Matas Jogėla


Matas Jogėla is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League and the Champions League. A native of Tauragė, he has competed with the Lithuania under-18 team, winning a silver medal.

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 in 2015–16.
In his first season with Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of the National Basketball League in 2016–17, Jogėla averaged 5.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. 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 April 10, 2018, Jogėla announced his intentions to enter the 2018 NBA draft. In August, Jogėla joined Žalgiris main team preseason camp, but was then loaned to Dzūkija Alytus for the rest of the 2018–2019 season.
On September 19, 2019, he has signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

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.