Tadas Sedekerskis Explained

Tadas Sedekerskis
Position:Power forward / Small forward
Height M:2.06
Weight Kg:101
Nationality:Lithuanian
League:Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Team:Saski Baskonia
Number:8
Birth Date:17 January 1998
Birth Place:Nida, Lithuania
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2013
Team1:Kuršiai Neringa
Years2:2013–present
Team2:Baskonia
Years3:2013–2014
Team3:Fundación 5+11
Years4:2014–2015
Team4:Araberri
Years5:2015–2016
Team5:Peñas Huesca
Years6:2017
Team6:San Pablo Burgos
Years7:2017–2018
Team7:Nevėžis
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:Neptūnas
Highlights:

Tadas Sedekerskis (born January 17, 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player and the team captain for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

Professional career

During his early career aged 14, Sedekerskis played for Kuršiai Neringa in the third-tier Lithuanian basketball league – RKL, averaging 10.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per 27 minutes over 5 games in the 2012–13 season.[1] In June 2013, Sedekerskis signed a "1+2+3" contract with Baskonia of Spain.[2] [3] On May 10, 2014 Sedekerskis led Baskonia's junior team to a bronze medal after scoring 34 points (2-pointers: 7/10, 3-pointers: 4/11, FT: 8/11), grabbing 10 rebounds and making two steals.[4] At the age of only 17, he debuted in Baskonia's men's team during a Liga ACB win against Joventut Badalona by 87–68.[5] [6]

He tallied four points and a team-high five rebounds as a member of the World Select Team at the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit.[7]

On September 1, 2017, Sedekerskis extended his contract with Baskonia until 2022 and went on loan to San Pablo Burgos for the 2017–18 season.[8] On December 16, 2017, Sedekerskis end his loan with San Pablo Burgos after appearing inconspicuously in eight games with Spanish club and went on loan to Nevėžis of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga.[9] In April 2019, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft.[10] On July 26, 2019, Baskonia loaned him to Neptūnas for the 2019–20 season.[11]

On July 27, 2021, Sedekerskis signed a contract extension with Baskonia until the end of the 2023–2024 season.[12] During the 2023-2024 campaign, he was named team captain after the departure of fellow Lithuanian Rokas Giedraitis.

National team career

In 2013, Sedekerskis was a member of the Lithuanian U-16 team during the 2013 European Under-16 Championship. He averaged 11.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1 assist per 20 minutes of game action.[13] In 2015, he represented Lithuania's U-18 team in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and averaged 12.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.[14] The team, led by him and Martynas Varnas, Laurynas Birutis, won bronze.[15] The trio was invited to play in the FIBA's Youth All-Star Game during EuroBasket 2015.[16]

He averaged a double-double with 15.7 points and 10.2 rebounds to go along with 3.8 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.2 steals per outing[17] en route to a silver medal at the 2016 U18 European Championships in Turkey. Sedekerskis was named to the tournament’s "All-Star Five".[18]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016-17| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6"| Baskonia| 13 || 0 || 5.0 || .600 || .000 || .625 || .6 || .2 || .1 || || 1.3 || 1.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018-19| 2 || 0 || 2.5 || .667 || || || 1.0 || || || || 2.0 || 2.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020-21| 32 || 21 || 16.3 || .494 || .367 || .783 || 2.9 || 1.1 || .6 || .3 || 3.5 || 5.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021-22| 27 || 13 || 18.0 || .505 || .354 || .500 || 4.4 || 1.4 || .4 || .3 || 4.8 || 8.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022-23| 23 || 3 || 18.7 || .598 || .357 || .871 || 4.2 || 1.0 || .8 || || 5.9 || 9.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023-24| 35 || 32 || 27.7 || .597 || .389 || .806 || 6.7 || 1.4 || .5 || .4 || 8.8 || 14.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 132 || 69 || 18.8 || .560 || .366 || .772 || 4.2 || 1.1 || .5 || .2 || 5.3 || 8.8

Basketball Champions League

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019-20| style="text-align:left;"| Neptūnas| 14 || 11 || 20.2 || .471 || .200 || .667 || 3.6 || 1.1 || .8 || .1 || 4.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 14 || 11 || 20.2 || .471 || .200 || .667 || 3.6 || 1.1 || .8 || .1 || 4.6

FIBA Europe Cup

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017-18| style="text-align:left;"| Nevėžis| 4 || 2 || 29.9 || .609 || .444 || .545 || 8.5 || 2.2 || .5 || .5 || 9.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 4 || 2 || 29.9 || .609 || .444 || .545 || 8.5 || 2.2 || .5 || .5 || 9.5

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeague
3 9.3 .333 2.0 .7 1.3
25 23.8 .482 .382 .811 3.5 1.1 .3 .2 8.9
3 6.6 .000 .000 .3 0.0
21 15.7 .576 .318 .725 2.4 .6 .7 .2 6.8
24 7.9 .475 .500 .400 1.8 .4 .2 .1 2.0
8 10.6 .385 .000 .500 2.9 .6 .4 .1 1.6
17 23.7 .598 .483 .710 4.4 1.3 .6 .3 9.3
9 7.6 .615 .500 .250 1.9 .1 .1 .1 2.0
1 30.8 .333 .500 5.0 3.0 1.0 5.0
24 24.2 .608 .450 .778 5.4 1.7 1.0 .4 8.2
38 18.1 .567 .297 .814 4.2 .9 .6 .4 5.2
35 15.2 .540 .325 .767 3.9 1.0 .3 .1 4.1
24 21.1 .574 .351 .821 5.2 1.7 .6 .1 6.7
31 26.3 .526 .410 .727 6.3 1.7 .6 .3 8.2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tadas Sedekerskis / RKL. RKL.lt. August 8, 2015.
  2. https://www.rkl.lt/naujienos/laboral-kutxa-pasirinkusi-tsedekerski-is-lietuvos-grandu-kviete-tik-lietuvos-rytas?season=2013 „Laboral Kutxa“ pasirinkusį T.Sedekerskį iš Lietuvos grandų kvietė tik „Lietuvos rytas“
  3. Web site: Buračas. Rokas. "Laboral Kutxa" pasirinkusį Sedekerskį iš Lietuvos grandų kvietė tik "Lietuvos rytas" (video). BasketNews.lt. August 8, 2015. Lithuanian.
  4. Web site: Fantastišką pasirodymą surengęs Sedekerskis pasidabino Ispanijos čempionato bronza. BasketNews.lt. August 8, 2015.
  5. Web site: 17-metis Sedekerskis debiutavo pagrindinėje "Laboral Kutxa" ekipoje. BasketNews.lt. August 8, 2015. Lithuanian.
  6. Web site: Tadas Sedekerskis y Carlos Martínez debutan con el Laboral Kutxa Baskonia. May 15, 2015. ACB.com. Spanish.
  7. News: LiveStats - USA vs World Select Team - Nike Hoop Summit. https://web.archive.org/web/20170420123751/http://www.usab.com/news-events/live-stats/2017/usa-vs-world-select-team-2017.aspx. dead. April 20, 2017. 2017-04-08. en-US.
  8. News: Tadas Sedekerskis, baskonista hasta 2022. September 1, 2017. Saski Baskonia. September 1, 2017. es-ES.
  9. News: Tadas Sedekerskis jugará cedido en el Nevezis lituano hasta final de temporada - Saski Baskonia. December 17, 2017. Saski Baskonia. December 16, 2016. es-ES.
  10. Web site: Tadas Sedekerskis declares for the NBA Draft . Eurohoops . April 23, 2019 . April 19, 2019.
  11. News: Baskonia loans Tadas Sedekerskis to Neptunas . 26 July 2019 . Eurohoops . 26 July 2019.
  12. Web site: Baskonia extends forward Sedekerskis. EuroLeague. 27 July 2021. 20 January 2023.
  13. Web site: Tadas Sedekerskis / U16 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP MEN - DIVISION A. FIBAEurope.com. August 8, 2015.
  14. Web site: Tadas Sedekerskis / U18 Europe Chamopinship Men - Division A.
  15. Web site: Lithuania Run Away From Bosnia To Claim Bronze. u18men.FIBAEurope.com. August 8, 2015.
  16. Web site: Trys Lietuvos jauniai pakviesti į Europos jaunųjų žvaigždžių mačą. BasketNews.lt. August 8, 2015.
  17. Web site: Lithuania at the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707133455/http://www.fiba.com/europe/u18/2016/Lithuania. live. July 7, 2016. FIBA.com. 2016-12-22.
  18. Web site: France crowned champions at FIBA U18 European Championship. https://archive.today/20161225160923/http://www.fiba.com/europe/u18/2016/news/france-crowned-champions-at-fiba-u18-european-championship. live. December 25, 2016. FIBA.com. 2016-12-22.