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Rokas Jokubaitis (born 19 November 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for BC Žalgiris of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). A native of Mažeikiai, he has competed with the Lithuanian junior national teams on multiple occasions.
Professional career
Jokubaitis first drew attention from scouts at the 2017 Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Kaunas, Lithuania. In August 2017, he was named All-Star MVP at a Basketball Without Borders camp held in Israel.
On 9 January 2018, Jokubaitis gained publicity in the United States after taking part for Žalgiris-2 Kaunas in the Big Baller Brand Challenge Games, which featured popular American brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball. In the game, he led all scorers with 31 points in an 80–90 loss to Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas.
On 5 May 2018, Jokubaitis debuted withŽalgiris first team, in last regular season game, against Pieno žvaigždės. On 14 June 2019, Jokubaitis signed a new three-year contract with the club.
National team career
Jokubaitis represented the Lithuania national U16 team at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Poland. At the tournament, he averaged 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists, and helped the team win a silver medal.