Gytis Nemeikša

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kaunas, Lithuania

AS A MUSKETEER: Contributed 11 points on 4-4 shooting from the field and 3-3 free-throw shooting to go with four rebounds at Georgetown on March 2 ... Started 20 games in his one season at Xavier ... Dished a career-high four assists in the Georgetown win on Jan. 19 ... Had a big effort vs. Butler on Jan. 16 with seven points, nine rebounds, three assists and a career-high three blocks ... That game came on the heels of back-to-back double-figure scoring games, including 11 points (2-3 shooting on 3-pointers) to go with seven rebounds at Providence on Jan. 13 and 10 points (including 2-2 on 3-pointers) and five rebounds vs. UConn on Jan. 10 ... 11-point, nine-rebound game vs. Winthrop on Dec. 16 ... Scored a season-high 20 points vs. Washington on Nov. 17 ... 10 points at Purdue on Nov. 13 on the strength of two 3-pointers ... Opened his Xavier career with a double-double vs. Robert Morris on Nov. 6 with 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds ... An international transfer from Bypaupas Magnes University in Lithuania ... Played in the final of the two exhibition games this summer in The Bahamas, just days after joining the team, and contributed a team-high tying 10 rebounds.

BASKETBALL BEFORE XAVIER: Averaged 11.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game for Zalgiris Kaunas II and shot 31.2 percent from 3-point range ... Shot 72.7 percent (64-88) from the free-throw line for the year ... Played for Zalgiris Kaunas II from 2020-23 ... Led his squad to the 2023 NKL Championship and was named the 2023 Final Four MVP ... Basketball coach: Vytautas Pliauga.

PERSONAL: Nicknamed Nemo ... A political science major ... Father is Vaidas Nemeikša and mother is Lina Nemeiksiene ... Has an older brother, Edvinas Nemeikša ... Born September 17, 2001 in Kaunas, Lithuania.

XAVIER CAREER HIGHS
Points	20	Washington (November 17, 2023)
Field Goals Made	7	Washington (November 17, 2023)
Field Goals Attempted	11	Washington (November 17, 2023) and Purdue (November 13, 2023)
3-Pt Field Goals Made	2	Providence (January 13, 2024), UConn (January 10, 2024), Oakland (November 27, 2023), Bryant (November 24, 2023), and Purdue (November 13, 2023)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted	5	Purdue (November 13, 2023)
Free Throws Made	5	Washington (November 17, 2023)
Free Throws Attempted	7	Washington (November 17, 2023)
Rebounds	12	Robert Morris (November 6, 2023)
Assists	4	Georgetown (January 19, 2024)
Blocks	3	Butler (January 16, 2024)
Steals	1	Butler (March 13, 2024), Georgetown (March 2, 2024), DePaul (February 28, 2024), Villanova (February 7, 2024), DePaul (February 3, 2024), St. John's (January 31, 2024), and Winthrop (December 16, 2023)