Martynas Gecevičius

Martynas "Marty" Gecevičius (born May 16, 1988) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in), he primarily plays at the shooting guard position.

Martynas Gecevičius
Gecevičius, with Lithuania, in 2013.
No. 13 – Juventus Utena
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1988-05-16) 16 May 1988
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2010 / Undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2007Sakalai
2007–2011Lietuvos rytas
2011–2013Olympiacos
2013–2015Lietuvos rytas
2015–2016TED Ankara Kolejliler
2016–2017CAI Zaragoza
2017–2018Stelmet Zielona Góra
2018–2019Skycop Prienai
2019–2020Aris Thessaloniki
2020–presentJuventus Utena
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal – third placeTurkey 2010
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Latvia U-20 Team

Professional career

Gecevičius debuted in the EuroLeague during the 2007–08 season, averaging 3.2 points per game, which he increased to 14.2 points per game in the 2009–10 season, making him a desirable player in the 2010 summer transfer market. His Euroleague career high is 21 points, scored against Efes. During the 2010–11 season, he averaged 11.5 points per game in the LKL, and 9.3 points per game in the Baltic Basketball League.

After signing with Olympiacos,[1] Gecevičius won the EuroLeague 2011–12 season championship, and the 2011–12 Greek League championship. He also won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague, with Olympiacos.

On July 31, 2013 it was announced that Gecevičius will return to Lietuvos rytas.[2]

On July 9, 2015, Gecevičius signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler for the 2015–16 BSL season.[3]

On August 19, 2016, he signed with Spanish club CAI Zaragoza.[4] On May 16, 2017, Gecevičius was named best three-point shooter of the Liga Endesa.[5][6]

On October 26, 2017, he signed with Polish club Stelmet Zielona Góra.[7]

On September 16, 2018, Gecevičius returned to the Lithuanian league by signing with Skycop Prienai.[8] He won the King Mindaugas Cup Three-Point Contest on 17 February, 2019.[9]

On September 24, 2019, Gecevičius signed a one-year contract with Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.[10]

On July 9, 2020, Gecevičius signed a one-year deal with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[11] On May 19, 2021, he re-signed with the club until the end of the 2022–2023 season.[12]

National team career

At the 2010 FIBA World Championship, Gecevičius played for the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, which won Bronze medals.[13] He was a candidate to be on the Lithuania national team roster for EuroBasket 2011. He was also a candidate to be on Lithuanian roster for EuroBasket 2013, however on August 22, 2013, it was announced that he left the national team, due to head coach Jonas Kazlauskas' decision.[14]

In 2015, he was included into the national team's extended candidates list, but was not invited to the training camp.[15]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
† Denotes seasons in which Gecevičius' team won the EuroLeague

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Lietuvos Rytas 1809.3.500.3931.000.7.1.4.03.22.6
2009–10 Lietuvos Rytas 101033.7.476.452.8892.93.31.3.014.214.5
2010–11 Lietuvos Rytas 15928.8.462.412.8393.02.6.5.111.712.6
2011–12† Olympiacos 18316.7.417.413.8161.3.8.3.06.25.7
2012–13† Olympiacos 1506.0.174.222.750.8.3.1.01.0.3
2013–14 Lietuvos Rytas 10929.1.443.443.7922.72.01.2.012.412.1
Career 863118.8.443.413.8481.71.3.6.07.37.1

Awards and achievements

References
  1. Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS signs scorer Gecevicius. (in English)
  2. Gecevičius returns to Rytas (in Lithuanian)
  3. Martynas Gecevicius signs with TED Kolejliler Ankara
  4. CAI Zaragoza signs Martynas Gecevicius
  5. "Gecevicius recibe el Premio Sportium al Mejor Triplista de la Liga Endesa". ACB.COM. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. "Martynas Gecevičius – geriausias Ispanijos lygos snaiperis". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  7. Martynas Gecevicius signs with Stelmet Zielona Gora
  8. "Prienai signed Martynas Gecevicius". EuroHoops. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. "Snaiperio titulą pagriebęs M.Gecevičius: "Penkias dienas buvau kamuolio nelietęs"". 15min.lt/24sek. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  10. "Aris adds Martynas Gecevicius". EuroHoops. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  11. "Rimtas "Juventus" pareiškimas – į Uteną atvyksta Martynas Gecevičius". LRT.lt (in Lithuanian). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  12. "M.Gecevičius susiejo ateitį su "Juventus" klubu". utenosjuventus.lt (in Lithuanian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  13. FIBA.com Martynas GECEVICIUS (LTU). (in English)
  14. Martynas Gecevičius leaves Lithuania national team (in Lithuanian)
  15. "J. Kazlausko sprendimas: paaiškėjo, kurie krepšininkai ruošis Europos čempionatui". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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