Rokas Giedraitis

Rokas Giedraitis
Rokas Giedraitis with Šiauliai
No. 31 – Alba Berlin
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Basketball Bundesliga
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1992-08-16) August 16, 1992
Tauragė, Lithuania
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
2010–2011 Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai
2011–2012 University of Šiauliai-ABRO Šiauliai
2012–2013 Mažeikiai
2013–2015 Šiauliai
2015–2018 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2016 →Šiauliai
2018–present Alba Berlin
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2012 SloveniaTeam competition
FIBA World Under-19 Championship
2011 LatviaTeam competition

Rokas Giedraitis (born August 16, 1992)[1] is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga. 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] On July 5, 2018, Giedraitis terminated his contract with the team.[6] On July 6, 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]

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.[8] He also participated in the national team training camp, but was released on August 16.[9] He returned to the national team in 2016, but yet again was quickly released on July 5.[10]

Personal life

He is the son of the basketball coach and former BC Šiauliai star Robertas Giedraitis.

References

  1. ↑ Rokas Giedraitis NKLyga.lt (in Lithuanian)
  2. ↑ Rokas Giedraitis - NKL Final Four MVP (in Lithuanian)
  3. ↑ Rokas Giedraitis will play for Šiauliai (in 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. ↑ "Vilniaus "Rytas" atsisveikino su dviem žaidėjais". www.bcvilnius.lt (in Lithuanian). July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Litauischer Nationalspieler Rokas Giedraitis verstärkt ALBA". albaberlin.de (in German). July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Augustis, Mindaugas. "J. Kazlauskas atsisakė pirmųjų krepšininkų paslaugų". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rokas Giedraitis pirmasis palieka Lietuvos rinktinę". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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