Arizona State signs 6-foot-6 Lithuanian guard Jokubas Rudaitis
Randy Bennett adds another new face to the Arizona State basketball roster, this time via a signing rather than the transfer portal.
St. Mary's Gaels head coach Randy Bennett looks at the scoreboard during the first round of the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament held at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on March 21, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
(Photo by Jason Miller/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Arizona State basketball announced the signing of Jokubas Rudaitis, a 6-foot-6 Lithuanian guard, on Friday.
The European guard is 20 years old and averaged five points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket event in 2025.
He’s played club basketball for the last two years in Lithuania and averaged 12.9 points (shooting 44%), 7.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game last season.
Rudaitis is the latest addition to an overhaul of the ASU roster from last season. Rudaitis is a signing, while most of the turnover has been via the transfer portal.
Here’s a list of ASU’s newcomers for 2026-2027:
- SF Marcus Vaughns
- CG JRob Croy
- C Nate Garcia
- SF Emmanuel Innocenti
- PG Joel Foxwell
- PF Paulius Murauskas
- SF Dillan Shaw
- C Ben Defty
- F Ajay Nyuon
- C Filip Malesevic
- G Jokubas Rudaitis
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In college hoops, does "signs" mean they registered for classes or they signed a contract? Asking for a friend.