Tauras Jogėla (born 2 May 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Jogėla can play either forward position, although he's more accustomed to playing power forward.
| No. 22 – Šiauliai | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | LKL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1993 Tauragė, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | →Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Nevėžis Kedainiai | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Pieno žvaigdžės Pasvalys | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | CSU Pitești | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | BK Barons | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Soproni KC | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | BC Vienna | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Labas Gas Prienai | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | CBet Jonava | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||
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Early career
editHe won the Lithuanian Student Basketball League (MKL) Slam Dunk Contest in 2011.[1]
Professional career
editOn 21 November 2019, Jogėla signed with Soproni KC of the Hungarian League.[2] Jogėla averaged 14 points and 4.5 rebounds per game for Soproni KC during the 2019–20 season. He re-signed with the team on 26 July 2020.[3]
On 19 August 2023, Jogėla signed with CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[4]
On 18 July 2024, Jogėla signed with San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup.[5], but he was replaced by Jordan Adams before the start of the conference.[6]
On 16 August 2024, Jogėla signed with Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[7]
International career
editJogėla won a silver medal with Lithuania national basketball team at the 2009 Europe U-16 championship and was named the championship MVP.[8]
References
edit- ^ Tauras Jogėla became MKL Slam Dunk Contest Champion (Lithuanian (Video))
- ^ "Sopron KC signs Tauras Jogela". Eurobasket.com. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Sopron KC keeps Tauras Jogėla, Bernard Thompson". Sportando. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Tauras Jogėla papildė Jonavos "CBet" gretas". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (July 18, 2024). "San Miguel taps Lithuanian forward Tauras Jogela for PBA Govs' Cup". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 8, 2024). "San Miguel bringing in Jordan Adams in early import switch". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Filipinuose neužsibuvęs Tauras Jogėla papildė "Šiaulius"". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Tauras Jogėla named Europe U-16 championship MVP (Lithuanian)
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