Matt Lojeski

Matt Lojeski
No. 24 – Olympiacos Piraeus
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Greek Basket League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1985-07-24) July 24, 1985
Racine, Wisconsin
Nationality American / Belgian
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school St. Catherine's (Racine, Wisconsin)
College Eastern Wyoming (2003–2005)
Hawaii (2005–2007)
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2009 Okapi Aalstar
2009–2013 Oostende
2013–present Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards

Matthew Thomas "Matt" Lojeski (born July 24, 1985) is an American-born Belgian[1] professional basketball player who plays for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League. He also represents the senior men's Belgian national basketball team. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.[2]

College career

After playing high school basketball at St. Catherines High School in Racine, Wisconsin, Lojeski played college basketball at Eastern Wyoming College from 2003 to 2005, and at the University of Hawaii, where he played with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, from 2005 to 2007.

Professional career

Lojeski began his pro career in 2007 with the Belgian League club Aalstar. While a member of Aalstar, he was named the Belgian League MVP in 2009.[3] He then moved to the Belgian League club Oostende.

With Oostende, he won the Belgian Cup in 2010 and 2013, and the Belgian League championship in 2012 and 2013. He was also named the Belgian Cup MVP in 2013,[4] and the Belgian League MVP the same year.[5]

On July 31, 2013, Lojeski signed a two-year contract with the back-to-back defending Euroleague champions Olympiacos.[6][7] On November 16, 2014, he extended his contract with Olympiacos until 2017.[8]

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
2013–14 Olympiacos 29 13 25.0 .518 .430 .778 4.0 2.0 .6 .1 11.1 12.6
2014–15 25 7 24.2 .489 .432 .625 3.8 1.6 1.0 .3 9.5 10.6
Career 54 20 24.6 .504 .431 .731 3.9 1.8 .8 .2 10.3 11.7

Belgian national team

Lojeski received Belgian nationality in May 2013, making him eligible to play for the senior men's Belgian national basketball team.[9] After playing in the team's preparation stage in several friendly games, he was selected to play for Belgium at the EuroBasket 2013. However, he could not play at the tournament, due to an injury.[10]

He made his debut in a finals tournament at EuroBasket 2015. On September 7, 2015, he hit a buzzer-beating tip-in against Lithuania, which gave Belgium the 76–74 win. Belgium ended the competition at the Round of 16, losing to Greece, by a score of 75–54.[11] Over 6 tournament games, he averaged 11.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game, on 49.1% shooting from the field.[12]

Awards and accomplishments

College

Pro career

References

  1. ↑ MattLojeski.com - Citizenship: U.S./Belgian.
  2. ↑ About Matt Personal Details.
  3. ↑ The.Honoluluadvertiser.com Ex-'Bow Lojeski best in Belgium.
  4. ↑ FIBAEurope.com Oostende, MZT Skopje Clinch Cup Titles.
  5. ↑ DeMorgen.br Matt Lojeski blijft BC Oostende trouw (Dutch).
  6. ↑ "Olympiakos BC officially sign Matt Lojeski". Sportando. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "OLYMPIACOS acquires Lojeski from Oostende". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Olympiacos extends Matt Lojeski till June 2017". Sportando.com. November 16, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ Court-Side.com Matt Lojeski added by Olympiacos.
  10. ↑ Eurobasket2013.org Roundup: Mancinelli, Lojeski Ruled Out.
  11. ↑ "GREECE TOO MUCH FOR BELGIUM.". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Matt Lojeski". eurobasket2015.org. FIBA Europe. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

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