Deivis Zemgulis Season 2017-18

AS A JUNIOR – 2017-18
Played in 23 games in 2017-18 with starts at Ohio State and vs. Rutgers...Provided good minutes (7) as Nittany Lions had foul trouble vs. Temple in the first-round NIT game...Earned first career start at Ohio State (1/25) and played critical role with five points, a rebound and ball possession...Hit a trey and jumper midway through the second half vs. Buckeyes to extend Nittany Lions lead to double digits...Had his first blocked shot in Big Ten play at Northwestern...Played seven minutes against Nebraska and had two rebounds...Had five points with a 3-pointer and two made free throws in 11 minutes of court time vs. Coppin State...Also had a rebound vs. Eagles...Played nine minutes vs. George Washington (12/9) and tallied an assist and a rebound...Saw eight minutes of action vs. Pittsburgh (11-20) and six minutes in Oral Roberts game (11-24)...Collected four rebounds vs. Columbia and had an assist...Hit a three vs. Fairleigh Dickinson and added a rebound...Scored two points and had a rebound in three minutes vs. Campbell...Played in first two games to open the season and six games in month of November.

AS A SOPHOMORE – 2016-17
Saw time in 18 games with eight appearances in conference play...Registered a block against Albany in the 2016-17 season opener...Played 18 minutes vs. Colgate with a three-pointer and three rebounds and also registered a steal...Connected for a three-pointer vs. George Washington and added a rebound and assist in win over Colonials...Grabbed an offensive rebound and converted the layup for two points vs. Morgan State...Saw minutes in key conference games...Recorded a rebound in seven minutes of play in win over No. 24 Maryland.

AS A FRESHMAN – 2015-16
Made first career start at Purdue (1/13)...Saw action in 26 games, missing two non-conference contests with a knee injury (Radford and Bucknell)...Tallied a single 3-pointer in six Big Ten games and in 10 overall...Averaged 2.9 points per game on the season...All eight assists on the season came in league action...Earned first multi-assist game with a pair vs. Michigan in MSG (1/30)...Tallied team’s lone 3-pointer at Iowa (2/3) and ended night with six points...In first career start at Purdue (1/13), played career-high 27 minutes and grabbed a high in rebounds with five...Played 25 minutes vs. Minnesota (1/10), ending night with seven points, including four from the free-throw line after a 4-4 showing...Produced career-high 11 points in win over Kent State in Las Vegas Classic (12/23), finishing second on the team in scoring...Knocked down first career 3-pointer at George Washington (12/8) and ended night with multiple FGs (2) for first time...Scored first career field goal in win over Eastern Michigan (12/5)...Scored first career points on a pair of FTs at Duquesne (11/20).

HIGH SCHOOL 
Two-year starter for St. Mary’s Ryken in Leonardtown, Maryland...Captain his senior year...Only senior from the 2014-15 team who is playing college basketball...Averaged 15 ppg in final high school season...Rated as a 3-star recruit and as the 11th best recruit in Maryland in the class of 2015 by ESPN.com ... One of three players from ESPN.com’s top-25 recruits from his class in Maryland to be signed by a school from the Big Ten...Played AAU with Threat 220. 

PERSONAL 
Born June 6, 1996 in Lithuania to Vytautas and Gitana Zemgulis...Has a brother, Aurimas, and a sister, Gabriele...Was a member of the U16 Lithuanian team that competed in the European Championships...Studying food science.