 Mamukelashvili withSeton Hall in 2019 | |
| No. 54 – Toronto Raptors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power Forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1999-05-23)May 23, 1999 (age 26) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) |
| College | Seton Hall (2017–2021) |
| NBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 54th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Indiana Pacers |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2023 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2021–2023 | →Wisconsin Herd |
| 2023–2025 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2023 | →Austin Spurs |
| 2025–present | Toronto Raptors |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Alexander "Sandro" Mamukelashvili (Georgian:ალექსანდრე "სანდრო" მამუკელაშვილი; born 23 May 1999) is aGeorgian-American professionalbasketball player for theToronto Raptors of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for theSeton Hall Pirates.
Mamukelashvili attendedMontverde Academy after a stint on a youth team in Biella, Italy. As a junior at Seton Hall, Mamukelashvili missed several weeks with a wrist injury but averaged 11.9 points per game. He was named Big East Co-Player of the Year as a senior.
Mamukelashvili was born in New York City and grew up inTbilisi,Georgia after moving to the country when he was a baby. He is fluent in English, Georgian, Russian, and Italian.[1] His grandmother, Ira Gabashvili, was a member of theSoviet women's national basketball team. Mamukelashvili's older brother David introduced him to basketball at a young age, and Sandro grew up idolizing the Georgian playerZaza Pachulia.[1] He was in Chicago visiting his aunt, noted pianistEteri Andjaparidze, when theRusso-Georgian War broke out in August 2008.[2] David currently teaches English atNewark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey.[3]
When he was 14 years old, Mamukelashvili moved toBiella, Italy to attend high school. He competed on the U17, U18, and U19 teams, and he helped the teams to finish third place in the national finals. Mamukelashvili said that moving to Italy was difficult but his club and head coach Federico Danna made everything possible for him. In 2016, he moved to the United States to attendMontverde Academy, where he played alongsideToronto Raptors playerRJ Barrett. While at Montverde, Pachulia became a mentor to Mamukelashvili and introduced him to several players such asStephen Curry.[1] Mamukelashvili scored 11 points in a 72–45 win overGreensboro Day School to help Montverde reach the finals of theDick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals.[4]
On April 20, 2017, Mamukelashvili committed to playing college basketball forSeton Hall over offers fromUSC,South Carolina, andVanderbilt.[1] He chose the Pirates because his high school coach Kevin Boyle had a good relationship with Seton Hall coachKevin Willard and his brother David lived nearby.[5]
As a freshman, Mamukelashvili averaged 2.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game and helped the Pirates reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. His best game as a freshman came againstXavier on February 14, 2018, when he scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds.[6] As a sophomore, he averaged 8.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.[7] On December 19, Mamukelashvili scored a season-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting and had eight rebounds in a 90–76 win overSacred Heart.[8] Following his sophomore season, Mamukelashvili worked with Pachulia at his Academy in Tbilisi to expand his game, adding a jump stop and improving his three-point shooting.[1]
On November 29, 2019, Mamukelashvili scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and had six rebounds in an 84–76 win overIowa State in the Bahamas.[1] During theBattle 4 Atlantis tournament, Mamukelashvili averaged 14 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game while making 61 percent of his shots from the field and 60 percent from behind the arc. He fractured his right wrist in a game against Iowa State on December 8 and missed several weeks.[9] On January 29, 2020, he returned to the court, playing five minutes in a 64–57 win overDePaul.[10] On February 19, with his father Zurab in attendance for the first time in two years, Mamukelashvili scored 15 points and had six rebounds, hitting the game-winning shot on an inbounds pass with 0.6 seconds remaining in a 74–72 win overButler.[11] He had a season-high 26 points on February 29, in an 88–79 win overMarquette.[12] Mamukelashvili averaged 11.9 points and 6 rebounds per game as a junior. After the season, he declared for the2020 NBA draft but did not hire anagent, signaling high potential to return to Seton Hall for his senior campaign.[13] After receiving second round interest, Mamukelashvili announced on August 1 that he was withdrawing from the draft and returning for his senior season.[14]
Coming into his senior season, Mamukelashvili was named to the Preseason First Team All-Big East, and he was expected to help replace the graduatedMyles Powell.[15] On December 11, 2020, he scored a career-high 32 points and had nine rebounds and three assists in a 77–68 victory againstSt. John's.[16] On February 16, 2021, Mamukelashvili scored his 1,000th career point in a 60–52 win againstDePaul and finished with 25 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.[17] He averaged 17.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. At the close of the season, he was named theBig East co-Player of the Year and won theHaggerty Award as the best player in the New York metropolitan area. Mamukelashvili was also named Associated Press All-America honorable mention and was a finalist for theKarl Malone Award.[18]
Mamukelashvili was selected in the second round of the2021 NBA draft with the 54th pick by theIndiana Pacers. He was then traded to theMilwaukee Bucks along with the draft rights ofGeorgios Kalaitzakis, the 60th pick, and two future second round picks in exchange for the draft rights of the 31st pick,Isaiah Todd.[19] On August 4, 2021, the Bucks signed him to atwo-way contract. Under the terms of the deal he would split time between the Bucks and theirNBA G League affiliate, theWisconsin Herd.[20] On October 19, 2021, Mamukelashvili had his debut in theNBA, coming off the bench with an assist and a rebound in a 127–104 win over theBrooklyn Nets.[21] On October 26, he was assigned to theWisconsin Herd.[22] On November 29, while playing with the Herd, Mamukelashvili posted 28 points, six rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and one steal in a win against theWindy City Bulls.[23] He missed two games with an illness in December 2021.[24]
Mamukelashvili joined the Bucks'2022 NBA Summer League roster. On July 18, 2022, Mamukelashvili was named to the All-NBA Summer League First Team.[25]
On March 1, 2023, Mamukelashvili was waived by the Bucks.[26]
On March 3, 2023, theSan Antonio Spurs claimed Mamukelashvili off of waivers and converted his deal to a standard NBA contract.[27] On July 27, he re-signed with the Spurs.[28]
On July 22, 2024, Mamukelashvili re-signed with the Spurs.[29] On March 19, 2025, Mamukelashvili scored his career-high 34 points with nine rebounds, three assists and a steal in 19 minutes of action off the bench in a 120–105 win over theNew York Knicks. This also broke the record for the most points in a game playing less than 20 minutes.[30]
On July 4, 2025, Mamukelashvili signed a two-year, $5.5 million contract with theToronto Raptors.[31]
In July 2018, Mamukelashvili represented theGeorgia national basketball team at the2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifications and the Georgia U20 team at the FIBA U20 European Championship.[6] During the European Championship, he averaged 8.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.[32]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Milwaukee | 41 | 3 | 9.9 | .496 | .423 | .818 | 2.0 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 3.8 |
| 2022–23 | Milwaukee | 24 | 0 | 9.0 | .328 | .219 | .667 | 2.3 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 2.4 |
| San Antonio | 19 | 7 | 23.3 | .453 | .343 | .692 | 6.8 | 2.4 | .5 | .4 | 10.8 | |
| 2023–24 | San Antonio | 46 | 5 | 9.8 | .471 | .297 | .735 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .2 | .3 | 4.1 |
| 2024–25 | San Antonio | 61 | 0 | 11.2 | .502 | .373 | .741 | 3.1 | .8 | .4 | .3 | 6.3 |
| Career | 191 | 15 | 11.5 | .471 | .348 | .731 | 3.1 | .9 | .3 | .3 | 5.2 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Seton Hall | 34 | 0 | 9.6 | .471 | .296 | .600 | 1.9 | .5 | .2 | .5 | 2.6 |
| 2018–19 | Seton Hall | 34 | 34 | 29.2 | .437 | .301 | .612 | 7.8 | 1.6 | .6 | 1.2 | 8.9 |
| 2019–20 | Seton Hall | 20 | 18 | 26.1 | .540 | .434 | .658 | 6.0 | 1.4 | .5 | .6 | 11.9 |
| 2020–21 | Seton Hall | 27 | 27 | 35.6 | .434 | .336 | .714 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .6 | 17.5 |
| Career | 115 | 79 | 24.4 | .459 | .339 | .663 | 5.7 | 1.6 | .6 | .7 | 9.6 | |