Martynas Mažeika
![]() Mažeika with Science City Jena in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Neptūnas Klaipėda | |||||||||||||||
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Position | General manager | ||||||||||||||
League | Lithuanian Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | 29 January 1985||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2007: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2001–2023 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard / point guard | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | →Telekom Baskets Bonn | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Orlandina Basket | ||||||||||||||
2008 | Khimik | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||||
2010 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||
2010–2017 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Kalev/Cramo | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Science City Jena | ||||||||||||||
2019 | University of Tartu | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | BC Kretinga | ||||||||||||||
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Martynas Mažeika (born 29 January 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. At 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) in height, he played as point guard and shooting guard, preferring the latter position.[1] He is currently the general manager for Neptūnas Klaipėda.
Professional career
[edit]Mažeika began his professional career in 2000, aged 15, with the Lithuanian club Neptūnas where he stayed until 2004.[2] He then moved to Alba Berlin for three years, the last one on loan to Telekom Baskets Bonn.[3] He then played at Capo d'Orlando and Khimik. During the 2008–09 season he returned to Neptūnas and started the 2009–10 season with VEF Rīga.[2] On January 15, 2010 he joined the Greek League club A.E.K. Athens. In October 2010 he returned to Neptūnas again. In 2017, he signed with Estonian champions Kalev/Cramo. In October 2017, Mažeika returned to Germany, signing with Science City Jena of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4]
On 1 March 2023, Mažeika retired from professional basketball and became the sports director of Neptūnas Klaipėda.[5][6] On 20 June, he was appointed the interim general manager of Neptūnas, before becoming general manager on 6 November.[7]
Lithuania national team
[edit]Mažeika was a member of the 2001 Lithuanian National Cadet team, the 2002 Lithuanian Junior Team and the 2004 Under 20 Team.
Euroleague career statistics
[edit]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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2014–15 | Neptūnas | 9 | 8 | 23.0 | .294 | .208 | .714 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .7 | .1 | 6.1 | 4.2 |
Career | 9 | 8 | 23.0 | .294 | .208 | .714 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .7 | .1 | 6.1 | 4.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Martynas Mazeika Net Worth". Squander.
- ^ a b Martynas Mazeika (16 December 2014). "Martynas Mazeika: A dream waiting to come true". Euroleague. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Martynas Mazeika für ein Jahr nach Bonn ausgeliehen". albaberlin.de (in German). 8 August 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Martynas Mazeika für ein Jahr nach Bonn ausgeliehen". jenatv.de (in German). 12 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ ""Neptūnas" paskelbė apie permainas klubo administracijoje ir pristatė finansinius planus". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Kaip Mažeika marškinėlius iškeitė į kostiumą: artimųjų staigmena ir tikslai "Neptūne"". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Mažeikai patikėtos "Neptūno" direktoriaus pareigos". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1985 births
- Living people
- AEK B.C. players
- Alba Berlin players
- BC Kalev/Cramo players
- BC Khimik players
- BC Neptūnas players
- BK VEF Rīga players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Estonia
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- Orlandina Basket players
- Point guards
- Science City Jena players
- Shooting guards
- Telekom Baskets Bonn players
- University of Tartu basketball team players