Martynas Echodas (born 7 July 1997) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[1][2]
 Echodas with Lithuania in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 – Manisa Basket | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | BSL | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 July 1997 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2017 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius / Rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Reyer Venezia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Manisa Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editEchodas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. A product of Žalgiris' youth system, Echodas spent his first three seasons playing for Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of National Basketball League (NKL). On September 1, 2016, Echodas was loaned to BC Šiauliai of the LKL.[3] On November 23, he recorded a career-high 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 37 efficiency points in a FIBA Europe Cup match against Pardubice.[4]
In August 2017, Echodas signed a three-year contract with Rytas Vilnius.[5] In his second year with Rytas, Echodas won the EuroCup's Rising Star Award for the 2018–19 season.[6] During 18 games played, he averaged 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 11.7 point PIR rating, while shooting 62.6% from the field. He re-signed with the team on July 23, 2020.[7]
On June 29, 2021, Echodas signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[8]
On July 1, 2022, Echodas returned to Rytas Vilnius, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–2024 season.[9]
On July 29, 2024, he signed with Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10]
National team career
editEchodas was part of the U-16 and U-18 Lithuanian youth teams that participated in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. In the latter tournament, he averaged 9.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in just 18.2 minutes per game.[11] On February 23, 2018, Echodas debuted as a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team by scoring 5 points and grabbing 6 rebounds, and helped to defeat the Hungary national basketball team 80–75 during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[12]
Personal life
editEchodas is of Jewish descent (through his maternal grandfather).[13]
References
edit- ^ "Martynas Echodas". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Martynas Echodas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Martynas Echodas skolinamas „Šiauliams"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "BK Pardubice v BC Siauliai Boxscore - FIBA Europe Cup 2017 – FIBA.com". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Rytas reels in young scorer Echodas". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Rising Star Trophy winner: Martynas Echodas, Rytas Vilnius". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Rytas Vilnius re-signs Martynas Echodas". Sportando. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Reyer Venezia lands Martynas Echodas". Sportando. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Martynas Echodas return to Vilnius". BC Rytas Vilnius. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Martynas Echodas (ex Rytas) signs at Manisa". Eurobasket. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Martynas Echodas | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Dobrovolskas, Karolis. "Solidžiai rinktinėje debiutavęs Martynas Echodas: „Mačo pradžioje šiek tiek drebėjo kinkos"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Žydų žurnalistų į „Maccabi" klubą „siunčiamas" Echodas nežada atsisakyti Lietuvos pilietybės". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
External links
edit- Martynas Echodas at fiba.com
- Martynas Echodas at eurocupbasketball.com
- Martynas Echodas at realgm.com