Matt Lojeski
Matt Lojeski | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Racine, Wisconsin | July 24, 1985
Nationality | American / Belgian |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Catherine's (Racine, Wisconsin) |
College |
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undrafted | |
Playing career | 2007–2021 |
Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
Number | 24 |
Career history | |
2007–2009 | Okapi Aalst |
2009–2013 | Oostende |
2013–2017 | Olympiacos |
2017–2019 | Panathinaikos |
2019–2020 | Tofaş |
2020–2021 | AEK Athens |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Matthew Thomas Lojeski (born July 24, 1985) is an American-Belgian
High school career
Lojeski played high school basketball at
College career
Lojeski played
After being recruited by the Utah State Aggies and the DePaul Blue Demons, Lojeski ultimately decided to play at the University of Hawaii (NCAA Division I), where he played with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, from 2005 to 2007. While at Hawaii, he was selected to the Great Alaska Shootout's All-Tournament Team, and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Rainbow Classic in 2006. He was also selected to the All-WAC Newcomer Team in 2006. He was named to the All-WAC Second Team in 2007.[5]
Professional career
Lojeski began his pro career in 2007, with the
.With Oostende, he won the Belgian Cup in 2010 and 2013, and the Belgian League championship in 2012 and 2013. He was also named the Belgian Cup MVP in 2013,[7] and the Belgian League MVP the same year.[8]
On July 31, 2013, Lojeski signed a two-year contract with the back-to-back defending EuroLeague champions Olympiacos.[9][10] On November 16, 2014, he extended his contract with Olympiacos until 2017.[11] With Olympiacos, he won the 2013 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, and the Greek League championship in 2015 and 2016.
Lojeski has also played in the NBA Summer League, with the Summer League teams of the Utah Jazz and Milwaukee Bucks.[12]
On August 12, 2017, Lojeski signed a one-year deal with Greek club
On August 5, 2019, he signed with Tofaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[14]
On July 26, 2020, Lojeski agreed to return to Greece, this time for AEK Athens.[15]
National team career
Lojeski received
He made his debut in an official tournament with Belgium, at
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2013–14 | Olympiacos | 29 | 13 | 25.0 | .518 | .430 | .778 | 4.0 | 2.0 | .6 | .1 | 11.1 | 12.6 |
2014–15 | 25 | 7 | 24.2 | .489 | .432 | .625 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 9.5 | 10.6 | |
2015–16 | 11 | 3 | 21.6 | .506 | .450 | .813 | 3.5 | 2.5 | .5 | .1 | 10.1 | 12.0 | |
2016–17 | 26 | 2 | 21.4 | .494 | .420 | .827 | 3.1 | 1.6 | .5 | .3 | 9.9 | 11.3 | |
2017–18
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Panathinaikos | 27 | 18 | 18.3 | .467 | .455 | .700 | 2.4 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
2018–19
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25 | 6 | 15.9 | .517 | .356 | .920 | 2.2 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | |
Career | 143 | 49 | 22.1 | .499 | .426 | .790 | 3.1 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 8.7 | 9.4 |
Awards and accomplishments
College
- NJCAAAll-Tournament Team: (2004)
- NJCAAAll-American Third Team: (2005)
- Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team: (2006)
- Rainbow Classic Most Outstanding Player: (2006)
- All-WAC Newcomer Team: (2006)
- All-WAC Second Team: (2007)
Pro career
- 2× Belgian League MVP: (2009, 2013)
- 2× Belgian Cup Winner: (2010, 2013)
- 2× Belgian LeagueChampion: (2012, 2013)
- Belgian Cup MVP: (2013)
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion: (2013)
- 2015)
- 4× Greek League Champion: (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
- Greek League Finals MVP: (2019)
References
- ^ MattLojeski.com - Citizenship: U.S./Belgian. Archived 2013-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MATTHEW LOJESKI Height: 198 cm Weight: 92 kg.
- ^ About Matt Personal Details. Archived 2013-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MATT LOJESKI Prep:
- ^ 21 MATT LOJESKI:
- ^ The.Honoluluadvertiser.com Ex-'Bow Lojeski best in Belgium.
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Oostende, MZT Skopje Clinch Cup Titles.
- ^ DeMorgen.br Matt Lojeski blijft BC Oostende trouw (in Dutch).
- ^ "Olympiakos BC officially sign Matt Lojeski". Sportando. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "OLYMPIACOS acquires Lojeski from Oostende". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Olympiacos extends Matt Lojeski till June 2017". Sportando.com. November 16, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ Professional History/Accomplishments.
- ^ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό Superfoods ο Ματ Λοτζέσκι". paobc.gr (in Greek). August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "Matt Lojeski signs in Turkey with Tofas Bursa". Sportando. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Aek Athens officially signs Matt Lojeski". Sportando. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Court-Side.com Matt Lojeski added by Olympiacos.
- ^ Eurobasket2013.org Roundup: Mancinelli, Lojeski Ruled Out. Archived 2013-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GREECE TOO MUCH FOR BELGIUM". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Matt Lojeski". eurobasket2015.org. FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
External links
- Official Website
- Matt Lojeski at draftexpress.com
- Matt Lojeski at baskethotel.com (in English)
- Matt Lojeski at esake.gr (in Greek)
- Matt Lojeski at eurobasket.com
- Matt Lojeski at euroleague.net
- Matt Lojeski at archive.fiba.com
- Matt Lojeski at fiba.com (game center)
- Matt Lojeski at hawaiiathletics.com
- Matt Lojeski at sports-reference.com
- Matt Lojeski at tblstat.net
- Matt Lojeski on X