Rokas Giedraitis (born August 16, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for

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of the Serbian KLS, the

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and the

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. He primarily plays at the

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position.

Professional career

In 2013, Giedraitis was named Finals MVP of the NKL after scoring 26 points and leading his team to title. He then signed 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 ...

club in which his father played his whole career. After continuing his solid playing, Giedraitis was later signed by the Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos rytas Vilnius and joined it in 2015. On July 5, 2018, Giedraitis terminated his contract with the team. On July 6, 2018, he signed a three-year contract with

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of the

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. On July 4, 2020, Giedraitis signed a three-year deal with the Spanish

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champions

Saski Baskonia Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLea ...

. On 9 October 2020, Giedraitis scored 26 points in the

and this way achieved his new career-high in the league. On July 14, 2023, Giedratis parted ways with Baskonia after three seasons together. On the same day he signed a one-year contract with

of the Serbian KLS,

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and the

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

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head coach

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extended candidates list. He also participated in the national team training camp, but was released on August 16. He returned to the national team in 2016, but yet again was quickly released on July 5. In 2017, Giedraitis was invited to team's training camp in preparation for the

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championship, only to be released on August 11. In 2019, at the age of 27, Giedraitis made his national team debut, after being selected to the final 12-man roster for the

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by the head coach

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Baskonia Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. History 1959–1969 ...

, 34 , , 33 , , 28.8 , , .475 , , .405 , , .824 , , 3.0 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 12.7 , , 12.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 29 , , 26 , , 28.8 , , .459 , , .398 , , .806 , , 3.2 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 11.1 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 34 , , 32 , , 26.6 , , .444 , , .293 , , .822 , , 5.9 , , 1.6 , , .9 , , .2 , , 10.4 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;",

, 34 , , 23 , , 25.4 , , .445 , , .341 , , .815 , , 3.8 , , .9 , , .9 , , .1 , , 10.0 , , 9.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 156 , , 135 , , 27.3 , , .459 , , .369 , , .823 , , 4.0 , , 1.4 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 11.5 , , 12.5

EuroCup

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Lietuvos rytas ''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper. History and profile "Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius Vilnius ( , ) is ...

, 10 , , 2 , , 17.8 , , .429 , , .217 , , .889 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 6.1 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 14 , , 0 , , 21.6 , , .495 , , .410 , , .765 , , 2.2 , , .5 , , , , .4 , , 9.7 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 16 , , 1 , , 25.1 , , .467 , , .360 , , .689 , , 2.9 , , 1.6 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , 12.4 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, 24 , , 21 , , 28.0 , , .486 , , .421 , , .846 , , 4.1 , , 1.4 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , 14.8 , , 15.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 64 , , 24 , , 24.3 , , .477 , , .387 , , .787 , , 3.0 , , 1.1 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 11.7 , , 11.4

FIBA EuroChallenge

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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 ...

, 6 , , 6 , , 25.5 , , .404 , , .281 , , .833 , , 3.2 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 11.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 6 , , 6 , , 25.5 , , .404 , , .281 , , .833 , , 3.2 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 11.0

Domestic leagues

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Mažeikiai Mažeikiai (; Samogitian: ''Mažeikē''; ; ) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, on the Venta River. It has a population of around 32,000, making it the eighth largest city in Lithuania and eighteenth largest city in the Baltic States. Th ...

, , style="text-align:center;", NKL , , 34 , , 30.5 , , .463 , , .350 , , .752 , , 3.7 , , 1.8 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LKL , , 31 , , 22.4 , , .483 , , .362 , , .688 , , 2.4 , , 1.4 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , 11.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 15 , , 23.4 , , .477 , , .346 , , .867 , , 2.5 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , .6 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LKL , , 43 , , 28.2 , , .491 , , .397 , , .770 , , 2.8 , , 1.8 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , 15.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 8 , , 29.8 , , .436 , , .373 , , .929 , , 2.7 , , 2.0 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , 15.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LKL , , 15 , , 30.3 , , .494 , , .389 , , .750 , , 4.1 , , 2.1 , , 2.1 , , .6 , , 16.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 23 , , 16.4 , , .496 , , .400 , , .750 , , 1.4 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LKL , , 6 , , 29.0 , , .465 , , .257 , , .826 , , 3.7 , , 1.8 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 15.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LKL , , 48 , , 26.3 , , .422 , , .368 , , .664 , , 2.7 , , 2.0 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , 8.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LKL , , 48 , , 25.0 , , .521 , , .418 , , .802 , , 3.8 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 12.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 42 , , 24.1 , , .507 , , .401 , , .772 , , 2.6 , , .9 , , .9 , , .3 , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 27 , , 23.8 , , .456 , , .336 , , .859 , , 3.5 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 39 , , 30.3 , , .469 , , .354 , , .822 , , 3.4 , , 1.6 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 13.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 38 , , 29.0 , , .417 , , .364 , , .913 , , 3.4 , , 1.5 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 10.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 33 , , 22.2 , , .577 , , .436 , , .787 , , 3.8 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , .1 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 2 , , 23.9 , , .500 , , .300 , , 1.000 , , 3.5 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

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Personal life

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

Robertas Giedraitis Robertas Giedraitis (born August 29, 1970) is a Lithuanian basketball coach and former player. He was most recently the assistant coach for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Giedraitis played his whole career with Šiauliai. He ...

References

External links

ACB.com profile

EuroLeague profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giedraitis, Rokas 1992 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Alba Berlin players BC Mažeikiai players BC Rytas players BC Šiauliai players KK Crvena zvezda players Liga ACB players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Germany Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Serbia Lithuanian men's basketball players 21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen People from Tauragė Sportspeople from Tauragė County Saski Baskonia players Shooting guards Small forwards