Artūras Jomantas

Artūras Jomantas

No. 30 – Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
Position	Small forward
League	Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born	May 4, 1985 Skuodas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2004	Mažeikiai Nafta
2004–2006	BC Šiauliai
2006–2013	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2013–2014	Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2014–2015	BC Dzūkija
2015-2016	BC Šiauliai
2016–present	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
Career highlights and awards
FIBA EuroCup All-Star (2006) 3x LKL champion (2005, 2007, 2009) Eurocup champion (2009)
Medals Men's Basketball Competitor for  Lithuania FIBA Under-21 World Championship 2005 Argentina National Team FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2005 Russia National Team FIBA European U-20 Championship 2004 Czech Republic National Team FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2003 Greece National Team

Artūras Jomantas (born May 4, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Professional career

Born in Skuodas, Lithuania, he made his debut with Mažeikiai (Lithuania) during the 2002-03 championship. He played high-school basketball at Laurinburg Normal HS. He signed for the 2003-04 season by Mažeikiai. He signed for the 2004-05 season by Šiauliai and played there when they won the 2005-06 championship. He signed for the 2006-07 season by Lietuvos Rytas. Despite being a solid player at first, his career in Rytas quickly went downward, and he was eventually released in May 2013. In August 2013 it was announced that Jomantas signed with BC Pieno žvaigždės.

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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Euroleague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2007–08	Lietuvos Rytas	20	7	23.0	.529	.429	.717	4.1	1.7	1.1	.2	6.3	8.3
2009–10	Lietuvos Rytas	10	10	32.1	.571	.294	.727	4.7	2.8	1.5	.1	9.5	11.5
2010–11	Lietuvos Rytas	12	5	16.4	.412	.214	.750	2.2	1.0	.4	.1	2.4	2.5
2012–13	Lietuvos Rytas	3	3	25.0	.250	.286	.1000	4.0	1.0	.7	.0	4.0	6.3

Awards and achievements

• LKL, Baltic Basketball League, LKF Vice-Champion - 2008
• He was named the 2007-08 Euroleague Week-2 MVP.^[1]
• He won the 2007 Baltic League with BC Lietuvos Rytas.
• He played in the 2005 Lithuanian All Star Game.
• He played in the 2006 FIBA EuroCup All Star Game.
• He played in 2007 Baltic League All Star Game.
• He has been member of the Lithuanian U-16, U-18, U-20 and U-21 National Team.
• He played at the 2001 European U-16 Championship.
• He won the silver medal at the 2003 World U-18 Championship.
• He won the silver medal at the 2005 European U-20 Championship.
• He won the bronze medal at the 2005 European U-20 Championship.
• He won the gold medal at the 2005 World Under-21 Championship.
• LKF cup winner: 2009
• LKL second place winner: 2007, 2008
• ULEB Eurocup champion 2009
• Euroleague MVP of the Week - Season 2007-08, Week 2, against Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.

References

1. Player profil on euroleague.net

External links

• Eurobasket Profile