Gilvydas Biruta
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Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||||||||
League | Nationale Masculine 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Jonava, Lithuania | 10 October 1991|||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Saint Benedict's (Newark, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2015–present | |||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | |||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Lavrio | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Aries Trikala | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Assigeco Piacenza | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | JL Bourg | |||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Cherkaski Mavpy | |||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | |||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Heroes Den Bosch | |||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | BC Prienai | |||||||||||||||||||
2021-present | CEP Lorient | |||||||||||||||||||
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Gilvydas Biruta (born 10 October 1991) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for CEP Lorient of the Nationale Masculine 1. He plays at the power forward position.[1]
Professional career[]
After graduating University of Rhode Island, Biruta been a part of Denver Nuggets during the 2015 NBA Summer League.[2]
On 5 August 2015, Biruta signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.[3]
On 24 February 2016, Biruta signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[4] In five games Biruta averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds. On August 30, 2016, he signed with Aries Trikala.[5] In March 2017, he moved to Assigeco Piacenza of the Serie A2.[6]
On 4 July 2017, Biruta signed with JL Bourg-en-Bresse of the Pro A.[7]
Biruta played one game for Cherkaski Mavpy but left the team in January 2019 with an injury. On 5 January 2020, Biruta joined Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[8] He averaged 4.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. On 18 September 2020, Biruta signed with Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch Basketball League.[9] He was released on 20 October after the DBL had been suspended due to a national spike in coronavirus infections.[10]
National team career[]
Biruta led the Lithuanian U-16 National Team to the bronze medals in the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship by averaging 14.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks.[11] He also been a part of Lithuanian U-18 team twice. First time he won silver medal with the Donatas Motiejūnas' led U-18 National Team. During his second appearance, Lithuanians finished fourth. Though, the successful youth national team years ended painfully when the U-20 team he represented suffered an fiasco, finishing only 14th in the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
References[]
- ^ "Gilvydas Biruta Player Profile". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ "#30 Gilvydas Biruta (2015 Summer League Player Profile)". NBA.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ ""Neptūną" sustiprins iš NCAA grįžtantis Biruta". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ A1Basket.gr Lavrio signed Gilvydas Biruta
- ^ A1Basket.gr Trikala sign Gilvydas Biruta
- ^ "Gastroles po Europą tęsiantis G.Biruta keliasi į Prancūzijos aukščiausiąją lygą". krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Gilvydas Biruta signe pour un an !". JL Bourg Basket (in French). July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Griksas, Irmantis (January 5, 2020). "Injury-Recovered Gilvydas Biruta is a newcomer at Lietkabelis". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Gilvydas Biruta signs with Heroes Den Bosch". Sportando. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate".
- ^ "Gilvydas Biruta / U16 European Championship Men (2007)". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
External links[]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Aries Trikala B.C. players
- BC Prienai players
- Dutch Basketball League players
- Heroes Den Bosch players
- Lavrio B.C. players
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Jonava
- St. Benedict's Preparatory School alumni