Martynas_Mažeika
Martynas Mažeika
Lithuanian basketball player
Martynas Mažeika (born 29 January 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. At 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) in height, he played as point guard and shooting guard, preferring the latter position.[1] He is currently the general manager for Neptūnas Klaipėda.
 Mažeika with Science City Jena in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Neptūnas Klaipėda | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | General manager | ||||||||||||||
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-01-29) 29 January 1985 (age 39) Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2001–2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | →Telekom Baskets Bonn | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Orlandina Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Khimik | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Kalev/Cramo | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Science City Jena | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | University of Tartu | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | BC Kretinga | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Mažeika began his professional career in 2000, aged 15, with the Lithuanian club Neptūnas where he stayed until 2004.[2] He then moved to Alba Berlin for three years, the last one on loan to Telekom Baskets Bonn.[3] He then played at Capo d'Orlando and Khimik. During the 2008–09 season he returned to Neptūnas and started the 2009–10 season with VEF Rīga.[2] On January 15, 2010 he joined the Greek League club A.E.K. Athens. In October 2010 he returned to Neptūnas again. In 2017, he signed with Estonian champions Kalev/Cramo. In October 2017, Mažeika returned to Germany, signing with Science City Jena of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4]
On 1 March 2023, Mažeika retired from professional basketball and became the sports director of Neptūnas Klaipėda.[5][6] On 20 June, he was appointed the interim general manager of Neptūnas, before becoming general manager on 6 November.[7]
Mažeika was a member of the 2001 Lithuanian National Cadet team, the 2002 Lithuanian Junior Team and the 2004 Under 20 Team.
| 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 |
- "Martynas Mazeika Net Worth". Squander.
- Martynas Mazeika (16 December 2014). "Martynas Mazeika: A dream waiting to come true". Euroleague. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "Martynas Mazeika für ein Jahr nach Bonn ausgeliehen". albaberlin.de (in German). 8 August 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- "Martynas Mazeika für ein Jahr nach Bonn ausgeliehen". jenatv.de (in German). 12 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ""Neptūnas" paskelbė apie permainas klubo administracijoje ir pristatė finansinius planus". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "Kaip Mažeika marškinėlius iškeitė į kostiumą: artimųjų staigmena ir tikslai "Neptūne"". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "Mažeikai patikėtos "Neptūno" direktoriaus pareigos". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.