Dominykas Pleta

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Dominykas Pleta, Tre Singleton & T.J. Otzelberger vs. Creighton (exh.)

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Dominykas Pleta vs. #2 Arizona @ Big 12s

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Dominykas Pleta vs. Arizona State @ Big 12s

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Position:
Forward
Height:
6-11
Weight:
240
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Gotha, Germany
High School:
Arnoldi Gymnasium

Awards & Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F25, S26)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (26)

2025-26
Appeared in 35 games, while making a start at Utah … missed two games early in the season with injury … averaged 4.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 11.3 minutes per game … scored a season-high 12 points against Alcorn State and Colorado, while also pulling down a season-high six rebounds against Colorado … Iowa State went 4-0 in the games he reached double figures … blocked a shot in eight different games, with the Cyclones winning seven of those games.

High School
A four-star recruit by Rivals, Pleta is the first true international recruit under T.J. Otzelberger at Iowa State … Pleta prepped at Arnoldi Gymnasium, as he becomes just the second player in Iowa State history from Germany … he recently played for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in the German BBL, the top professional league in Germany, and for Porsche Ludwigsburg in the Germany – Pro B South Division, the third tier of German basketball … in 22 games with Porsche Ludwigsburg in 2024-25, he averaged 19.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.3 steals, 1.2 assists and 1.0 blocks per game … at the 2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket, he averaged 9.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game for Germany … during the 2022-23 season, he played for Basketball Lowen in the Germany – Pro B South Division, averaging 10.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game … he had nine games scoring 20-plus points, including a pair of 32- and 34-point games.

Personal
Son of Dainius Pleta and Egle Pletiene ... dad played professional basketball in Germany and Lithuania ... mom played European handball in Germany and Lithuania, while she was a member of the Lithuanian National Team ... has a sister, Gabriele ... majoring in business.