Gytis Masiulis (born 10 April 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the BCL.
 Masiulis with Lithuania in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 21 – Rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | LKL BCL | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 April 1998 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2014–2020 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | → Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Fraport Skyliners | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Lietkabelis Panevežys | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Bilbao Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editMasiulis started his professional career when he signed with BC Žalgiris-2 in summer 2014. He debuted for the senior team of Žalgiris Kaunas on 22 January 2017 against Nevėžis Kėdainiai.[1] In June 2017, he participated in adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, and led Europe to an 82–62 victory over the United States, scoring 16 points and grabbing 4 rebounds.[2] In July 2018, Masiulis was loaned to Neptūnas Klaipėda. In the following year, he was named LKL Best Young Player as the top under-21 player in the league.[3]
On 28 May 2020, Masiulis was loaned to Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4]
On July 7, 2021, he signed with Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB.[5]
On July 2, 2022, Masiulis signed with Rytas Vilnius of the LKL and the Basketball Champions League.[6]
National team career
editGytis Masiulis made his youth debut for Lithuania at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia.[7] He won a bronze medal with Lithuania in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[8] One year later, he won silver medal at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Turkey.[9] In 2017, Masiulis represented Lithuania at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[10]
Personal life
editGytis is the son of former Lithuanian national basketball team member Tomas Masiulis, who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and previously had success with Žalgiris Kaunas and Prokom Trefl Sopot in the EuroLeague.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Gytis Masiulis debiutavo "Žalgirio" komandoje". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Gytis Masiulis sužibėjo prestižinėje stovykloje Trevize". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "LKL sezono uždaryme – Š.Jasikevičiaus, E.Ulanovo ir "Žalgirio" triumfas". 15min.lt. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (28 May 2020). "Fraport Skyliners announces Gytis Masiulis". Sportando. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "RETAbet Bilbao signs Gytis Masiulis". Sportando. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Naujokas sostinėje: G. Masiulis papildė "Ryto" puolėjų grandį — BC "Rytas"". www.rytasvilnius.lt. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "Gytis Masiulis profile, U16 European Championship Men 2014". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Gytis Masiulis profile, U18 European Championship Men 2015". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Gytis MASIULIS at the Players of the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Gytis MASIULIS at the Players of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ ""Žalgirio" talentas Gytis Masiulis tobulėja tėčio vadovaujamoje komandoje". lrytas.lt. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
External links
edit- Gytis Masiulis at fiba.com
- Gytis Masiulis at euroleague.net