Gediminas Juozapaitis (born 13 September 1998) is a Lithuanian professional

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player born in

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and raised in

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, currently playing in

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. Playing primarily at the

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and

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positions.

Early career

In 2015, Juozapaitis received Hoopsfix All-Star Classic MVP award as the under-17 presented to him by GB captain

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. He played for Southwark Pride basketball team for the 2016–17 season.

College basketball

2017–2018 Woodstock Academy

Juozapaitis signed to Woodstock Academy on a full athletic scholarship for the 2017–18 season.

2018–2019 Flagler Saints

Juozapaitis joined the Flagler Saints as a freshman in 2018. He started all 27 games. He averaged 14.3 points and a team-high 8.2 rebounds per game. He also tallied 62 assists and made 62 three-pointers at a 39.2 three-point field goal percentage. In 2019–20 as a sophomore, he started all 29 games, averaging 19.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Juozapaitis blocked 23 shots and broke the school record for most three-pointers made in a season with 112. He shot 46.1% from three-point range.

2020–2022 Georgia Southern Eagles

In 2020, Juozapaitis joined the

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. In his junior year (2020–21), he played in 18 games and started the last 14. He averaged 7.9 points with 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists a game. He shot 36 percent from three-point range and made 17 of 18 from the free throw line (.944). In his senior year (2021–22), he finished with 346 points, 99 rebounds, 64 assists, 11 blocks and 28 steals. Juozapaitis shot 35% from three-point range and 95 percent from the free throw line.

2022 Maine Black Bears

In 2022, Juozapaitis transferred to play for the

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. He was named to the

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All-Conference Third Team. He was third in scoring in the conference at 15.4 points per game, adding 2.7 rebounds, two assists on 46.4% field goal shooting. On 4 December 2022,

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hosted Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase where the opening game between Maine and Marist, which was his first homecoming since playing in the U.S.

Professional career

2023 Scarborough Shooting Stars

The

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of the

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(CEBL) signed Juozapaitis. The only spot on its 10-man active roster to a non-American import / international player.

2023 BC Yambol

BC Yambol ( Bulgarian: БК "Ямбол") of Bulgaria's National Basketball League (NBL) signed Gediminas Juozapaitis for the 2023–24 roster.

References

External links

Flagler Saints bioGeorgia Southern Eagles bioMaine Black Bears bioScarborough Shooting Stars bio
1998 births Living people British basketball players Lithuanian basketball players Small forwards Shooting guards Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball players Maine Black Bears men's basketball players Scarborough Shooting Stars players BC Yambol players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Canada Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in the United States Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria {{UK-basketball-bio-stub