Egidijus Mockevičius

Egidijus Mockevičius
No. 55 – Evansville Purple Aces
Position Center
League Missouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born (1992-09-01) September 1, 1992
Kuršėnai, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College Evansville (2012–present)
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Vilnius KK Akademija (Lithuania)
2011–2012 Šarūnas Marčiulionis basketball academy (Lithuania)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MVC (2015)
Medals
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2012 Slovenia Team competition
FIBA World Under-19 Championship
2011 Latvia Team competition
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2010 Lithuania Team competition
European Youth Olympic Festival
2007 Serbia Team competition

Egidijus Mockevičius (born September 1, 1992) is a Lithuanian basketball player, currently playing for Evansville Purple Aces.

College career

In his third year, he averaged 12.5 points and 9.9 rebounds, accumulating a total of 20 double-doubles. He finished the season with a powerful 27 point and 12 rebound performance.[1] On November 28, 2015 Mockevičius grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds.[2] On January 2, 2016 he repeated this achievement.[3]

International career

He won five gold medals with Lithuania national teams: European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (U-15) in 2007, Europe U-16 in 2008, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012.

References

  1. ↑ NCAA lietuviai: nuo debiutavusio Sabonio iki prestižinį universitetą baigiančio Maldūno (Lithuanian)
  2. ↑ "Egidijus Mockevičius per NCAA rungtynes atkovojo 21 kamuolį". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "NCAA pirmenybėse – sėkmingi lietuvių pasirodymai ir galingas Mockevičiaus dvigubas dublis". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

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