Laurynas Birutis
| BC Šiauliai | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | LKL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
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 | |
| 2014–2017 | Žalgiris-2 Kaunas |
| 2017 | Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas |
| 2017–present | BC Šiauliai |
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Laurynas Birutis (born 27 August 1997) is a Lithuanian basketball player for BC Šiauliai of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga.[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.
On 14 April, 2017, after dominating in the second-tier National Basketball League with 17.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2 blocks averages per game, Birutis was invited to join the top-tier Lithuanian Basketball League playoffs team Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas.[3][4][5] Birutis powerfully debuted on 15 April, 2017 by scoring 17 points and grabbing 4 rebounds, but his team lost 92–89 after Justas Tamulis buzzer-beater.[6] Two days later, he achieved his first 96–89 victory in LKL versus the Neptūnas Klaipėda, and he was second-best Vytautas' scorer with 19 points and 6 rebounds.[7]
On 1 August 2017, Birutis joined his hometown team BC Šiauliai.[8]
National team career
Laurynas Birutis debuted for the Lithuania men's u-16 basketball team in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Ukraine. 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.[9]
Personal life
Laurynas is the son of former long-term BC Šiauliai player Sigitas Birutis.[10]
References
- ↑ https://www.basketnews.lt/zaidejai/14028-laurynas-birutis.html
- ↑ http://www.nklyga.lt/lt/news/pergalingose-rungtynese-l-birutis-pasieke-atkovotu-kamuoliu-rekorda/
- ↑ Malinauskas, Lukas. "Išaugęs pasitikėjimas savimi paruošė Lauryną Birutį galingam debiutui LKL čempionate". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ "Žaidėjas". www.nklyga.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ "„Vytautas“ stiprinasi „Mažeikių“ vedliu ir NKL siautusiu Biručiu". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ "Laurynas Birutis galingai debiutavo LKL pirmenybėse". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ↑ "Fantastiškas T.Delininkaitis buvo per kietas riešutas „Neptūnui“ – „Vytautas“ pakilo į penktąją vietą | Krepsinis.net". Krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "„Šiauliai“ priekinę liniją papildė L.Biručiu". krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). Unknown parameter
|acessdate=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ↑ "Trys Lietuvos jauniai pakviesti į Europos jaunųjų žvaigždžių mačą". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "DraftExpress - Laurynas Birutis DraftExpress Profile: Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook". DraftExpress. Retrieved 15 March 2017.