{"id":36770,"date":"2021-01-29T13:02:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T18:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=36770"},"modified":"2021-01-30T15:57:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T20:57:54","slug":"juste-jocyte-and-her-incredible-rise-to-the-professional-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2021\/01\/29\/juste-jocyte-and-her-incredible-rise-to-the-professional-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Just\u0117 Jocyt\u0117 and her Incredible Rise to the Professional Level"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just\u0117 Jocyt\u0117<\/strong>, the Lithuanian international player, is making quite a big name for herself. The teenage phenomenon is only 15 years old and is just starting her basketball career. However, she has already reached the Lithuanian national team and is already a professional basketball player.<\/p>\n

The Rise to the Professional Level for Just\u0117 Jocyt\u0117<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Lithuanian Women\u2019s Basketball Team<\/strong><\/h3>\n

U-16<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Just\u0117 Jocyt\u0117 made her mark known during the 2019 FIBA U-16 Women\u2019s European Championship for Lithuania as a 13-year-old. In the tournament, according to FIBA<\/a>, she averaged 19.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 2 steals per game. Jocyt\u0117 was also efficient from the floor. She averaged a field goal percentage of 46.2 percent, 52.1 percent in two-pointers and 34.3 percent from the three-point line.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Jocyt\u0117 averaged 81.8 percent at the free-throw line. She played a big role in Lithuania making their first-ever U-16 Women\u2019s European Championship Final. This includes the semi-final game against France. In that game, she had a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds and her team was +12 on the floor when Jocyt\u0117 was playing. This is the most rebounds she had in the tournament, showing that she can step up in big situations. She also had three assists and two steals against France. As a result, Lithuania took the slim 54-51 win over France.<\/p>\n

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.@Musukrepsinis \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 are heading to their first EVER #FIBAU16Europe<\/a> Final \ud83d\ude4c !<\/p>\n

\u270f\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/ljWjLf21Je<\/a>
\ud83d\udcfa https:\/\/t.co\/jYE6crxRUN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hKUn2nWbUk<\/a><\/p>\n

— FIBA Basketball (@FIBA) August 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n