Marius Grigonis
Marius Grigonis (born 26 April 1994) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He can play both guard positions, as well as the small forward position.
Grigonis with Lithuania national team | |
No. 40 – Žalgiris Kaunas | |
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Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
League | LKL EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | Kaunas, Lithuania | 26 April 1994
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2014 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
2009-2013 | →Žalgiris-2 |
2013–2014 | →Peñas Huesca |
2014–2016 | Manresa |
2016–2017 | Iberostar Tenerife |
2017–2018 | Alba Berlin |
2018–present | Žalgiris Kaunas |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Early career
Before starting his professional career, Grigonis played in the NKL with the Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school for four seasons. He was an important contributor to the team during his debut season, and established himself as a leader by his third season. He won bronze medals during his last two seasons with the Sabonis school team.
Professional career
On 15 May 2013, Grigonis was brought into the main Žalgiris roster for a game against BC Nizhny Novgorod in the VTB United League. According to the new Žalgiris director P. Motiejūnas, Grigonis will see more playing time next season.[1]
Playing in Spain (2013–2017)
For the 2013–14 season, Grigonis was loaned to the Spanish second division team Peñas Huesca. He was included in the All-LEB Oro team.[2]
On 14 August 2014, Grigonis signed a two-year deal with Bàsquet Manresa of the Liga ACB. After spending two seasons with Manresa, he signed a "2+1" deal with Iberostar Tenerife on 28 July 2016.[3] He was named the Final Four MVP of the Basketball Champions League 2016–17 season. On 13 July 2017, Grigonis parted ways with Tenerife.[4]
ALBA Berlin (2017–2018)
On 13 July 2017, he signed a three-year deal with German club Alba Berlin.[5]
Return to Žalgiris (2018–present)
On 3 July 2018, Grigonis returned to Žalgiris Kaunas when he signed a three-year contract.[6] His season was cut short due to an injury in November 2019. Grigonis averaged 11.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in the first 10 games of the 2019-20 season. On July 8, 2020, he re-signed with the team.[7]
National team career
Grigonis represented Lithuania in the U–16, U–18, U–19 and U–20 youth tournaments. He led his team to two silver medals and a bronze medal while participating in four tournaments. During the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship semifinal game, he scored the winning shot against Serbia. As a result of his contributions to the team's success, he was chosen to be included in the All–Tournament Team.[8] In 2014, coach Jonas Kazlauskas included Grigonis in the preliminary 24–player candidate list for the senior national basketball team.[9] Though, he was invited to the national team training camp for the first time only in 2016 and immediately qualified into the Olympic roster.[10][11]
Career statistics
Legend | |||||||
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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 |
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2018–19 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 34 | 18 | 20.4 | .466 | .442 | .935 | 2.1 | 1.9 | .6 | .2 | 8.7 | 9.3 |
2019–20 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 10 | 10 | 25.5 | .447 | .386 | .846 | 2.6 | 2 | .5 | .1 | 11.5 | 11 |
Career | 44 | 28 | 22 | .462 | .429 | .915 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .6 | .2 | 9.3 | 9.7 |
References
- Sueños e ilusiones en el quinteto ideal de la temporada 2013/14 Archived 11 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine; FEB.es, 9 April 2014
- Vanagas, Tomas. "Oficialu: Marius Grigonis keliasi į Tenerifės komandą". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- "Iberostar Tenerife parts ways with Marius Grigonis, signs Rosco Allen". Sportando.com. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "ALBA inks shooting ace Grigonis". Eurocupbasketball.com. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Zalgiris product Grigonis comes back to Kaunas". Zalgiris.lt. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- "Marius Grigonis and Lukas Lekavicius to stay at Zalgiris Kaunas". Sportando. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- LTU - Numerous options as Kazlauskas announces list for Spain 2014 (in English)
- "J. Kazlauskas apsisprendė: rinktinės sąrašas – be L. Lekavičiaus, bet su naujais veidais". Krepsinis.lt. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- "Jonas Kazlauskas paskelbė galutinį Lietuvos rinktinės dvyliktuką". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marius Grigonis. |
- Marius Grigonis at euroleague.net
- Marius Grigonis at acb.com
- Marius Grigonis at fiba.com