–12† | Olympiacos | 18 | 3 | 16.7 | .417 | .413 | .816 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 2012–13† | Olympiacos | 15 | 0 | 6.0 | .174 | .222 | .750 | .8 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 1.0 | .3 |
| 2013–14 | Lietuvos Rytas | 10 | 9 | 29.1 | .443 | .443 | .792 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .0 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
| Career | 86 | 31 | 18.8 | .443 | .413 | .848 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .6 | .0 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
Awards and achievements
- Baltic League Presidents Cup Winner: (2008)
- 2× Baltic League Champion: (2007, 2009)
- EuroCup Champion: (2009)
- 2× Lithuanian Federation Cup Winner: (2009, 2010)
- 2× Lithuanian League Champion: (2009, 2010)
- 2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey:
- 2× EuroLeague Champion: (2012, 2013)
- Greek League Champion: (2012)
References
- ↑ Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS signs scorer Gecevicius. (in English)
- ↑ Gecevičius returns to Rytas (in Lithuanian)
- ↑ Martynas Gecevicius signs with TED Kolejliler Ankara
- ↑ CAI Zaragoza signs Martynas Gecevicius
- ↑ "Gecevicius recibe el Premio Sportium al Mejor Triplista de la Liga Endesa". ACB.COM. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Martynas Gecevičius – geriausias Ispanijos lygos snaiperis". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ Martynas Gecevicius signs with Stelmet Zielona Gora
- ↑ FIBA.com Martynas GECEVICIUS (LTU). (in English)
- ↑ Martynas Gecevičius leaves Lithuania national team (in Lithuanian)
- ↑ "J. Kazlausko sprendimas: paaiškėjo, kurie krepšininkai ruošis Europos čempionatui". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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