Donatas Sabeckis (born 30 December 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for KB Ylli of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. He primarily plays as point guard, but can also play as shooting guard or small forward.
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| Golden Eagle Ylli | |
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| Position | Point Guard/Small Forward |
| League | Kosovo Basketball Superleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 December 1992 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2014 | JAZZ-Diremta Kaunas |
| 2014–2016 | Sūduva-Mantinga Marijampolė |
| 2016–2018 | BC Šiauliai |
| 2018 | Žalgiris |
| 2018–2019 | →MHP Riesen |
| 2019 | Cibona |
| 2019–2020 | CBet Prienai |
| 2020–2021 | Lions de Genève |
| 2021–2023 | BC Šiauliai |
| 2023 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2023–2024 | Czarni Słupsk |
| 2024–2025 | M Basket Mažeikiai |
| 2025–2026 | Juventus Utena |
| 2026-present | Golden Eagle Ylli |
| Career highlights | |
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Playing career
editBorn in Kaunas, Sabeckis started his professional career in JAZZ-Diremta, where he played in RKL and NKL leagues (third and second division). In 2013/2014 season he moved to Sūduva-Mantinga alongside his brother Deividas. In 2015/16 season Sabeckis won gold medals with the team and was named NKL Finals MVP.[1]
In 2016/17 season he signed with Šiauliai of the LKL. On 23 April 2017 in game against BC Vytautas, Sabeckis recorded 20 points, 13 assists, 7 rebounds, 6 steals, and 37 efficiency points.[2]
After a breakout 2017/2018 season, in which Sabeckis led LKL in assists, he was signed by Žalgiris on 6 August 2018.[3] On 31 October, Sabeckis was loaned to German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season.[4] After a tumultuous year plagued with roster changes, and being out with an injury for almost three months, Sabeckis left the team on 3 June 2019, along with three more players.[5]
On 21 July 2019, he parted ways with Žalgiris and signed with Croatian club Cibona.[6][7]
For the 2020–2021 season, he signed a one-year contract with Lions de Genève, a Swiss professional club in 1st division (SBL League). He won two national titles during this season, the SBL Cup and the Patrick Baumann Swiss Cup.[citation needed]
On 24 July 2021, Sabeckis signed two–year contract with BC Šiauliai.[8]
On 13 September 2023, Sabeckis signed a three-month deal with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[9]
On 13 December 2023, Sabeckis signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[10]
On 22 June 2024, Sabeckis signed one-year deal with M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[11]
On 31 October 2025, Sabeckis signed contract until the end of the 2025–26 season with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[12]
References
edit- ↑ "Kantrus ir užsispyręs čempionas: Donato Sabeckio kelionė iki NKL finalo MVP".
- ↑ "Istorinis Donato Sabeckio pasirodymas priminė beprotišką 1995-ųjų LKL statistiką".
- ↑ "Zalgiris inks Sabeckis and loans Valinskas". 6 August 2018.
- ↑ "Sabeckis to join MHP Riesen on loan basis". 31 October 2018.
- ↑ "MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg signs two players, parts ways with four". Sportando. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "Zalgiris parts ways with Martynas Varnas and Donatas Sabeckis". zalgiris.lt. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Donatas Sabeckis novi je igrač Cibone". cibona.com (in Croatian). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "Papildymas "Šiauliuose": sugrįžta Sabeckis ir atvyksta aukštaūgis". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Išvyksta Davisas, traumuotą Bičkauskį pavaduos Sabeckis". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Czarni adds Sabeckis to their roster, ex Lietkabelis". eurobasket.com. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Komandos atakoms diriguos D. Sabeckis". mbasket.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ ""Juventus" gretas sustiprino Donatas Sabeckis". utenosjuventus.lt (in Lithuanian). 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
External links
edit- Donatas Sabeckis at euroleague.net
- Donatas Sabeckis at RealGM.com