Goga Bitadze is a professional basketball player with a wingspan of 7 feet 2 inches (2.18 m) as per NBA 2k Ratings. As of December 2024, Bitadze plays center for the Orlando Magic, wearing jersey number 35. He started playing basketball at the age of 6. Bitadze helped the first experimental school team, Hyundai, to win the national under-14 championship by scoring 17 points. During his final season, i.e., the 2014-15 season, with the Hyundai, he averaged 23.1 points, 16.6 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game at the under-16 level. According to EuroLeague Basketball, he trained with the BC Vita Tbilisi junior team. Bitadze started his professional playing career with Vita Tbilisi in the 2015-16 season and then joined the Košarkaški klub Mega Basket from 2016 to 2019 in the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League. During his final season with the Mega Basket, he averaged 20.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game over 11 games in the regular season, according to the Proballers. Additionally, he played for the Košarkaški klub Smederevo 1953 in the 2016-17 season and the KK Budućnost, or the Budućnost VOLI, in the 2018-19 season, as he was loaned to the team. He was named the BLS Most Valuable Player, the ABA League MVP, and the ABA League blocks leader, all in 2019. Bitadze declared for the 2019 NBA Draft on April 20, 2019.
Bitadze was selected as the 18th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. He made his NBA debut on October 28, 2019, against the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he scored two points and grabbed a rebound. Additionally, he played for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA G League. According to the official website of the NBA, Bitadze embraces physicality, confidently takes jump shots, and effectively establishes his offensive presence on the court.
What is Goga Bitadze's nationality?
Goga Bitadze is Georgian. His father, Gocha, is a former professional basketball player and later a wrestler for the Georgian national team, according to IndyStar. As of December 2024, Goga Bitadze represented his country, Georgia, in the 2015 Under-16 European Championship Men's Division B, the 2016 FIBA Under-18 European Championship's Division B, and the 2017 FIBA Under-20 European Championship's Division B in the youth national team. In the senior national team, he participated in the 2017 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers, the 2022 FIBA EuroBasket, and the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
As of December 2024, he last played for the Georgian men's basketball team in the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Latvia, where he averaged 14 points and 8.5 rebounds per game over two games, according to his FIBA profile. Bitadze was named the EuroLeague Rising Star in 2019.
Goga Bitadze's hometown
Goga Bitadze's hometown is Sagarejo, Georgia.
Goga Bitadze's birthplace
Goga Bitadze was born on July 20, 1999, in Sagarejo, Georgia.
FAQs on Goga Bitadze
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