Laurynas Birutis

Laurynas Birutis
No. 13 Žalgiris-2
Position Center
League National Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1997-08-27) August 27, 1997
Šiauliai, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014present BC Žalgiris-2

Laurynas Birutis (born 27 August 1997) is a Lithuanian basketball player for Žalgiris-2 of the National Basketball League.[1]

Professional career

Birutis started his professional career when he signed with BC Žalgiris-2 in summer 2014. On January 5, 2016, in a match against BC Petrochema he made a National Basketball League record by rebounding 23 balls.[2] Later, that season he won silver medals with Žalgiris-2, who lost the final game against BC Sūduva.

National team career

Laurynas Birutis debuted for the Lithuania men's u-16 basketball team in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia. He won bronze medals with Lithuania men's u-18 basketball team in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Birutis, together with his age teammates: Tadas Sedekerskis and Martynas Varnas, was invited to play in the FIBA's Youth All-Star Game during EuroBasket 2015.[3]

References

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