Matas Jogėla
| No. 23 – Neptūnas | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League Champions League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1998 Tauragė, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | →Žalgiris-2 Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →Dzūkija Alytus | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Neptūnas | ||||||||||||||
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Matas Jogėla (born July 10, 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Champions League. A native of Tauragė, he has competed with the Lithuania under-18 team, winning a silver medal.
Professional career
Jogėla began his career with the reserve team of Lietuvos rytas Vilnius, averaging 9.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT) in 2015–16.[1][2]
In his first season with Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of the National Basketball League (NKL) in 2016–17, Jogėla averaged 5.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.[3] However, a foot injury sidelined him for a large part of the season. Next year, he was one of the team's leading players, averaging 11.5 points and 5 rebounds.
On April 10, 2018, Jogėla announced his intentions to enter the 2018 NBA draft.[4] In August, Jogėla joined Žalgiris main team preseason camp, but was then loaned to Dzūkija Alytus for the rest of the 2018–2019 season.[5]
On September 19, 2019, he has signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [6]
National team career
Jogėla represented Lithuania at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He averaged 1.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists as his team claimed the silver medal.[7]
References
- ^ "Jogela, Matas". EuroLeague. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Matas Jogėla pasidabino Europos čempionato sidabru". Tauragės žinios (in Lithuanian). December 28, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Zalgiris II Kaunas Stats". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (April 10, 2018). "Lithuanian forward Matas Jogela entering NBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Zalgiris loans Matas Jogela to Dzukija Alytus". Eurohoops. September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Matas Jogela inks two-year contract with BC Neptunas". Sportando. September 19, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ "Matas Jogela Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved April 10, 2018.