Donatas Sabeckis (born 30 December 1992) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He primarily plays as

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, but can also play as

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Playing career

Born in

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, Sabeckis started his professional career in JAZZ-Diremta, where he played in

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and NKL leagues (third and second division). In 2013/2014 season he moved to Sūduva-Mantinga alongside his brother Deividas. In 2015/16 season Sabeckis won gold medals with the team and was named NKL Finals MVP. In 2016/17 season he signed with

Šiauliai Šiauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...

of the LKL. On 23 April 2017 in game against BC Vytautas, Sabeckis recorded 20 points, 13 assists, 7 rebounds, 6 steals, and 37 efficiency points. After a breakout 2017/2018 season, in which Sabeckis led LKL in assists, he was signed by Žalgiris on 6 August 2018. On 31 October, Sabeckis was loaned to German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season. After a tumultuous year plagued with roster changes, and being out with an injury for almost three months, Sabeckis left the team on 3 June 2019, along with three more players. On 21 July 2019, he parted ways with Žalgiris and signed with Croatian club Cibona. For the 2020–2021 season, he signed a one-year contract with Lions de Genève, a Swiss professional club in 1st division ( SBL League). He won two national titles during this season, the SBL Cup and the Patrick Baumann Swiss Cup. On 24 July 2021, Sabeckis signed two–year contract with

BC Šiauliai BC Šiauliai () is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It has won the 3rd place award (behind Lithuanian basketball giants BC Lietuvos Rytas, Lietuvos Rytas and BC Žalgi ...

. On 13 September 2023, Sabeckis signed a three-month deal with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. On 13 December 2023, Sabeckis signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). On 22 June 2024, Sabeckis signed one-year deal with M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

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Donatas Sabeckis
at euroleague.net
Donatas Sabeckis
at RealGM.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabeckis, Donatas 1992 births Living people Basketball players from Kaunas BC Lietkabelis players BC Prienai players BC Šiauliai players BC Žalgiris players Czarni Słupsk players Guards (basketball) KK Cibona players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Germany Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Poland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Lithuanian men's basketball players 21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen Point guards Riesen Ludwigsburg players BC Mažeikiai players