Ignite
Matas Buzelis
Number
13
Position
Forward
Height
6-10
Weight
209 lbs
Born
October 13, 2004
Drafted
Undrafted
Last Attended
USA/USA
2023-24 Stats
| Season | Team | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | GLI | 19 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 14.3 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 44.5 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 27.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 67.9 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Total | 26 | 26 | 32 | 14.3 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 44.5 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 27.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 67.9 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
Player Bio
Matas Buzelis (born November 2, 2004) is a forward for G League Ignite. A Chicago-area native, Buzelis played his senior high school season at Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas. He was named the 2022-23 Gatorade Kansas Boys Basketball Player of the Year after averaging 15.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks and shooting 53.7 percent from the field, including 43.1 percent from 3-point range. Buzelis led the team to a 22-8 record and the Final Four of GEICO Nationals. As a junior at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, Buzelis was selected as the 2021-22 Gatorade New Hampshire Boys Basketball Player of the Year and won the New England Prep School Athletic Council Class AAA Tournament championship.