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2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Kaunas
The 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kaunas was one of four 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was originally scheduled to take place from 23 to 28 June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 29 June to 4 July 2021. Teams Venue Squads Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+3).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Final round Semi-finals ---- Final Final ranking References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Olympic 2019–20 in Lithuanian basketball [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rokas Jokubaitis
Rokas Jokubaitis (born 19 November 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Early life and youth career Jokubaitis was born in Mažeikiai, Lithuania. He grew up playing youth basketball at the Vladas Knašius Basketball School in Klaipėda before moving to the youth academy of Žalgiris. Jokubaitis was named to the all-tournament team at the 2018 Kaunas Tournament after averaging 15 points and 8.3 assists per game and leading Žalgiris to a third-place finish. Professional career Žalgiris (2017–2021) On 9 January 2018, Jokubaitis scored a game-high 31 points for Žalgiris-2 in a highly publicized exhibition game against LaMelo Ball and Prienai. On 5 May, he made his senior debut for Žalgiris in its Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) regular season finale against Pieno žvaigždės. In the 2018–19 season, Jokubaitis was named the Best Young Player in the second-tier National Basketball League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoran Dragić
Zoran Dragić (born June 22, 1989) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League and the ABA League. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions. He is the younger brother of Goran Dragić. Professional career Early years In 2004, Dragić joined Ilirija of the Slovenian 1B league for the 2004–05 season. A year afterwards, he joined Janče STZ of the Slovenian D2 league for the 2005–06 season. During 2006, he signed with Geoplin Slovan of the Slovenian League where he went on to play four seasons for them. In 2010, he signed with Krka where he went on to play two seasons for them. Málaga (2012–2014) In July 2012, Dragić joined the Houston Rockets for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On August 20, 2012, he signed a two-year deal with Unicaja Málaga of the Liga ACB. On July 8, 2014, he signed a two-year contract ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edson Ndoniema
Edson Alfredo da Costa Ndoniema (born February 11, 1991) is an Angolan professional basketball player. Ndoniema, who stands at 191 cm (6'4"), plays as a small forward. In May 2013, Ndoniema was called up for the 2013 Afrobasket preliminary Angolan squad. Ndoniema is currently playing for Angolan side Primeiro de Agosto Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club, founded 1 August 1977, is attached to the Angolan armed forces, which is its sponsor. Its main team competes in men's football, and its professional basketball t ... at the Angolan basketball league BAI Basket and at the Africa Champions Cup. Edson is married to fellow Angolan basketball player Sónia Ndoniema. References External links 2009 FIBA World Cup U-19 Stats 1991 births Living people Basketball players from Luanda Angolan men's basketball players Small forwards C.D. Primeiro de Agosto men's basketball players C.R.D. Libolo basketball player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abou Gakou
Aboubakar Pedro Gakou (born 27 May 1997) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda and the Angola national team. Standing at , he plays as power forward. Gakou started his career with Petro in 2015 and has won four national championships with the team since, while being a two-time MVP winner as well. Professional career Gakou started playing basketball only at age 17. A year later, in 2015, he was a prospect on the roster of Petro de Luanda. He won his first Angolan championship in 2019. Gakou was named the league's Most Valuable Player of the 2020–21 season after winning his second championship with the team. He was forced to miss the 2021 BAL season after he tested positive for COVID-19, making it impossible for him to join the bubble. In the 2021–22 season, Gakou helped Petro win the national treble. He also helped his team reach the 2022 BAL Finals, where the team lost to US Monastir. On May 27, Gakou was named to the BAL All-Defensive Team. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Bastos
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil * Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanick Moreira
Yanick Pires Moreira (born July 31, 1991) is an Angolan professional basketball player for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. He played two seasons of college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. Early life and college career From 2008 to 2011, Moreira played for Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan League before moving to the United States to attend South Plains College. After playing two seasons with South Plains, he transferred to Southern Methodist University where he graduated in 2015. Moreira was called for goaltending on a three-point field goal by Bryce Alford, in the closing seconds of the Mustangs' second-round game of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament against UCLA. Moreira took responsibility for the loss, saying "It's all my fault. I should have let the ball hit the rim. I shouldn't have made that mistake as a senior." Professional career After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Moreira joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2015 NBA Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateusz Ponitka
Mateusz Ponitka (born August 29, 1993) is a Polish professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Polish national basketball team in international competitions. Standing at a height of , he plays at the small forward position. His brother Marcel Ponitka is also a professional basketball player who capped for the Polish national team.Polska pokonała Kosowo w el. MŚ. Marcel Ponitka zaliczył udany debiut w kadrze koszykarzy ''Trojmiasto.pl'', 23 February 2018. Accessed 25 February 2021. Professional career Early years Ponitka started playing basketball in UKS ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantas Kalnietis
Mantas Kalnietis (born 6 September 1986) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who last played for BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He was also a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuanian national basketball team. He would preferably take the point guard position, but could play shooting guard as well. Early years Kalnietis spent two and a half seasons with the Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school, LKKA-Žalgiris. He averaged 17.7 points and 4.3 assists in his second season. Professional career Kalnietis made his pro debut in February 2006 with the BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas. He averaged 6.8 points on 65 percent shooting in the EuroLeague. Kalnietis helped Žalgiris win a Baltic League title in 2008, two Lithuanian League titles in 2007 and 2008 and two Lithuanian Cups in 2007 and 2008. He also led the team to a 2007 ULEB Summer League title, where he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Dae-sung
Lee Dae-sung (born 30 May 1990) is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for Daegu KOGAS Pegasus in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team. Early life Lee is a graduate of Samil Commercial High School, one of the province's most notable high school basketball programs. One of his contemporaries was Kim Min-goo, a year his junior, and they led the team to win the 2008 National High School Basketball Championship. He was named tournament MVP and won the Best Defensive Player award. College career Lee went on to Chung-Ang University where he was roommates with Kim Sun-hyung, his future national teammate. In January 2012, he transferred to Brigham Young University–Hawaii as a junior in hopes of entering the NBA and spent the 2012-13 season playing for the Seasiders in the NCAA Division II, averaging 5 points and 2 assists. He later admitted that the decision to go to the United States was also partly motivated by his desire to escape t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hyun-jung (basketball)
Lee Hyun-jung (born October 23, 2000) is a South Korean professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). Early life and career Lee attended Samil Commercial School in Suwon, where he played basketball under the coaching of his father. In middle school, Lee was only 170 centimeters and played as a guard, as he practiced dribbling and mid-range shooting. By the end of his middle school years, Lee grew to over 190 centimeters. He played as a center during defense and a guard during the offense. He modeled his game after Klay Thompson. In 2018, Lee enrolled at the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia. While at the academy, he played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 2018 and then the NBL1 in 2019. In conjunction with the NBA Global Academy and the Centre of Excellence, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heissler Guillent
Heissler Rafael Guillent Ecker (born 17 December 1986) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for Guaiqueríes de Margarita and . Professional career In his pro club career, Guillent has played in both the South American 2nd-tier level FIBA South American League, and the South American top-tier level FIBA Americas League. In October 2019, Guillent signed with Astros de Jalisco in Mexico. Guillent led the LNBP in assists. In February 2021, Guillent signed with Guaiqueríes de Margarita in Venezuela. National team career Guillent has been a member of the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team. With Venezuela's senior national team, he has played at the following tournaments: the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2014 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2015 Pan American Games, and the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |