Artūras Jomantas (born May 4, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional

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player who plays for

Mažeikiai Mažeikiai (; Samogitian: ''Mažeikē''; lv, Mažeiķi) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, on the Venta River. It has a population of around 43,547, making it the eighth largest city in Lithuania. The city is the administrative center of M ...

of the

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Professional career

Born in

, Lithuania, he made his debut with Mažeikiai Nafta during the 2001-02 season. He played high-school basketball at Laurinburg Normal HS. In 2004, he signed with

Šiauliai Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Names Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different la ...

and played there until the end of the 2005–06 season. He joined

Lietuvos rytas ''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper. History and profile "Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also ...

in 2006 and stayed there for 7 seasons. Despite being a solid player at first, his career in Lietuvos rytas quickly went downward, and he was eventually released in May 2013. In August 2013, it was announced that Jomantas signed with

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. He later played a season for Dzūkija and Šiauliai, and came back to Lietuvos rytas in 2016. In 2018, he returned to Dzūkija and played 4 seasons there until signing with his hometown team,

, in the summer of 2022. He's been playing there ever since.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Awards and achievements

* LKL,

Baltic Basketball League Baltic Basketball League (BBL) was the Baltic states basketball league founded in 2004. The league mainly focused on teams from the Baltic states, but teams from Sweden, Russia, Kazakhstan, Finland, and Belarus have participated in the Baltic L ...

, LKF Vice-Champion - 2008 *He was named the 2007-08 Euroleague Week-2 MVP.Player profil on euroleague.net
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BC Lietuvos rytas Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup ...

. *He played in the 2005 Lithuanian All Star Game. *He played in the 2006 FIBA EuroCup All Star Game. *He played in 2007 Baltic League All Star Game. *He has been member of the Lithuanian U-16, U-18, U-20 and U-21 National Team. *He played at the 2001 European U-16 Championship. *He won the silver medal at the 2003 World U-18 Championship. *He won the silver medal at the 2005 European U-20 Championship. *He won the bronze medal at the 2005 European U-20 Championship. *He won the gold medal at the 2005 World Under-21 Championship. *LKF cup winner: 2009 * LKL second place winner: 2007, 2008 * ULEB Eurocup champion 2009 * Euroleague MVP of the Week - Season 2007-08, Week 2, against

Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club ( he, מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב), known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (), is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team plays in the Israe ...

References

External links

Eurobasket Profile
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