The “Rytas” system was strengthened by two youth basketball players from Žalgiris / News



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Two members of the sixteen-year-old Lithuanian team, Rokas Jocius and Tautvydas Baltrušaitis, joined the Vilnius “Pyramid” pyramid.

Triples are released this season

Both tall men entered the most talented list last year and defended the country’s honor at the European Championship in Italy. They decided to pursue a professional career playing for the Vilnius Perl team.

Both basketball players were also included in the 17-year-old most promising youth list compiled by the BasketNews.lt website.

208 cm tall 97 kilograms Jocius 2019. He defended the honor of Lithuania in the European Championship (U16) in Italy, and last season he played in the Regional Basketball League (RKL).

Jocius defended the honor of the Žalgirio-3 team in the RKL championship and recorded the statistics of 5.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 9 utility points in 25 games.

Representing the Lithuanian youth team (U16), the Baltrušaitis, 204 cm tall and 84 kilorams, registered the statistics of 9.1 points and 5.9 rebounds and 10.7 points of utility on average.

Baltrušaitis also played for the Žalgirio-3 team, where he played 10 games, during which he scored an average of 3.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 4.1 utility points.

“We are pleased that these youth team players have decided to join the” Morning “system. We will provide all the necessary conditions for their development in order to achieve professional careers for basketball players,” says club director Rolandas Jarutis.

In preparation for the upcoming season, the capital club is strengthening the ranks of its youth pyramid and intends to add some younger talents to the lineup in the near future.



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