Ignite
Matas Buzelis
Number
13
Position
Forward
Height
6-10
Weight
209 lbs
Born
October 13, 2004
Drafted
2024 Rnd 1 Pick 11
Last Attended
NBA G League Ignite/USA
career 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 | 8 | 6 | 27.7 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 48.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 22.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 76.9 | 0.6 | 5 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 27.7 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 48.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 22.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 76.9 | 0.6 | 5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.6 |
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.