Matas Jogėla
| No. 23 – Wolves Twinsbet | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | LKL EuroCup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1998 Tauragė, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Neptūnas | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Río Breogán | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Wolves Twinsbet | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Medals
| |||||||||||||||
Matas Jogėla (born 10 July 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. A native of Tauragė, he has competed with the Lithuania under-18 team, winning a silver medal.
Professional career
[edit]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 10 April 2018, Jogėla announced his intentions to enter the 2018 NBA draft.[4] In August, Jogėla joined Žalgiris Kaunas preseason camp, but was then loaned to Dzūkija Alytus for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[5]
On 19 September 2019, Jogėla signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[6]
On 13 June 2023, Jogėla signed a one-year deal with Río Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.[7]
On 3 July 2024, Jogėla signed a two-year contract with Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[8]
National team career
[edit]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.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jogela, Matas". EuroLeague. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Matas Jogėla pasidabino Europos čempionato sidabru". Tauragės žinios (in Lithuanian). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Zalgiris II Kaunas Stats". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (10 April 2018). "Lithuanian forward Matas Jogela entering NBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Zalgiris loans Matas Jogela to Dzukija Alytus". Eurohoops. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Matas Jogela inks two-year contract with BC Neptunas". Sportando. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "O aleiro lituano Matas Jogela, novo xogador do Río Breogán" (in Galician). CB Breogán. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Wolves Twinsbet signs Matas Jogėla". BC Wolves. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Matas Jogela Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Matas Jogėla at eurobasket.com
- Matas Jogėla at proballers.com
- Matas Jogėla at realgm.com