Goga Bitadze ( Georgian .ა ბითაძე ; born July 20, 1999 in Sagarejo , Georgia ) is a Georgian professional basketball player who plays for the Indiana Pacers team and the Georgian national team at the National Basketball Association . Plays in the center position. In the 2019 NBA Draft, he was selected under number eighteen by the Indiana Pacers Club.
| Goga Bitadze | |
|---|---|
| cargo. გოგა ბითაძე | |
| Indiana Pacers - No. 88 | |
| Position | Center |
| Height | 211 cm |
| The weight | 111 kg |
| Citizenship |  Georgia |
| Date of Birth | July 20, 1999 (age 20) |
| Place of Birth | Sagarejo , Georgia |
| NBA draft | 18th, 2019 , Indiana Pacers |
Content
- 1 Early years
- 2 Club career
- 2.1 Vita Tbilisi (2015—2016)
- 2.2 Mega Bemax (2016—2019)
- 2.2.1 Smederevo 1953 (2016—2017)
- 2.2.2 Return from rental
- 2.2.3 Buduchnost (2018—2019)
- 2.3 Indiana Pacers (2019 — present)
- 3 Speeches for the national team
- 3.1 Youth Teams
- 3.2 Adult Team
- 4 Achievements
- 5 Statistics
- 5.1 Statistics in other leagues
- 5.2 National team
- 6 notes
- 7 References
The early years
Goga Bitadze was born in the east of Georgia in Sagarejo . [1] His father was a professional basketball player whose career ended prematurely due to injury. [2] Goga started playing basketball at age 6 because he considered himself “active and tall.” [1] His childhood idols were compatriots Zaza Pachulia and Tornike Shengelia , as well as star center NBAs of that time, Pau Gasol and Shaquille O'Neill . [1] [3] With his school team, Goga won the national championship among juniors up to 14 years old, and also played for the junior teams of BC “ Vita ” Tbilisi. [four]
Club career
Vita Tbilisi (2015—2016)
In the 2015/16 season, Bitadze played for BC Vita Tbilisi in the VTB League . [5] He debuted in the league at age 16 and became the youngest player in VTB League history. [6] Having played 6 games, Goga Bitadze averaged 2.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 13.8 minutes per game. [7]
Mega Bemax (2016-2019)
On December 2, 2015, Bitadze signed a contract with the Serbian BC Mega Bemax . [8] The choice fell precisely on the Serbian League club , because the future NBA centers such as Nikola Jokic and Ivica Zubac played here. [1] [9] He described this step: “It was hard for me for a couple of months. I was very upset, was far from my family and friends. It was difficult for me, but then I gradually got used to it ... you have to sacrifice something in order to achieve something big. " [10] In December 2015, Bitadze scored an average of 7.8 points and 4 rebounds per game, which helped the Mega junior team get through the Adidas Next Generation qualifying tournament. [5] [11]
Smederevo 1953 (2016—2017)
For the 2016/17 season, Bitadze was leased to BC Smederevo 1953, who played in the Serbian league. [12] For 19 games, he scored an average of 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game [5] Bitadze made his debut on October 8, 2016, having chalked up 5 points and 4 rebounds, but his team lost BC Borats Čačak with a score of 71–75. [13] On October 29, in a game against BC Napress Krusevac, Goga set a performance record of 18 points, which he reached three more times this season. [14] Bitadze recorded his first double-double on April 1, 2017 against BC Dunav Stari Banovtsi, gaining 18 points and 11 rebounds. [fifteen]
Return from rental
Bitadze returned from lease and spent the 2017/18 season with Mega. [5] In 22 games of the Adriatic League, he scored an average of 11.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, and in 12 games of the Serbian championship - on average 15.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. [16] He made his debut on October 1, 2017, recording 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks in a victory over the Zibona . [17] In January 2018, Bitadze played for some time for the Mega youth team and helped her win the Adriatic League among young men. Gaining an average of 17 points and 11 rebounds in the final tournament, he was named the most valuable player and was selected to the national team of all the stars of the Adriatic League. [18] On January 20, Bitadze scored 23 points against Tsedevita , setting his record for points in the Adriatic League. [19] On April 12, Bitadze decided to stand as a candidate for the 2018 NBA draft . [20] On May 30, he showed his best result of the season, gaining 25 points with 9 hits out of 12 from the game. However, on June 11, Bitadze was removed from the draft. [21]
Bitadze began the 2018/19 season, speaking for Mega. On August 11, 2018, in a show game against a team from the Kentucky Wildcats 1st Division of the NCAA , Bitadze was injured near the end of the first half and never returned to the floor. [22] On September 30, returning from an injury, he scored 24 points and 12 rebounds. On October 30, he was recognized as the most valuable player of the month in the Adriatic League. [24] On November 3, Bitadze scored a record 28 points for himself, hitting 11 of 12 from the game, but his team lost to Partizan . [25] Having played 11 matches for Mega in the Adriatic League, he scored an average of 20.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. [5]
Buduchnost (2018—2019)
On December 20, 2018, Bitadze was leased to the Montenegrin BC Buduchnost until the end of the season, which at that time was competing in the Euroleague . [26] [27] In his first game for Buduchnost on December 24, he scored 12 points and 4 rebounds against the Slovenian Krka in the Adriatic League match. [28] Four days later, Bitadze made his Euroleague debut with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks, losing to Bayern 88–93. [29] On January 3, 2019, he demonstrated another strong game in the Euroleague, gaining 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks from the bench, losing to Olympia Milan with a score of 94–111. [30] For 13 games in the Euroleague, Bitadze scored an average of 12.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game and received the title of “ Euroleague Rising Star ” as the best player under the age of 22. [31] After Buduchnost did not qualify for the Euroleague playoffs , Bitadze returned to Mega before the season ended. [32]
Indiana Pacers (2019-present)
On April 20, 2019, Bitadze nominated himself for the 2019 NBA draft , in which he was a possible “lottery” choice. [33] On June 19, Goga appeared in a “viral” photo, in which all journalists surrounded the future 1st pick of draft pick Zion Williamson and ignored Bitadze. A number of NBA players, including Dwayne Wade and Draymond Green , advised him to use this photo as a motivation. [34] [35] In the 2019 draft, Bitadze was selected by the Indiana Pacers team under a common 18th peak. [36]
Team appearances
Youth Teams
Bitadze played for the Georgian U-17 team at the 2015 European Championship U16 in Division B, gaining an average of 14.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game, on the way to 5th place. Gogh issued his best game on August 13 in a match against Sweden, scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds, but his team still lost 66–80. [37]
At the 2016 U18 European Championship in Division B, Bitadze scored an average of 11.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game. [38] On August 6, he scored 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 blocks, defeating the Bulgarian national team 103-101. [39]
At the 2017 U20 European Championship in Division B, Bitadze scored an average of 10.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. [5]
Adult Team
Bitadze was first called up to the adult national team of Georgia at the 2017 European Championships , but a leg ligament injury forced him not to compete. Despite this, he “learned a lot on the site and beyond,” watching his experienced teammates, including Zaza Pachulia and George Shermadini. [40] On November 24, 2017, Bitadze made his debut for the national team in the match against the German national team during the qualification for the 2019 World Cup , gaining 4 points in 17 minutes spent on the floor. [40] [41]
Achievements
- Montenegro Cup Winner: 2018/2019
Statistics
Statistics in other leagues
| Season | Team | League | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
| 2015/16 | Vita | VTB United League | 6 | 2 | 13.8 | 31.6 | 50,0 | 50,0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2,8 | |
| 2016/17 | Smederevo 1953 | Championship of Serbia | 19 | 8 | 19.0 | 56.9 | 35.7 | 62,2 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1,2 | 10.6 | |
| 2017/18 | All clubs | All leagues | 36 | 36 | 23.9 | 53.7 | 21.7 | 64.8 | 7.0 | 1,0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 13.1 | |
| 2017/18 | Mega | Adriatic League | 22 | 22 | 23,4 | 50,2 | 22.2 | 67.2 | 6.9 | 1,0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 11.8 | |
| 2017/18 | Mega | Championship of Serbia | 12 | 12 | 24.3 | 58.9 | 23.5 | 59.3 | 6.7 | 1,0 | 1,2 | 1,6 | 15.9 | |
| 2017/18 | Mega | Serbia Cup | 2 | 2 | 25.8 | 56.3 | 0,0 | 100.0 | 9.5 | 1,0 | 0,0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | |
| 2018/19 | All clubs | All leagues | 51 | 29th | 23,4 | 57.1 | 40,0 | 67.9 | 6.3 | 1,1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 13.9 | |
| 2018/19 | Mega | Adriatic League | eleven | eleven | 28,4 | 60.3 | 41.7 | 68,4 | 7.9 | 1,2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 20,2 | |
| 2018/19 | Mega | Championship of Serbia | 8 | 8 | 22.6 | 51.1 | 43.3 | 75.0 | 7.6 | 2,3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 16.9 | |
| 2018/19 | Buduchnost | Adriatic League | 19 | 6 | 20,4 | 60,4 | 40,0 | 62.6 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 10,4 | |
| 2018/19 | Buduchnost | Euroleague | 13 | four | 24.2 | 54.8 | 31.3 | 71,4 | 6.4 | 1,2 | 0.5 | 2,3 | 12.1 | |
| Total | 112 | 75 | 22.3 | 55.3 | 34.9 | 66.5 | 5.9 | 1,0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 12.5 | |||
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National Team
| Tournament | Games | Time | Throws | 2-hochk. | 3-hochk. | fine. | PB | AP | PT | HRP | BSh | F | Glasses | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T / P | % | T / P | % | T / P | % | T / P | % | N | 3 | AT | Total | Wed | |||||||||||
| 2019 World Cup Selection [42] | 10 | 22.0 | 40/88 | 45.5 | 35/67 | 52.2 | 5/21 | 23.8 | 30/49 | 61.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 115 | 11.5 | |||
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 David Hein. Bitadze goes from land of wrestlers to talent-developing Mega . Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament (April 21, 2017). Date of treatment January 30, 2019.
- ↑ Vazha Simonishvili. NBA- ის კემპი, იოკიჩი, ფაჩულია - ინტერვიუ გოგა ბითაძესთან (cargo) . SportAll (June 25, 2017). Date of treatment January 30, 2019.
- ↑ Bitadze, Goga, and Jonathan Givony. Goga Bitadze Interview from NBA Basketball Without Borders Europe Camp [Video]. Finland : DraftExpress.
- ↑ Marcos Fernández. Conoce al pívot georgiano Goga Bitadze: la sensación del Adidas Next Generation (Spanish) . Gigantes del Basket (22 de mayo de 2017). Date of treatment January 30, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Goga Bitadze Player Profile . RealGM. Date of treatment January 31, 2019.
- ↑ Levan Kharazov. გოგა ბითაძე სერბულ "მეგა ლეკსში" გადავიდა (cargo) . MySports (December 2, 2015). Date of treatment January 31, 2019.
- ↑ Goga Bitadze . VTB United League . Date of treatment January 31, 2019.
- ↑ Igor Obradovic. Goga Bitadze (ex Vita Tbilisi) joins Mega Leks . Eurobasket.com (December 2, 2015). Date of treatment January 31, 2019.
- ↑ Miloš Rangelov. Ko je Goga Bitadze? Gruzijac od kojeg Mega pravi novog Jokića (Serbian) . Blic (May 21, 2017). Date of treatment February 1, 2019.
- ↑ Igor Petrinovic. Goga Bitadze, Buducnost: 'We are not going to give up' . Euroleague (15 January 2019). Date of treatment January 31, 2019.
- ↑ Final, Stellazzurra Basketball vs. Mega Leks Belgrade - Torneo Citta di Roma (English) . Euroleague . Date of treatment January 31, 2019.
- ↑ Jonathan Givony, Matt Kamalsky. 2017 Adidas EuroCamp Rosters and Preview . DraftExpress (June 7, 2017). Date of treatment January 31, 2019.
- ↑ KK Smederevo 1953 71, KK Borac Cacak 75 . RealGM (October 8, 2016). Date of treatment January 31, 2019.
- ↑ Goga Bitadze Game Logs . RealGM. Date of treatment January 31, 2019.
- ↑ KK Smederevo 1953 86, KK Dunav Stari Banovci 75 . RealGM (1 April 2017). Date of treatment January 31, 2019.
- ↑ Goga Bitadze Basketball Player Profile . Eurobasket.com. Date of treatment February 1, 2019.
- ↑ KK Cibona 88, KK Mega Bemax 95 . RealGM (1 October 2017). Date of treatment February 1, 2019.
- ↑ The MVP award belongs to Goga Bitadze . Adriatic League (28 January 2018). Date of treatment February 1, 2019.
- ↑ KK Mega Bemax 73, Cedevita 75 . RealGM (January 20, 2018). Date of treatment February 3, 2019.
- ↑ Jonathan Givony. Georgian center Goga Bitadze declaring for NBA draft . ESPN (April 12, 2018). Date of treatment February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Charalampopoulos, Bitadze withdraw from 2018 NBA draft . EuroHoops (11 June 2018). Date of treatment February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Kentucky Convincing Against Mega, Milojevic: "Big Experience For Our Young Team" . BC Mega (August 12, 2018). Date of treatment February 4, 2019.
- ↑ KK Mega Bemax 80, BC Igokea 79 . RealGM (September 30, 2018). Date of treatment February 4, 2019.
- ↑ MVP of October: Goga Bitadze (Mega Bemax ) . Adriatic League (October 30, 2018). Date of treatment February 4, 2019.
- ↑ KK Partizan 81, KK Mega Bemax 74 . RealGM (November 3, 2018). Date of treatment February 4, 2019.
- ↑ Buducnost adds young star Bitadze . Euroleague (December 20, 2018). Date of treatment February 4, 2019.
- ↑ Bitadze on loan in Buducnost until the end of ABA League . BC Mega (December 20, 2018). Date of treatment February 5, 2019.
- ↑ Buducnost 64, Krka Novo Mesto 69 . RealGM (December 24, 2018). Date of treatment February 5, 2019.
- ↑ Bayern rallies from 17 down, overcomes Buducnost . Euroleague (December 28, 2018). Date of treatment February 5, 2019.
- ↑ Milan blasts Buducnost with record scoring performance . Euroleague (3 January 2019). Date of treatment February 5, 2019.
- ↑ Goga Bitadze named EuroLeague Rising Star . EuroHoops (May 7, 2019). Circulation date May 16, 2019.
- ↑ Bitadze se vraća u Megu, u petak protiv Partizana (Serb.) , Mondo.rs (April 23, 2019). Date of treatment June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Goga Bitadze officially declares for the NBA Draft . EuroHoops (April 20, 2019). Date of treatment June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Cindy Boren. Goga Bitadze is everyone's favorite NBA draft pick after his sad photo with Zion Williamson . The Washington Post (June 20, 2019). Date of treatment June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Ben Weinrib. NBA stars reach out to draft prospect who gets ignored for Zion Williamson . Yahoo Sports (June 19, 2019). Date of treatment June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Wael Saghir. Pacers select Goga Bitadze with No. 18 pick . theScore (June 20, 2019). Date of treatment June 22, 2019.
- ↑ Georgia 66, Sweden 80 . RealGM (August 13, 2015). Date of treatment February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Goga Bitadze's profile . FIBA . Date of treatment February 5, 2019.
- ↑ Georgia 103, Bulgaria 101 . RealGM (August 6, 2016). Date of treatment February 6, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Facing Raduljica, Zirbes helps Bitadze become big future hope for Georgia . FIBA (12 January 2018). Date of treatment February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Georgia 70, Germany 79 . RealGM (November 24, 2017). Date of treatment February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Goga Bitadze - FIBA Europe . Date of appeal April 24, 2019.
Links
- Player profile on Adriatic League website
- Career statistics and athlete information with NBA.com (English) , or Basketball-Reference.com (English)