Gytis Masiulis
No. 21 – Surne Bilbao Basket | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
League | Liga ACB | |||||||||||||
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Born | Kaunas, Lithuania | 10 April 1998|||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2014–2020 | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||
2014–2018 | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas | |||||||||||||
2018–2020 | → Neptūnas Klaipėda | |||||||||||||
2020 | → Fraport Skyliners | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Lietkabelis Panevežys | |||||||||||||
2021–present | Bilbao Basket | |||||||||||||
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Gytis Masiulis (born 10 April 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB.
Professional career[]
Masiulis 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 has signed with Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB.[5]
National team career[]
Gytis Masiulis made his youth debut for Lithuania at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia.[6] He won a bronze medal with Lithuania in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[7] One year later, he won silver medal at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Turkey.[8] In 2017, Masiulis represented Lithuania at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[9]
Personal life[]
Gytis 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.[10]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Gytis MASIULIS at the Players of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ ""Žalgirio" talentas Gytis Masiulis tobulėja tėčio vadovaujamoje komandoje". lrytas.lt. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
External links[]
- Gytis Masiulis at fiba.com
- Gytis Masiulis at euroleague.net
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Kaunas
- BC Lietkabelis players
- BC Neptūnas players
- BC Žalgiris players
- BC Žalgiris-2 players
- Bilbao Basket players
- Centers (basketball)
- Liga ACB players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Skyliners Frankfurt players