Matas Jogėla
Lithuanian basketball player
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Matas Jogėla (born 10 July 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). A native of Tauragė, he has competed with the Lithuania under-18 team, winning a silver medal.[1]
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Jogėla with Wolves in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 8 – Dolomiti Energia Trento | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | LBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 July 1998 Tauragė, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2019 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Dzūkija Alytus | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Neptūnas | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Río Breogán | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Wolves Twinsbet | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Dolomiti Energia Trento | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
Jogėla began his career with the reserve team of Lietuvos rytas Vilnius, averaging 9.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT) in 2015–16.[2][3]
In his first season with Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of the National Basketball League (NKL) in 2016–17, Jogėla averaged 5.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.[4] However, a foot injury sidelined him for a large part of the season. Next year, he was one of the team's leading players, averaging 11.5 points and 5 rebounds.
On 10 April 2018, Jogėla announced his intentions to enter the 2018 NBA draft.[5] In August, Jogėla joined Žalgiris Kaunas preseason camp, but was then loaned to Dzūkija Alytus for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[6]
On 19 September 2019, Jogėla signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[7]
On 13 June 2023, Jogėla signed a one-year deal with Río Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.[8]
On 3 July 2024, Jogėla signed a two-year contract with Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[9]
On 26 July 2025, Jogėla signed a two-year contract with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[10]
National team career
Jogėla represented Lithuania at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He averaged 1.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists as his team claimed the silver medal.[11]