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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

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career Stats

PPG

14.3

RPG

6.9

APG

1.9

SeasonTeamAgeGPGSMINPTSFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBREBASSTSTLBLKTOVPF
2023-24GLI198627.713.35.110.648.20.83.422.21.31.676.90.655.61.91.31.321.6
Total8627.713.35.110.648.20.83.422.21.31.676.90.651.71.91.31.321.6

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.