(UW ATHLETICS) – Aleksas Bieliauskas has signed with the Wisconsin men’s basketball team, as announced by head coach Greg Gard on Thursday. Bieliauskas will join the Badgers as a freshman for the 2025-26 season.
“We are excited to have Aleksas join us,” Gard said. “His size and experience will be an immediate asset to our program. As we’ve watched the collegiate recruiting landscape expand internationally, our staff has done a phenomenal job of identifying and connecting with some very good prospects. Aleksas is excited to get to Madison this summer and we can’t wait to help him continue to grow as a student-athlete as he transitions to our program and university.”
“Joining Wisconsin means a lot to me,” Bieliauskas said. “It is a great opportunity and I can’t wait to get to work and improve my game.”
A 6-9 forward from Kaunas, Lithuania, Bieliauskas played for Zalgiris II in the Lithuanian NKL. In 45 games during the 2024-25 season, Bieliauskas averaged 12.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while shooting 39.3 percent from 3-point range. He made three appearances for Zalgiris in Lithuanian’s top league, the LKL.
Bieliauskas had a standout performance in an 81-78 win over Palanga in the second stage of the NKL, scoring 25 points on 10-for-12 shooting from the field. The forward also put up a career-high 27 points in an 82-74 loss to Jurbarkas.
Bieliauskas has national team experience for Lithuania as well. He played in seven games averaging 8.6 points (46.3% FG) and 6.1 rebounds at the 2023 Under-18 European Championships – the same tournament in which his Badger teammate, Riccardo Greppi, represented Italy.
In the 2022 U17 World Cup, Bieliauskas averaged 8.6 points (48.3% FG) and 9.6 rebounds per game for a fourth-place Lithuania team. Bieliauskas scored eight points and collected 11 rebounds during the semifinal contest against eventual-champion USA.
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