Tauras Jogėla
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Position | Power forward / small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | LKL | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Tauragė, Lithuania | 2 May 1993||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2008–2014 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | →Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | → Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||
2014 | → Nevėžis Kedainiai | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Pieno žvaigdžės Pasvalys | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | CSU Pitești | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | BK Barons | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Soproni KC | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | BC Vienna | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Labas Gas Prienai | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | CBet Jonava | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||
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Tauras Jogėla (born 2 May 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Jogėla can play either forward position, although he's more accustomed to playing power forward.
Early career
[edit]He won the Lithuanian Student Basketball League (MKL) Slam Dunk Contest in 2011.[1]
Professional career
[edit]On 21 November 2019, Jogėla signed with Soproni KC of the Hungarian League.[2] Jogėla averaged 14 points and 4.5 rebounds per game for Soproni KC during the 2019–20 season. He re-signed with the team on 26 July 2020.[3]
On 19 August 2023, Jogėla signed with CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[4]
On 18 July 2024, Jogėla signed with San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup.[5], but he was replaced by Jordan Adams before the start of the conference.[6]
On 16 August 2024, Jogėla signed with Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[7]
International career
[edit]Jogėla won a silver medal with Lithuania national basketball team at the 2009 Europe U-16 championship and was named the championship MVP.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Tauras Jogėla became MKL Slam Dunk Contest Champion (Lithuanian (Video))
- ^ "Sopron KC signs Tauras Jogela". Eurobasket.com. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Sopron KC keeps Tauras Jogėla, Bernard Thompson". Sportando. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Tauras Jogėla papildė Jonavos "CBet" gretas". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (July 18, 2024). "San Miguel taps Lithuanian forward Tauras Jogela for PBA Govs' Cup". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 8, 2024). "San Miguel bringing in Jordan Adams in early import switch". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Filipinuose neužsibuvęs Tauras Jogėla papildė "Šiaulius"". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Tauras Jogėla named Europe U-16 championship MVP (Lithuanian)
External links
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- BC Lietkabelis players
- BC Nevėžis players
- BC Pieno žvaigždės players
- BC Prienai players
- BC Žalgiris players
- BC Žalgiris-2 players
- BK Barons players
- CSU Pitești players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Poland
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Romania
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- People from Tauragė
- Soproni KC players
- Wilki Morskie Szczecin players
- Lithuanian basketball biography stubs