Class of '23 6'9 F Matas Buzelis is a jack of all trades. The top 30 rising junior is athletic and extremely versatile with the ability to play 1-4 as well as guard the 1-4 spots. He is a very high IQ player, always making the right reads/passes, very selfless with great vision. He is a great shooter, and is also very adept at getting to the rim with advanced footwork for his age. He is able to create space easily with his footwork and find gaps in the defense. Good finisher at the rim with both hands. He's also turning into a very nice player defensively. He is very active with quick feet laterally, and is turning into a nice rim protector as a 6'9 forward with good length and timing.
Buzelis holds offers from Arizona, Kansas, Syracuse, Illinois, UCLA, and Wake Forest and is due for big rise in the rankings - Currently #46 on 247, but is almost certainly in line for 5 ⭐️ status.
Buzelis plays for Mac Irvin Fire (IL) and at Brewster Prep (NH). He was born a first-generation American in Chicago, but is of Lithuanian blood with both his parents immigrating from Lithuania 20 years ago.
