Marius Grigonis

Marius Grigonis

No. 13 – Iberostar Tenerife
Position	Small forward
League	ACB Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-26) April 26, 1994 Kaunas, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	Žalgiris Kaunas
2013–2014	→ Peñas Huesca
2014–2016	Manresa
2016–present	Iberostar Tenerife
Career highlights and awards
All LEB Oro team (2014)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Lithuania FIBA European U-16 Championship 2010 Montenegro Team FIBA European U-18 Championship 2012 Lithuania Team FIBA World U-19 Championship 2013 Czech Republic Team

Marius Grigonis (born April 26, 1994) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of Liga ACB. He can play both guard positions as well as the small forward position.

Playing career

Before starting his professional career, Grigonis played in the NKL with the Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school for four seasons. He was an important contributor to the team during his debut season, and established himself as a leader by his third season. He won bronze medals during his last two seasons with the Sabonis school team.

On 15 May 2013, Grigonis was brought into the main Žalgiris roster for a game against BC Nizhny Novgorod in the VTB United League. According to the new Žalgiris director P. Motiejūnas, Grigonis will see more playing time next season.^[1]

For the 2013–14 season, Grigonis was loaned to the Spanish second division team Peñas Huesca. Finished the regular season, he was elected in the All-LEB Oro team.^[2]

After spending two seasons with Bàsquet Manresa, on July 28, 2016 he signed a "2+1" deal with Iberostar Tenerife.^[3]

National team career

Grigonis represented Lithuania in the U–16, U–18, U–19 and U–20 youth tournaments. He led his team to two silver medals and a bronze medal while participating in four tournaments. During the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship semifinal game, he scored the winning shot against Serbia. As a result of his contributions to the team's success, he was chosen to be included in the All–Tournament Team.^[4] In 2014, coach Jonas Kazlauskas included Grigonis in the preliminary 24–player candidate list for the senior national basketball team.^[5] Though, he was invited to the national team training camp for the first time only in 2016 and immediately qualified into the Olympic roster.^[6][7]

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