Goga Bitadze, Basketball player

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Goga Bitadze

Date of birth: Jul 20, 1999

Height:2m12 / 7-0

Position: C

Nationality :Georgia

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2019-2020 Regular Season

Goga Bitadze Averages in G-League

Pts

19.2
Reb

13.3
Ast

4.0
Eff

28.3

Goga Bitadze is a professional basketball player born on July 20, 1999, in Sagarejo. His height is seven foot (2m12 / 7-0). He is a center who most recently played for Indiana Pacers in NBA.

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Goga Bitadze through the years

Photo of Goga Bitadze, 2018-2019 season — Goga Bitadze, 2018-2019 basketball season © DR

Photo of Goga Bitadze, 2017-2018 season — Goga Bitadze, 2017-2018 basketball season © DR

Basketball Career Averages

Regular season stats for Goga Bitadze

SEA	AGE	LEA	TEAM	GP	MIN	FG%	3%	1%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	EFF
15-16	16	VTB L.	Vita Tbilisi	6	13.8	31.6	50.0	50.0	0.2	1.5	1.7	0.7	0.5	0.7	2.8	3.5
16-17	17	SRB-1	Smederevo	19	19.0	56.9	35.7	62.2	1.3	3.1	4.4	0.7	0.4	1.2	10.6	11.7
17-18	18	SRB-1	Mega Bemax	8	23.0	56.8	18.2	56.8	3.0	4.0	7.0	1.3	1.0	1.9	14.4	17.0
17-18	18	ABA L.	Mega Bemax	22	23.0	50.2	22.2	67.2	1.9	5.0	6.9	1.0	0.7	2.1	11.8	15.4
18-19	19	ABA L.	Buducnost VOLI	11	20.5	63.8	50.0	66.7	1.4	3.5	4.9	0.6	0.7	1.5	12.5	14.5
18-19	19	ABA L.	Mega Bemax	11	27.9	60.3	41.7	68.4	1.8	6.1	7.9	1.2	0.6	2.5	20.2	22.9
19-20	20	USA-1	Indiana Pacers	48	8.0	47.3	16.7	72.7	0.4	1.5	2.0	0.4	0.1	0.7	3.2	4.3
19-20	20	USA-2	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	6	36.8	45.2	35.5	66.7	4.3	9.0	13.3	4.0	0.7	3.3	19.2	28.3

Goga Bitadze Career Bests: Points

Goga Bitadze scores a career high 28 points (2018)

On November 11, 2018, Goga Bitadze tied his career high in points in a Adriatic - Liga ABA game. That day he scored 28 points in Mega Vizura Beograd's home loss against KK Partizan, 74-81. He also had 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 4 blocks. He shot 10/10 from two, 0/1 from three, shooting at 90.9% from the field. He also shot 8/12 from the free-throw line.

Goga Bitadze Career Bests: Rebounds

Goga Bitadze grabs a career high 20 rebounds (2020)

On January 01, 2020, Goga Bitadze set his career high in rebounds in a G-League game. That day he grabbed 20 rebounds in Fort Wayne Mad Ants's road loss against Windy City Bulls, 120-112. He also had 25 points, 4 assists, 2 steals and and 8 blocks.

Goga Bitadze Career Bests: Assists

Goga Bitadze gives a career high 4 assists (2018)

On April 04, 2018, Goga Bitadze tied his career high in assists in a Serbia - A League game. That day he dished 4 assists in Mega Vizura Beograd's home win against Tamis Petrohemija Pancevo, 86-77. He also had 16 points, 9 rebounds and and 5 blocks.

Goga Bitadze Career Bests: Steals

Goga Bitadze has a career high 3 steals (2018)

On April 04, 2018, Goga Bitadze tied his career high in steals in a Serbia - A League game. That day he reached 3 steals in Mega Vizura Beograd's home loss against KK Borac Cacak, 81-88. He also had 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Goga Bitadze Career Bests: Blocks

Goga Bitadze blocks a career high 8 shots (2020)

On January 01, 2020, Goga Bitadze set his career high in blocks in a G-League game. That day he went for 8 blocks in Fort Wayne Mad Ants's road loss against Windy City Bulls, 120-112. He also had 25 points, 20 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Goga Bitadze Career Bests: Efficiency

Goga Bitadze records a career high 47 efficiency rating (2020)

On January 01, 2020, Goga Bitadze set his career high in efficiency in a G-League game. That day he accomplished 47 efficiency in Fort Wayne Mad Ants's road loss against Windy City Bulls, 120-112. He also had 25 points, 20 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Basketball Career Averages

Playoffs and International Competitions

Playoff European competitions International competitions

SEA	AGE	LEA	TEAM	GP	MIN	FG%	3%	1%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	EFF
17-18	18	ABA U19	Mega Bemax U19	3	25.7	62.1	0.0	59.1	4.0	7.0	11.0	1.3	0.7	1.7	16.3	23.0
17-18	18	SRB-1 PO	Mega Bemax	4	26.5	62.5	33.3	63.6	1.8	4.3	6.0	0.5	1.5	1.0	19.0	19.0
18-19	19	ABA L.	Buducnost VOLI	8	19.0	53.1	30.0	56.1	1.4	3.3	4.6	0.1	0.1	1.0	7.5	7.8

SEA	AGE	LEA	TEAM	GP	MIN	FG%	3%	1%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	EFF
18-19	19	EU-1	Buducnost VOLI	13	23.6	54.8	31.3	71.4	2.5	3.8	6.4	1.2	0.5	2.3	12.1	16.2

SEA	AGE	LEA	TEAM	GP	MIN	FG%	3%	1%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	EFF
15-16	16	Euro U16-B	U16 Georgia	9	29.9	42.1	33.3	54.1	2.0	6.9	8.9	1.9	1.0	3.7	14.2	17.3
16-17	17	Euro U18-B	U18 Georgia	8	24.0	44.6	58.3	58.1	2.5	7.8	10.3	1.5	0.6	4.1	11.4	18.1
17-18	18	World-QR	Georgia	6	19.0	36.2	23.1	59.1	1.5	3.2	4.7	0.7	0.8	1.3	8.3	8.3
17-18	18	Euro U20-B	U20 Georgia	7	22.1	60.0	50.0	64.3	1.7	4.6	6.3	2.3	0.4	1.0	10.9	14.0
18-19	19	World-QR	Georgia	4	25.0	57.1	25.0	63.0	4.3	3.8	8.0	1.3	1.5	2.0	16.8	20.8

Basketball Bio

Goga Bitadze's Basketball Journey

Goga Bitadze's basketball bio

Goga Bitadze (გოგა ბითაძე) is a Georgian basketball player born on July 20, 1999, in Tbilissi. His height is seven foot (2m12 / 7'0") and plays center position. After an impressive Euroleague season with Buducnost VOLI, Goga was drafted 18th overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2019 NBA draft.

European basketball debuts

Goga Bitadze started playing professionally at 15 years old in Georgia with Vita Tbilisi, and played 6 VTB United League games in 2015-2016.

Then, Goga moved to Serbia and played for Smederevo in 2016-2017. He averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 19 games in the Serbian league. In 2017-2018, he improved its numbers with Mega Bemax to 14.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 8 games. He also played 22 games in the ABA League for 11.8 points and 6.9 rebounds alongside teammates Vlatko Cancar and Dylan Ennis.

In 2018-2019, Goga started the season with Mega Bemax in great shape:

24 points and 12 rebounds against Igokea

26 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks against Mornar Bar

28 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks against Partizan NIS

Goga Bitadze was named monthly October MVP and averaged 20.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks in 11 games with Mega Bemax.

End of December 2018, Goga Bitadze was loaned to Buducnost VOLI, where he had the opportunity to play both in the ABA League and Euroleague. He even exceeded the expectations in the highest European competition, averaging 12.1 points (54.8 FG%), 6.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 13 games, with a game high 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks against Partizan NIS. Goga was named the best under 22 years old player (“EuroLeague Rising Star”), joining a prestigious list:

Erazem Lorbek in 2004-2005

Andrea Bargnani in 2005-2006

Rudy Fernández in 2006-2007

Danilo Gallinari in 2007-2008

Novica Veličković in 2008-2009

Ricky Rubio in 2009-2010

Nikola Mirotić in 2010-2011 and 2011-2012

Kostas Papanikolaou in 2012-2013

Bogdan Bogdanović in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015

Álex Abrines in 2015-2016

Luka Dončić in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018

Junior and Senior National Team performances

Goga Bitadze has already many experiences with the National Team, first with 3 junior Europeans competitions in the Division B: U16, U18 and U20. Morever, he played a significant role in the 2019 World cup qualifier with Georgia averaging 16.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2 blocks in the 4 last games end of 2018.

Goga Bitadze joins the Indiana Pacers

After being selected 18th overall in the 2019 NBA draft, Goga will play for the Indiana Pacers in the 2019-2020 NBA season alongside Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis .

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Basketball Career

Goga Bitadze's career

2019-2020 season with the Indiana Pacers

Goga Bitadze averaged 3.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game, playing 48 games with the Indiana Pacers, during the 2019-2020 NBA regular-season. He set his season-high with 13 points in 20 minutes against the Washington Wizards on November 07, 2019. He grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds in 31 minutes against the Charlotte Hornets on November 06, 2019. He dished a season-high 4 assists in 31 minutes against the Charlotte Hornets on November 06, 2019.

He scored in double figures 3 times in 48 games.

2019-2020 season with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Goga Bitadze averaged 19.2 points, 13.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, playing 6 games with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, during the 2019-2020 G-League regular-season. He set his season-high with 26 points in 35 minutes against the Erie BayHawks on December 15, 2019. He grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds in 44 minutes against the Wind City Bulls on January 12, 2020. He dished a season-high 4 assists in 35 minutes against the Erie BayHawks on December 15, 2019.

He scored in double figures 6 times in 6 games. He had 20 points or more 3 times. He recorded 5 double-doubles.

2018-2019 season with Buducnost VOLI

Goga Bitadze averaged 12.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game, playing 11 games with Buducnost VOLI, during the 2018-2019 Adriatic - Liga ABA regular-season. He set his season-high with 24 points in 26 minutes against Cibona on March 17, 2019. He grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in 21 minutes against Cedevita on January 21, 2019. He dished a season-high 2 assists in 21 minutes against Cedevita on January 21, 2019.

He scored in double figures 9 times in 11 games. He had 20 points or more 2 times. He recorded 1 double-double.

2018-2019 season with Mega Bemax

Goga Bitadze averaged 20.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, playing 11 games with Mega Bemax, during the 2018-2019 Adriatic - Liga ABA regular-season. He set his season-high with 28 points in 32 minutes against Partizan NIS on November 03, 2018. He grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds in 30 minutes against Cedevita on October 13, 2018. He dished a season-high 4 assists in 24 minutes against FMP Beograd on October 06, 2018.

He scored in double figures 11 times in 11 games. He had 20 points or more 6 times. He recorded 5 double-doubles.

2017-2018 season with Mega Bemax

Goga Bitadze averaged 14.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, playing 8 games with Mega Bemax, during the 2017-2018 Serbia - A League regular-season. He set his season-high with 23 points in 29 minutes against Cedevita on January 20, 2018. He grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds in 26 minutes against Mladost on April 24, 2018. He dished a season-high 4 assists in 27 minutes against Mornar Bar on October 07, 2017.

He scored in double figures 7 times in 8 games. He recorded 1 double-double.

2017-2018 season with Mega Bemax

Goga Bitadze averaged 11.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, playing 22 games with Mega Bemax, during the 2017-2018 Adriatic - Liga ABA regular-season. He set his season-high with 23 points in 29 minutes against Cedevita on January 20, 2018. He grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds in 26 minutes against Mladost on April 24, 2018. He dished a season-high 4 assists in 27 minutes against Mornar Bar on October 07, 2017.

He scored in double figures 12 times in 22 games. He had 20 points or more 2 times. He recorded 4 double-doubles.

2016-2017 season with Smederevo

Goga Bitadze averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game, playing 19 games with Smederevo, during the 2016-2017 Serbia - A League regular-season. He set his season-high with 18 points in 30 minutes against Vrsac on March 25, 2017. He grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds in 32 minutes against Dunav SB on April 01, 2017. He dished a season-high 2 assists in 30 minutes against Vrsac on March 25, 2017.

He scored in double figures 8 times in 19 games. He recorded 1 double-double.

2015-2016 season with Vita Tbilisi

Goga Bitadze averaged 2.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game, playing 6 games with Vita Tbilisi, during the 2015-2016 VTB United League regular-season. He set his season-high with 8 points in 29 minutes against Enisey on November 15, 2015. He grabbed a season-high 6 rebounds in 29 minutes against Enisey on November 15, 2015. He dished a season-high 2 assists in 24 minutes against Zenit St. Petersburg on November 22, 2015.

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