Martynas Gecevičius
 Martynas Gecevičius with Lithuania men's national team | |
| No. 11 – TED Ankara Kolejliler | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Turkish Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| 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) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2007 | Sakalai |
| 2007–2011 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| 2011–2013 | Olympiacos |
| 2013–2015 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| 2015–present | TED Ankara Kolejliler |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Martynas "Marty" Gecevičius (born May 16, 1988) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL).
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 of the Turkish Basketball League.[3]
Lithuanian national team
At the 2010 FIBA World Championship, Gecevičius played for the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, which won Bronze medals.[4]
He also was a candidate to be on the Lithuania national team roster for EuroBasket 2011, and a candidate to be on Lithuanian roster for Eurobasket 2013, however on August 22, 2013 it was announced that Martynas leaves national team due to Jonas Kazlauskas decision.[5] In 2015 he was included into the extended candidates list, but was not invited to the training camp.[6]
Euroleague career statistics
| 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 |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Gecevičius' team won the Euroleague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Basketball League Presidents Cup Champion: (2008)
- 2x Baltic Basketball League Champion: (2007, 2009)
- Eurocup Champion: (2009)
- 2x Lithuanian Basketball Federation Cup Champion: (2009, 2010)
- 2x Lithuanian Basketball League Champion: (2009, 2010)
- 2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey:
Bronze - 2x Euroleague Champion: (2012, 2013)
- Greek League Champion: (2012)
References
- ^ Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS signs scorer Gecevicius. Template:En icon
- ^ Gecevičius returns to Rytas Template:Lt icon
- ^ Martynas Gecevicius signs with TED Kolejliler Ankara
- ^ FIBA.com Martynas GECEVICIUS (LTU). Template:En icon
- ^ Martynas Gecevičius leaves Lithuania national team Template:Lt icon
- ^ "J. Kazlausko sprendimas: paaiškėjo, kurie krepšininkai ruošis Europos čempionatui". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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