Egidijus Mockevičius (born 1 September 1992) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards of the

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(TPBL). He played college basketball for the

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Early life

Before joining Evansville, Mockevičius played for Akademija Vilnius in Lithuania. There he played for two seasons, averaging 14.3 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting a 71% from the floor in his last season.

College career

In his third year, Mockevičius averaged 12.5 points and 9.9 rebounds, accumulating a total of 20

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. He finished the season with a powerful 27 point and 12 rebound performance On 28 November 2015 Mockevičius grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds. On 2 January 2016 he repeated this achievement. Following his fourth and final season, he was named defensive

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of the conference and was included into the first-team All-MVC for a second straight season. In his fourth NCAA season, he averaged 15.7 points, 14 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Mockevičius joined the

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for the

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. On 5 August 2016 he signed with the Nets, but was later waived on October 18 after appearing in one preseason game. On 1 November he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of the Nets. On November 11, he made his professional debut in a 123–94 loss to the

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, recording eight points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal and three blocks in 22 minutes off the bench. On 30 September 2017 Mockevičius signed a three-year deal with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius, but was not able to play from the start of the season due to injury. On 5 July 2018 Mockevičius' contract was terminated by the team. On 25 July 2018 Mockevičius signed a one-year contract with

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of the Italian

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(LBA). He would go on to lead the league in rebounds per game during the 2018–19 season. On 7 August 2019 Mockevičius signed a two-year deal with

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club Montakit Fuenlabrada. On 25 June 2020 he signed with Le Mans Sarthe of the French

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. On 1 March 2022 he signed with

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of the

. On 21 September 2023 Mockevičius signed a short-term contract with

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of the

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(LKL). On 27 October 2023 Mockevičius signed with

of the

(LBA), returning for a second stint. On 21 February 2024 Mockevičius signed with

Tainan TSG GhostHawks The TSG GhostHawks ( zh, 台鋼獵鷹) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Tainan City. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at the Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Scienc ...

of the

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. On 21 December Mockevičius signed with the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards of the

(TPBL).

National team career

Mockevičius won four gold medals with Lithuania national teams: European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (U-15) in 2007, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012. Mockevičius played for the Lithuania national team during 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

References

External links

TPBL profile

Evansville Purple Aces bio

ESPN.com profile

ACB.com profile
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