Martinas Geben

Martinas Geben
Geben with Brose Bamberg in 2022
No. 12 – Bàsquet Girona
PositionCenter
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1994-10-20) October 20, 1994 (age 30)
Vilnius, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
CollegeNotre Dame (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2021Žalgiris Kaunas
2018–2019→Juventus Utena
2021–2022Brose Bamberg
2022Fraport Skyliners
2022–2024Baxi Manresa
2024–presentCedevita Olimpija
2024–present→Bàsquet Girona
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Lithuania Lithuania
FIBA World U-19 Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Czech Republic Team
2017 Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Team

Martinas Geben (born October 20, 1994) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB, on loan from Cedevita Olimpija. He previously attended and played college basketball in the University of Notre Dame.

College career

Geben played four seasons at the University of Notre Dame. He was primarily used as a backup in his first two seasons for the Fighting Irish, and became a starter in his senior year. As a senior, he averaged 11.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.

Professional career

On 28 June 2018, Geben signed a three-year (2+1) contract with the Lithuanian champions Žalgiris Kaunas.[1][2]

On 11 September 2018, Geben was loaned to the Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[3] After averaging 11.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks during the 2018–19 LKL season, he received the LKL Most Valuable Player Award.[4]

On 29 July 2021, Geben signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[5]

On 20 September 2022, Geben signed a two-month deal with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6] He averaged 14.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists in six BBL games played.

On 11 December 2022, Geben signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[7] On 27 June 2023, he renewed his contract for an additional year.[8]

On 21 June 2024, Geben signed a two-year contract with Cedevita Olimpija of the ABA League and the Slovenian League.[9]

In December 2024, Geben was loaned to Bàsquet Girona until the end of the season, returning to the Liga ACB after his previous stint at Bàsquet Manresa.[10]

National team career

Geben won bronze medal while representing the Lithuania men's national under-19 basketball team during the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[11] Geben won a gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei as part of the Lithuanian student national team with an 85–74 win over the United States.[12]

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  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Notre Dame 22 1 8.8 .550 — .700 1.6 .4 .0 .4 1.6
2015–16 Notre Dame 16 0 3.0 .545 — 1.000 .9 .0 .1 .1 1.4
2016–17 Notre Dame 34 23 12.4 .646 — .767 3.4 .7 .4 .3 3.1
2017–18 Notre Dame 36 36 24.8 .606 .333 .850 8.0 1.2 .6 .9 11.1
Career 108 60 14.4 .608 .333 .825 4.2 .7 .3 .5 5.2

References

  1. ^ "Zalgiris thinks long-term with big man Geben". zalgiris.lt. June 28, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Zalgiris signed Martinas Geben". Eurohoops. June 28, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ^ ""Žalgirio" treniruočių stovykloje kojas apšilęs M.Gebenas skolinamas "Juventus" ekipa". Žalgiris (in Lithuanian). September 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "M. Gebenas – naudingiausias sezono krepšininkas - LKL.LT". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). May 13, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Brose Bamberg announces Martinas Geben". Sportando. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Martinas Geben Verstärkt Fraport Skyliners". fraport-skyliners.de (in German). September 20, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Martinas Geben, arriba un 'cinc' per reforçar el BAXI Manresa". basquetmanresa.com (in Catalan). December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "El pivot Martinas Geben renova amb el BAXI Manresa". basquetmanresa.com (in Catalan). June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  9. ^ Gancedo, Javier (June 21, 2024). "Cedevita Olimpija adds size with Martinas Geben". EuroLeague. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "MARTINAS GEBEN FITXA PEL BÀSQUET GIRONA". Bàsquet Girona (in Catalan). December 29, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  11. ^ "Lithuania - 2013 FIBA U19 Championship for Men". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Basketball) Results Men Gold Medal Game 96". data.2017.gov.taipei. Retrieved April 11, 2020.