Mantas Juzėnas
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | West Coast Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 16, 2006 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Saint Mary's (2025–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022–2023 | BC Žalgiris-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | BC Žalgiris-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →BC Žalgiris-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | BC Žalgiris | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | →BC Žalgiris-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mantas Juzėnas (born November 16, 2006) is a Lithuanian basketball player for NCAA Division I Saint Mary's College after having played for BC Žalgiris of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and its reserve teams.
Professional career
In 2022–2025, Juzėnas played for the BC Žalgiris' reserve teams BC Žalgiris-3 in the Regional Basketball League and BC Žalgiris-2 in the National Basketball League.[1]
During the 2024–25 LKL season Juzėnas partly played for the primary BC Žalgiris team in ten Lithuanian Basketball League games and averaged 4.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists.[2] Moreover, during the 2024–2025 EuroLeague season Juzėnas on 7 November 2024 debuted with the primary team BC Žalgiris in the EuroLeague and in total played in three EuroLeague games.[3][4]
College career
On 29 April 2025 it was announced that Juzėnas will play for the NCAA Division I Saint Mary's College, starting with the 2025–26 NCAA season.[5]
National team career
Juzėnas played for the Lithuania men's national under-16 team in the 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship (averaged 2.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists) and helped the Lithuania's national team to win gold medal.[6][7]
He also represented the Lithuania men's national under-18 team in the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship (averaged 9.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists) and 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket (averaged 11.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2 assists)nas Lithuania was eliminated in the round of 16 and quarterfinal respectively.[6]
At age 18, Juzėnas represented the Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team in the 2025 FIBA U20 EuroBasket.[6] He led Lithuania in the semi-final 81–71 victory versus France by scoring 21 points (7/10 three-pointers).[8][9] In the final Juzėnas scored only 3 points in a 83–66 loss to Italy, however after averaging 11.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1 steal per game Juzėnas was included into the tournament's All-Star Five.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Mantas Juzėnas". Nacionalinė krepšinio lyga (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Mantas Juzėnas". Lithuanian Basketball League. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Mantas Juzėnas". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "FC Bayern Munich vs Zalgiris Kaunas (2024-11-07)". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "M.Juzėnas karjerą tęs NCAA čempionate". Žalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Mantas Juzėnas". FIBA. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "2022 FIBA U16 European Championship". FIBA. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Lithuania vs France - Semi-Finals - FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025". FIBA. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Semi-Finals - Lithuania v France - Full Basketball Game - FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025". FIBA via YouTube.com. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Ferrari takes home MVP honors; headlines All-Star Five". FIBA. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "M. Juzėnas Europos čempionate sulaukė išskirtinio įvertinimo". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 21 July 2025.