Full Name:
Darius Songaila
Position:
Forward
College:
Wake Forest
Height:
6-9
Weight:
248
Prep School:
New Hampton Prep (New Hampton, N.H.)
Birthdate:
February 14, 1978
Birthplace:
Marijampole, Lithuania
Statistics
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NBA DRAFT 2002
Selected in second round (50th overall) by the Boston Celtics.
HIGHLIGHTS
Named Honorable Mention All-America by The
Associated Press as a senior.
Named Second Team All-ACC as a senior and
Third Team All-ACC as a sophomore.
Concluded career at Wake Forest eighth on
rebounds (813), ninth in points (1,859 points), and second in
games played (130) and games started (120).
Shot at least 50 percent from the field in
all four seasons.
Helped Wake Forest reach NCAA Tournament in
his final two seasons.
AT WAKE FOREST
As a senior, led Wake Forest in scoring
(17.9 ppg), rebounding (8.1 rpg) and free throw percentage
(85.4%), was second in steals (1.32 spg) and third on the team
in assists (2.6 apg) and blocked shots (27 total).
Reached double figures in rebounding in 14
games.
Posted 14 double-doubles.
Led team in scoring 14 times and in
rebounding 17 times.
Scored career-high 30 points and added 11
rebounds in win over Virginia.
Scored 20 points and added 18 rebounds in
final home game of collegiate career vs. North Carolina State.
Notched career-high six assists to go with
20 points and six rebounds in loss to eventual NCAA national
champion Maryland.
As a junior, averaged 13.2 points and 6.0
rebounds, second on team in both categories, in helping Wake
Forest advance to the NCAA Tournament.
Scored in double figures 23 times.
Led team and was fourth in the ACC in free
throw percentage (81.6%).
Was third on team with 22 blocked shots.
Scored a season-high 27 points against Virginia.
As a sophomore, led the team in scoring
with 13.7 ppg and also averaged 5.5 rebounds.
Led the ACC in free throw percentage
(83.5%).
Scored 18 points in NIT championship game
vs. Notre Dame.
Recorded third double-double of the season
with 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. New Mexico in the NIT.
Recorded 16.8 ppg and 6.9 rpg over the
final 10 games.
Scored 22 points and added 12 rebounds
against Maryland.
As a freshman, started 24 games and led the
team in field goal percentage (50.4%), free throw percentage
(80.4%), steals (39) and blocked shots (21) to go along with
12.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game (second on team in both
categories).
Posted 18 points and nine rebounds in NIT
win over Alabama.
Had season-highs of 23 points and 12
rebounds against Arkansas.
| STATISTICS |
| SEASON |
G |
GS |
FGM |
FGA |
PCT |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BL |
PTS |
AVG |
| 1998-99 |
31 |
24 |
125 |
248 |
.504 |
123 |
153 |
.804 |
165 |
48 |
39 |
21 |
375 |
12.1 |
| 1999-00 |
35 |
33 |
162 |
317 |
.511 |
157 |
188 |
.835 |
191 |
41 |
31 |
26 |
481 |
13.7 |
| 2000-01 |
30 |
29 |
145 |
290 |
.500 |
102 |
125 |
.816 |
181 |
51 |
26 |
22 |
396 |
13.2 |
| 2001-02 |
34 |
34 |
204 |
390 |
.523 |
193 |
226 |
.854 |
276 |
89 |
45 |
27 |
607 |
17.9 |
| Totals |
130 |
120 |
636 |
1245 |
.511 |
575 |
692 |
.831 |
813 |
229 |
141 |
96 |
1859 |
14.3 |
| Three-point
field goals: 1998-99, 2-for-8 (.250); 1999-00, 0-for-2
(.000); 2000-01, 4-for-9 (.444); 2001-02, 6-for-16
(.375). Totals: 12-for-35 (.343). |
