Valdas Vasylius (born 3 September 1983) is a Lithuanian basketball player. He played collegiately at Old Dominion University. He also represented the Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2007 Summer Universiade.[1]
| Grindavík | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 3 September 1983 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Norfolk Collegiate School (Norfolk, Virginia) |
| College | Old Dominion (2003–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007 | Anwil Włocławek |
| 2007 | Rethymno Aegean |
| 2008 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai |
| 2008–2009 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2009–2010 | Krasnye Krylia Samara |
| 2010–2011 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2011–2012 | Šiauliai |
| 2012 | Dnipro |
| 2013–2015 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2015–2016 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2016–2017 | BC Juventus |
| 2017-2018 | Klaipėdos Nafta-Universitetas |
| 2018–2019 | BC Nevėžis |
| 2019 | BC Šilutė |
| 2019–2020 | Grindavík |
| 2020–2022 | BC Šilutė |
| 2022–present | Grindavík |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Growing up in Lithuania, Vasylius learned to speak Lithuanian, Russian and German before learning English.[1]
College career
editVasylius began as the sixth man on the ODU squad, but was the star player by his senior year, being named to the All-CAA First team. He also led his team to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship his sophomore and senior years.
Professional career
editAfter graduating with a degree in international business, Vasylius returned to Europe to play with Polish team Anwil Włocławek,[2][3] signing a one-year deal with the club.[4] He left Polish team due to lack of playing time and joined Rethymno BC in Greece and later BC Nevėžis in Lithuania. In summer he signed with his hometown team BC Neptūnas. While a talented offensive player, his lack of athleticism hurt his chances of catching on with an NBA team. He also played for BC Siauliai during the 2011–2012 season.[5]
Vasylius started the 2019–2020 season with BC Šilutė in the NKL where he averaged 17.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in 4 games.[6] He played his last game with Šilutė on 12 October 2019 and three days later he signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[7] In his Grindavík debut, Vasylius posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in Grindavík's narrow loss against Haukar.[8] He helped Grindavík to the Icelandic Cup Finals in February 2020 where it lost to Stjarnan.[9]
After two years with BC Šilutė, he returned to Grindavík in August 2022.[10]
Euroleague career statistics
edit| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Neptūnas | 10 | 1 | 14.8 | .464 | .261 | .556 | 2.6 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
| Career | 10 | 1 | 14.8 | .464 | .261 | .556 | 2.6 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
References
edit- ^ a b Radford, Rich (2007-01-13), ODU's Lithuanian forward is playing like a winner, Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2007-11-13
- ^ Team Focus: Anwil Wloclawek, ULEB Cup, 2007-11-02, retrieved 2007-11-13
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (2007-11-06), The Journey: Undrafted Rookie Free Agent Destinations, DraftExpress, retrieved 2007-11-13
- ^ VALDAS VASYLIUS FOR 1 YEAR WITH ANWIL WLOCLAWEK (POLAND), Promotex, 2007-09-24, retrieved 2007-11-13
- ^ Maurer, Matthew (2007-04-10), 2007 Portsmouth Draft Camp Player Evaluations, NBADraft.net, retrieved 2007-11-13
- ^ "Grindavík bætir við sig fyrrum EuroLeague leikmanni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (15 October 2019). "Grindavík eykur hæðina í liði sínu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Benedikt Grétarsson (20 October 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Haukar - Grindavík 97-93 - Baráttusigur Hauka gegn Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2020). "Leik lokið: Grindavík - Stjarnan 75-89 - Stjörnumenn bikarmeistarar annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (23 August 2022). "Valdas aftur til Grindavíkur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 August 2022.
External links
edit- Valdas Vasylius at espn.com
- Valdas Vasylius at euroleague.net
- Valdas Vasylius at odusports.cstv.com
- Valdas Vasylius at nklyga.lt
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