Ignas Sargiunas

Height:
6-5
Weight:
200
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kaunas, Lithuania
High School:
Jonas Basanavicius Gymnasium

• Before you say anything else, make sure you know how to correctly say ”Ig-nus” ”Sar-goo-nass”.
• Spring 2019 signee who has spent the past two seasons playing for Zalgiris II in Lithuania’s NKL, the country’s second division league, and also has represented Lithuania internationally four times since 2015.

Final Bio (PDF)

2018-19 Season Highlights:
• Logged playing time in 20 games, including a season-most 14 minutes at Temple.
• Recorded double-figure minutes against Savannah State, Temple and Kennesaw State.
• Started the exhibition opener at UAB and had three points, two rebounds and two assists in the victory over the Blazers.
• Dished out a combined six assists in the first two outings of the season against Savannah State and Temple.
• Scored a season-high seven points twice, against Savannah State in the opener and versus Kennesaw State.
• Was the first Bulldog off the bench in Georgia’s victory over Vanderbilt in Athens.
• Knocked down a pair of first-half 3-pointers against the Commodores, his first first-half points since the Texas Southern game on Dec. 3.
• Scored a combined 10 points in 14 minutes of action against No. 3 Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
• Averaged 4.3 ppg over the first three SEC outings of the campaign.

Club Highlights:
• Averaged double digits for Zalgiris II in his hometown of Kaunas each of the past two seasons.
• In 2017-18, averaged 10.5 points, 2.7 assists, 2.0 boards and 0.8 steals as Zalgiris II compiled a 20-18 record and finished runners-up in the NKL Play-Offs.
• Started 29 of 46 games played during the 2017-18 season, with 26 double-digit scoring outputs and a season-high 26 points against KTU in the quarterfinals of the NKL Play-Offs.
• Reached double digits in the scoring column in 19 of 36 regular-seasons games, with a high output of 16 points versus both Telsiai and Ezerunas.
• Increased his production significantly during the Play-Offs, starting nine of 10 games and averaging 15.6 points with seven double-digit performances including a trio of 20-point outbursts.
• In 2016-17, averaged 10.0 points, 2.7 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 0.9 steals to help Zalgiris II finish 23-15 and advance to the quarterfinals of the NKL Play-Offs.
• Started nine of 30 games played during the 2016-17 campaign, with 17 double-digit performances.
• Posted a season-high 19 points against Petrochema and dished out a season-most eight assists versus Perlas-MRU.
• Zalgiris II lost to the eventual NKL champions in each year of the Play-Offs – to Sudova-Mantinga in 2017 and to Neptunas-Akvaservis Klaipeda in 2018.

International Highlights:
• A four-time medalist representing Lithuania since 2015, winning gold at the 2015 U16 European Championships, silver at the 2016 U18 European Championships and bronze at both the 2017 U17 World Championships and the 2017 U18 European Championships.
• Averaged a team-high 13.0 points for Lithuania at the 2017 U17 Worlds in Zaragoza, Spain.
• Scored in double digits in five of seven outings, headlined by a team-high 15 points against the U.S. in the semifinals.
• Did so against a U.S. roster featuring six players entering the 2018 NBA Draft (Wendell Carter Jr., Troy Brown Jr., Jaren Jackson Jr., Kevin Knox II, Collin Sexton and Gary Trent Jr.).
• Posted averages of 10.6 points, 4.1 boards and 1.6 assists at the 2017 U18 Euros, including a high of 18 points versus Italy in the quarterfinal round.
• Logged double-digit minutes in five of six outings at the 2016 U18 Europeans, averaging 2.7 points, 1.5 boards and 1.5 assists.
• Averaged 8.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists during the 2015 U16 Euros, with a tourney-best 17 points against Israel.

Personal:
• Full Name: Ignas Sargiuas
• Birthdate / Birthplace: September 11, 1999 / Kaunas, Lithuania
• Parents: Remigijus Sargiunas and Jurate Sargiuiene
• Academic Major: Entertainment and Media Studies