Tauras Jogėla
Tauras Jogėla (born 2 May 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Jogėla can play either forward position, although he's more accustomed to playing power forward.
CBet Jonava | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward / Power forward | ||||||||||||||
League | Lithuanian Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Tauragė, Lithuania | 2 May 1993||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 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 | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Soproni KC | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | BC Vienna | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | BC Prienai | ||||||||||||||
2023–present | CBet Jonava | ||||||||||||||
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Early career
He won the Lithuanian Student Basketball League (MKL) Slam Dunk Contest in 2011.[1]
Professional career
On 21 November 2019, Jogėla signed with Soproni KC of the Hungarian League.[2] 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 26 July 2020.[3]
On 19 August 2023, Jogėla signed with CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[4]
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.[5]
References
- Tauras Jogėla became MKL Slam Dunk Contest Champion (Lithuanian (Video))
- "Sopron KC signs Tauras Jogela". Eurobasket.com. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "Sopron KC keeps Tauras Jogėla, Bernard Thompson". Sportando. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- "Tauras Jogėla papildė Jonavos „CBet" gretas". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- Tauras Jogėla named Europe U-16 championship MVP (Lithuanian)