Norbertas Giga

Norbertas Giga
Prawira Bandung
PositionCenter / power forward
Personal information
Born (1995-06-06) June 6, 1995 (age 29)
Kėdainiai, Lithuania
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaint Benedict's Prep
(Newark, New Jersey)
College
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2018–2019Rytas Vilnius
2018–2019→Spójnia Stargard
2019–2020Juventus Utena
2020–2021Neptūnas Klaipėda
2021–2022Juventus Utena
2022–2023Haukar
2023–2024Irbis-Alatau
2024Álftanes
2024Kanazawa Samuraiz

Norbertas Giga (born June 6, 1995) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who last played for the Kanazawa Samuraiz of the B3 League. He played college basketball for Jacksonville State University and graduated in 2018.[1][2]

Professional career

During his early career, Giga represented KM-Perlas Vilnius in RKL.[3]

Giga represented the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2018 NBA Summer League.[4] His debut was 4 points and 1 rebound.[5]

On September 23, 2018, Giga signed with Rytas Vilnius.[6]

On August 8, 2019, Giga signed a three-year deal with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[7] He averaged 6.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. On July 17, 2020, he signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[8]

In August 2022, Giga signed with Haukar of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[9]

In February 2024, Giga signed with Álftanes for the rest of the season.[10]

On July 13, 2024, Giga signed with the Kanazawa Samuraiz of the B3 League.[11] On December 3, his contract was terminated.[12]

National team career

Giga represented Lithuania junior times twice during the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Norbertas Giga College Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Norbertas Gigas Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Norbertas Giga / RKL". rkl.lt. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  4. ^ ""76ers" Vasaros lygos sudėtyje – lietuvis aukštaūgis". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Norbertas Giga Las Vegase debiutavo su "76ers" marškinėliais". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Carchia, E. (September 23, 2018). "Rytas Vilnius part ways with Matt Farrell, sign Norbertas Giga". Sportando. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Norbertas Giga signs multi-year contract with Juventus". Sportando. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 17, 2020). "Neptunas tabs Norbertas Giga". Sportando. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Ólafsson, Hjörvar (August 3, 2022). "Haukar halda áfram að safna liði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (February 1, 2024). "Giga bætist við Álftanes". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "Norbertas Giga(ノルベルタス・ギガ) 選手(新規) 契約基本合意のお知らせ". 金沢武士団. July 13, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "【 お知らせ 】#6 ノルベルタス・ギガ 選手契約解除のお知らせ". 金沢武士団. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  13. ^ "Norbertas Giga". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.