Gilvydas Biruta

Gilvydas Biruta
No. 7 Aries Trikala
Position Power forward
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1991-10-10) October 10, 1991
Jonava, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Saint Benedict's
(Newark, New Jersey)
College
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Neptūnas Klaipėda
2016 Lavrio
2016–present Aries Trikala
Career highlights and awards
  • AAC All-Rookie Team (2011)

Gilvydas Biruta (born October 10, 1991) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League. 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 August 5, 2015 Biruta signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.[3]

On February 24, 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]

International 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.[6] 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.

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