Tauras Jogėla
Tauras Jogėla (born 2 May 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Soproni KC. Jogėla can play either forward position, although he's more accustomed to playing power forward. He won the Lithuanian Student Basketball League (MKL) Slam Dunk Contest in 2011.[1]
| Soproni KC | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / Power forward | |||||||||||||
| League | Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 2, 1993 Tauragė, Lithuania | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 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-present | Soproni KC | |||||||||||||
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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 July 26, 2020.[2]
International career
Jogėla won a silver medal with Lithuania national basketball team at the 2009 Europe U-16 championship and was named the championship MVP.[3]
References
- Tauras Jogėla became MKL Slam Dunk Contest Champion (Lithuanian (Video))
- "Sopron KC keeps Tauras Jogėla, Bernard Thompson". Sportando. July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- Tauras Jogėla named Europe U-16 championship MVP (Lithuanian)
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