Robertas Javtokas
![]() Robertas Javtokas with Lithuania men's national basketball team
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Lithuanian Basketball League Euroleague |
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Born | Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR |
March 20, 1980 ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College | Arizona (1999–2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55th overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1997–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2006 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Khimki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–present | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robertas Javtokas (born March 20, 1980) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Javtokas is 2.11 m (6'11") in height and weighs 122 kg (270 lbs). He plays the center position. He has been a member of the Lithuanian national team since 2004. In the 2001 NBA Draft he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 55th overall pick.
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Player profile
Javtokas has very good athletic ability, long arms and good coordination. He is a good jumper who has a 40-inch vertical leap[1] and can easily dunk in traffic. He still has to work on his technique and to improve his free-throw shooting. He can run the floor and make plays on the perimeter with his good athletic ability, nice size, and good leaping ability. He is a good rebounder and a good defender as well. He once set a world record by dunking on a 12 foot high basket.[2]
Professional career
Europe
In 2000 Javtokas joined Lietuvos Rytas and quickly became the best center in the Lithuanian League. Javtokas, playing alongside Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Simas Jasaitis and Rimantas Kaukėnas won the 2002 Lithuanian League championship and also the North European League Championship. After the motorcycle crash, Javtokas missed the entire 2003 season and came back in 2004. In 2005, he won the Eurocup Championship and he was named the Eurocup Finals MVP.
In 2006, with his help, Rytas made a strong debut in the Euroleague, and also beat their main rival Žalgiris 4–0 in Lithuanian league finals series. The team also won the Baltic League Championship. After the season, Javtokas was disappointed that Rytas was not able to offer him a bigger pare of money and also was returning to the Eurocup instead of the Euroleague, so he decided to play in another club.
He joined Panathinaikos for the 2006–07 season and with them he won the Greek Championship, the Greek Cup, and the Euroleague (thus winning the coveted Basketball Triple Crown), although he played very limited minutes all season. On July 24, 2007, he signed a two-year contract with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian League. In Dynamo, he improved his free throw percentage from 35.5% to 54.5%, and he improved in scoring average to 12.2 points per game. In 2009, he joined the Russian club Khimki Moscow Region.[3][4] On July 15, 2010 he signed a two-year contract with the Spanish club Power Electronics Valencia.[5]
In June 2011 he returned to Lithuania and signed a three-year contract with the pro club Žalgiris of the Lithuanian LKL.[6] His contract was renewed in 2015.[7] On June 20, 2012, Robertas Javtokas was named as one of the best Eurocup players of all time. He took 4th place of 10.[8]
NBA
Javtokas was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with 56th overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft. Although Javtokas has not yet played with the Spurs, they still retain his NBA draft rights.
Euroleague career statistics
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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 |
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
† | Denotes seasons in which Javtokas won the Euroleague |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2005–06 | Lietuvos Rytas | 20 | 20 | 28.8 | .521 | .125 | .417 | 8.2 | .9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 13.9 |
2006–07† | Panathinaikos | 19 | 3 | 8.8 | .613 | .000 | .355 | 1.6 | .1 | .3 | .5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
2009–10 | Khimki | 16 | 13 | 25.7 | .591 | .000 | .457 | 6.4 | .4 | .2 | 1.2 | 10.1 | 12.3 |
2010–11 | Valencia | 21 | 20 | 24.7 | .574 | .500 | .414 | 5.3 | .7 | .6 | .7 | 8.2 | 9.1 |
2011–12 | Žalgiris | 16 | 14 | 23.4 | .489 | .000 | .421 | 5.2 | .5 | .2 | .7 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
2012–13 | 8 | 4 | 15.0 | .542 | .500 | .714 | 2.9 | .6 | .1 | .4 | 4.0 | 5.4 | |
2013–14 | 23 | 23 | 24.8 | .625 | .273 | .750 | 5.3 | 1.4 | .5 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 12.7 | |
2014–15 | 23 | 19 | 23.2 | .451 | .000 | .667 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .4 | .8 | 5.7 | 6.9 | |
Career | 146 | 56 | 22.4 | .549 | .200 | .485 | 5.0 | .8 | .5 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 9.0 |
Lithuanian national team
Javtokas debuted at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He averaged 8.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game. At the 2005 FIBA European Championship he played in 6 games for the Lithuanian national basketball team. During the tournament he averaged 11.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. His 2-point field goal percentage was 61.7% and his free-throw percentage was 47.1%.
He also played for Lithuania at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, which won Bronze medals.
Awards and achievements
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Team titles
- 7x Lithuanian League Champion – 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- North European League Champion – 2002
- Eurocup Champion – 2005
- Baltic League Champion – 2006
- Greek Cup Champion – 2007
- Euroleague Champion – 2007
- Greek League Champion – 2007
- Triple Crown Champion – 2007
- 2007 FIBA European Championship – Bronze Medalist
- 2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey – Bronze Medalist
- 2013 FIBA European Championship - Silver Medalist
Personal awards
- Lithuanian League All-Star Game – 2001, 2002, 2006
- Lithuanian League Rookie of the Year – 2001
- Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP – 2002
- Eurocup Finals MVP – 2005
- Lithuanian League Finals MVP – 2006
- Led the Lithuanian League in blocked shots – 2006
- Led the Baltic League in blocked shots – 2006
- 2x LKL Slam Dunk Champion – 2000, 2001
Personal
Javtokas attended to St. Vincent – St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, the same secondary school that LeBron James went to growing up. Javtokas also attended Bishop McGuinness High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for one year of high school during the 1997–1998 school year. His older brother Artūras Javtokas is a former basketball player.
Motorcycle crash
On May 1, 2002, while driving his Honda CBR1100XX motorcycle at a speed of around 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour) towards Vilnius, he had a serious accident. Approaching a side road, Javtokas started to pass a van, but the van driver did not see the motorcycle and turned left. There was no chance for Javtokas to stop and he hit the van, losing control but not the bike, which crashed into a car in the opposite lane. Javtokas flew dozens of meters and landed in bushes off the road, crushing his thighbone, breaking his shoulder, and injuring his knee and kidneys. He returned to basketball for the 2003–04 season.[9]
References
- ↑ Team Draft Overview-San Antonio Spurs.
- ↑ Javtokas dunks on a 12 foot high rim.
- ↑ BCKhimki.ru Khimki Adds Javtokas (Russian).
- ↑ Championat.ru Khimki signs Javtokas (Russian).
- ↑ Power Electronics signs Javtokas.
- ↑ ZALGIRIS brings Javtokas back to Lithuania
- ↑ Zalgiris re-signs veteran center Javtokas
- ↑ Eurocup Top 10 – A Decade of Eurocup Greats: The Top Players!
- ↑ Interbasket.net InterBasket > profiles > Javtokas.
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