Martynas Gecevičius

Martynas Gecevičius

Martynas Gecevičius with Lithuania men's national team
No. 11 – TED Ankara Kolejliler
Position	Shooting guard
League	Turkish Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1988-05-16) 16 May 1988 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2010 / Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2007	Sakalai
2007–2011	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2011–2013	Olympiacos
2013–2015	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2015–present	TED Ankara Kolejliler
Career highlights and awards
2× Euroleague champion (2012–2013) Eurocup champion (2009) 2× BBL champion (2007, 2009) 2× LKL champion (2009–2010) LKL Finals Most Valuable Player (2010) 2× LKF Cup champion (2009, 2010) 3× LKL All-Star (2010, 2011, 2014) Greek League champion (2012)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing Lithuania FIBA Europe U-18 Championship 2006 Greece National Team FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 2008 Latvia National Team FIBA World Cup Turkey 2010 National Team

Martynas "Marty" Gecevičius (born May 16, 1988) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL).

Professional career

Gecevičius debuted in the Euroleague during the 2007-08 season, averaging 3.2 points per game, which he increased to 14.2 points per game in the 2009-10 season, making him a desirable player in the 2010 summer transfer market. His Euroleague career high is 21 points, scored against Efes. During the 2010–11 season, he averaged 11.5 points per game in the LKL, and 9.3 points per game in the Baltic Basketball League.

After signing with Olympiacos, Gecevičius won the Euroleague 2011–12 season championship, and the 2011–12 Greek League championship. He also won the 2012–13 season championship of the Euroleague, with Olympiacos.

On July 31, 2013 it was announced that Gecevičius will return to Lietuvos rytas.

On July 9, 2015, Gecevičius signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball League.

Lithuanian national team

At the 2010 FIBA World Championship, Gecevičius played for the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, which won Bronze medals.
He also was a candidate to be on the Lithuania national team roster for EuroBasket 2011, and a candidate to be on Lithuanian roster for Eurobasket 2013, however on August 22, 2013 it was announced that Martynas leaves national team due to Jonas Kazlauskas decision. In 2015 he was included into the extended candidates list, but was not invited to the training camp.

Euroleague career statistics

Legend
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.

†	Denotes seasons in which Gecevičius' team won the Euroleague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2007–08	Lietuvos Rytas	18	0	9.3	.500	.393	1.000	.7	.1	.4	.0	3.2	2.6
2009–10	Lietuvos Rytas	10	10	33.7	.476	.452	.889	2.9	3.3	1.3	.0	14.2	14.5
2010–11	Lietuvos Rytas	15	9	28.8	.462	.412	.839	3.0	2.6	.5	.1	11.7	12.6
2011–12†	Olympiacos	18	3	16.7	.417	.413	.816	1.3	.8	.3	.0	6.2	5.7
2012–13†	Olympiacos	15	0	6.0	.174	.222	.750	.8	.3	.1	.0	1.0	.3
2013–14	Lietuvos Rytas	10	9	29.1	.443	.443	.792	2.7	2.0	1.2	.0	12.4	12.1
Career		86	31	18.8	.443	.413	.848	1.7	1.3	.6	.0	7.3	7.1

Awards and achievements

• Baltic Basketball League Presidents Cup Champion: (2008)
• 2x Baltic Basketball League Champion: (2007, 2009)
• Eurocup Champion: (2009)
• 2x Lithuanian Basketball Federation Cup Champion: (2009, 2010)
• 2x Lithuanian Basketball League Champion: (2009, 2010)
• 2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey:  Bronze
• 2x Euroleague Champion: (2012, 2013)
• Greek League Champion: (2012)

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• FIBA.com Profile
• VTB United League Profile