Donatas Sabeckis (born 30 December 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He primarily plays as point guard, but can also play as shooting guard or small forward.
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| No. 8 – M Basket Mažeikiai | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | LKL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 30, 1992 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2014 | JAZZ-Diremta Kaunas |
| 2014–2016 | Sūduva-Mantinga Marijampolė |
| 2016–2018 | Šiauliai |
| 2018 | Žalgiris |
| 2018–2019 | →MHP Riesen |
| 2019 | Cibona |
| 2019–2020 | CBet Prienai |
| 2020–2021 | Lions de Genève |
| 2021–2023 | BC Šiauliai |
| 2023 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2023–2024 | Czarni Słupsk |
| 2024-present | M Basket Mažeikiai |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career
editBorn in Kaunas, Sabeckis started his professional career in JAZZ-Diremta, where he played in RKL and NKL leagues (third and second division). In 2013/2014 season he moved to Sūduva-Mantinga alongside his brother Deividas. In 2015/16 season Sabeckis won gold medals with the team and was named NKL Finals MVP.[1]
In 2016/17 season he signed with Šiauliai of the LKL. On 23 April 2017 in game against BC Vytautas, Sabeckis recorded 20 points, 13 assists, 7 rebounds, 6 steals, and 37 efficiency points.[2]
After a breakout 2017/2018 season, in which Sabeckis led LKL in assists, he was signed by Žalgiris on 6 August 2018.[3] On 31 October, Sabeckis was loaned to German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season.[4] After a tumultuous year plagued with roster changes, and being out with an injury for almost three months, Sabeckis left the team on 3 June 2019, along with three more players.[5]
On 21 July 2019, he parted ways with Žalgiris and signed with Croatian club Cibona.[6][7]
For the 2020–2021 season, he signed a one-year contract with Lions de Genève, a Swiss professional club in 1st division (SBL League). He won two national titles during this season, the SBL Cup and the Patrick Baumann Swiss Cup.
On 24 July 2021, Sabeckis signed two–year contract with BC Šiauliai.[8]
On 13 September 2023, Sabeckis signed a three-month deal with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[9]
On 13 December 2023, Sabeckis signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[10]
On 22 June 2024, Sabeckis signed one-year deal with M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[11]
References
edit- ^ "Kantrus ir užsispyręs čempionas: Donato Sabeckio kelionė iki NKL finalo MVP".
- ^ "Istorinis Donato Sabeckio pasirodymas priminė beprotišką 1995-ųjų LKL statistiką".
- ^ "Zalgiris inks Sabeckis and loans Valinskas". 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Sabeckis to join MHP Riesen on loan basis". 31 October 2018.
- ^ "MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg signs two players, parts ways with four". Sportando. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Zalgiris parts ways with Martynas Varnas and Donatas Sabeckis". zalgiris.lt. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Donatas Sabeckis novi je igrač Cibone". cibona.com (in Croatian). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Papildymas "Šiauliuose": sugrįžta Sabeckis ir atvyksta aukštaūgis". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Išvyksta Davisas, traumuotą Bičkauskį pavaduos Sabeckis". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Czarni adds Sabeckis to their roster, ex Lietkabelis". eurobasket.com. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Komandos atakoms diriguos D. Sabeckis". mbasket.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
External links
edit- Donatas Sabeckis at euroleague.net
- Donatas Sabeckis at RealGM.com