Kristupas Žemaitis

Kristupas Žemaitis
Žemaitis with BC Wolves in 2024
Neptūnas Klaipėda
PositionPoint guard/Shooting Guard
LeagueLKL
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1996-06-24) June 24, 1996
Kaunas, Lithuania
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2017Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2017Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas
2017–2019BC Šiauliai
2019–2020Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2020–2021Dzūkija Alytus
2021–2022Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2022–2025Wolves Twinsbet
2025–2026Manisa Basket
2026Napoli Basket
2026–presentNeptūnas Klaipėda
Medals
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place2016 FinlandU20 National Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2017 TaipeiTeam competition

Kristupas Žemaitis (born 24 June 1996) is a Lithuanian basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[1]

Professional career

Žemaitis with the Lietkabelis Panevėžys during the 2022 LKL Finals

Žemaitis started his professional career when he signed with BC Žalgiris-2 in summer 2014. He spent 3 seasons with club. In 2015-16 season Žemaitis won silver medals with club, averaging 9 points and 3,4 assists per game.

In April 2017, Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas registered him for rest of the season, because, half of the team was injured, and by the LKL rules they can't sign any player who's older than 21 years old.[2] He debuted against Kėdainiai Nėvėžis, scoring 6 points and making 1 assists.

On November 23, 2019, he has signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[3]

On July 24, 2022, he has signed with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[4]

On August 6, 2025, he signed with Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[5]

On March 5, 2026, he signed with Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[6]

On June 30, 2026, Žemaitis signed one–year contract with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[7]

National team career

Žemaitis debuted for the Lithuania men's u-18 basketball team in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Turkey. Later that summer he won gold at 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, Basketball 3x3 Boys tournament hitting buzzer beater, in final game against France.[8]

He won silver medals with the Lithuania men's national u-20 basketball team in 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. After solid performance at tournament, he was selected to the All-Tournament Team.[9]

Žemaitis won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the 2017 Summer Universiade after defeating the United States' team 74–85 in the final.[10]

Žemaitis represented the Lithuania men's national basketball team in EuroBasket 2022 where Lithuania finished 15th.[11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 Lietkabelis 191025.4.439.329.5943.33.5.8.18.49.8
2023–24 Wolves Vilnius 181426.1.495.509.7653.83.91.1.18.412.4
Career 372425.3.467.406.6531.03.71.0.18.411.8

References

  1. ↑ "Kristupas Zemaitis Player Profile, Panevezys Lietkabelis, News, Stats - Eurobasket".
  2. ↑ ""Vytauto" gretas papildys Kristupas Žemaitis".
  3. ↑ "Prie komandos prisijungė Kristupas Žemaitis" (in Lithuanian). kknevezis.lt. November 23, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ ""Lietkabelį" į "Wolves" iškeitęs Žemaitis: "Karjeroje dar nebuvo tokio sunkaus sprendimo". eurobasket.lt (in Lithuanian). July 24, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ @manisabasket94 (August 6, 2025). "Kristupas Žemaitis Manisa Basket'te" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ↑ "Kristupas Zemaitis joins Guerri Napoli". Sportando. March 5, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Gynėjų grandį stiprina K. Žemaitis". bcneptunas.lt (in Lithuanian). June 30, 2026. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Žemaičio tolimas šūvis lietuviams padovanojo olimpinius aukso medalius (Video)".
  9. ↑ "Lietuvos dvidešimtmečiams – sidabro medaliai | 24sek.lt". 15min.lt. 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  10. ↑ "Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017". fisu.net. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Kristupas Zemaitis". FIBA. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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