Matas Jogėla | |
Number: | 23 |
Position: | Shooting guard / small forward |
Height M: | 2.01 |
Weight Kg: | 90 |
Team: | Wolves Twinsbet |
League: | LKL EuroCup |
Birth Date: | 10 July 1998 |
Birth Place: | Tauragė, Lithuania |
Nationality: | Lithuanian |
Draft Year: | 2019 |
Career Start: | 2015 |
Years1: | 2016–2019 |
Team1: | Žalgiris Kaunas |
Years2: | 2016–2018 |
Team2: | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Team3: | → Dzūkija Alytus |
Years4: | 2019–2023 |
Team4: | Neptūnas |
Years5: | 2023–2024 |
Team5: | Río Breogán |
Years6: | 2024–present |
Team6: | Wolves Twinsbet |
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Matas Jogėla (born 10 July 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. A native of Tauragė, he has competed with the Lithuania under-18 team, winning a silver medal.
Jogėla began his career with the reserve team of Lietuvos rytas Vilnius, averaging 9.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT) in 2015–16.[1] [2]
In his first season with Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of the National Basketball League (NKL) in 2016–17, Jogėla averaged 5.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.[3] However, a foot injury sidelined him for a large part of the season. Next year, he was one of the team's leading players, averaging 11.5 points and 5 rebounds.
On 10 April 2018, Jogėla announced his intentions to enter the 2018 NBA draft.[4] In August, Jogėla joined Žalgiris Kaunas preseason camp, but was then loaned to Dzūkija Alytus for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[5]
On 19 September 2019, Jogėla signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[6]
On 13 June 2023, Jogėla signed a one-year deal with Río Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.[7]
On 3 July 2024, Jogėla signed a two-year contract with Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[8]
Jogėla represented Lithuania at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He averaged 1.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists as his team claimed the silver medal.[9]