Dainius Adomaitis
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| Rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | |||||||||||||
| League |
Lithuanian Basketball League EuroCup | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 19, 1974 Šakiai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1993–2009 | |||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2009–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Statyba Vilnius | |||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | Zucchetti Montecatini | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Anwil Włocławek | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Śląsk Wrocław | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | BCM Gravelines | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Barons/LMT Riga | |||||||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Czarni Słupsk (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Czarni Słupsk | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Anwil Włocławek | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Juventus Utena | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | |||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Dainius Adomaitis (born January 19, 1974) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He is they current head coach for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League and Lithuanian national basketball team.
Professional career
He started his career in Statyba Vilnius. Later he moved to Žalgiris Kaunas and became champion of the EuroLeague. After the successful season in Žalgiris Kaunas he moved to Zucchetti Montecatini, but he did not fit there. Therefore, he moved to Anwil Włocławek, and later to Śląsk Wrocław and finally in 2003 he arrived to BCM Gravelines. He became the captain of this team just a year later. Nevertheless, at the end of 2006–2007 season during the change of coaches, he left to Barons/LMT Riga. In August 2009 he announced the end of his career.[1]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Wrocław | 14 | 6 | 30.2 | .527 | .475 | .692 | 4.1 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | 10.8 | 9.9 |
| 2002–03 | Wrocław | 14 | 5 | 28.2 | .429 | .533 | .833 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .9 | .1 | 8.2 | 9.6 |
Coaching career
Since August 22, 2009, he was an assistant coach at Czarni Słupsk.[2] Since March 23, 2010 head coach of this team.[3] In June 2012 he signed with Anwil Włocławek, but he was fired the same year because of bad results.[4][5] On November 19, 2012, he joined Lietuvos rytas Vilnius as assistant coach of Darius Maskoliūnas.[6] After shortly performing as the head coach of Lietuvos rytas, he joined Juventus Utena and was named best coach of the 2014–15 LKL season.[7] In 2015, he joined Neptūnas and was once again named best coach of the LKL season after coaching Neptūnas to the LKL finals.[8] On June 21, 2018, Adomaitis was hired as head coach by Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[9]
National team career
Adomaitis was a member of the Lithuanian national team, which won bronze medals at the 2000 Olympic Games. In 2016, he was elected to be a coach for a Lithuanian national team.
References
- ↑ http://www.krepsinis.net/news.php?news_id=116341
- ↑ http://www.krepsinis.net/news.php?news_id=117274
- ↑ http://www.delfi.lt/news/sport/eurobasket2003/dadomaitis-tapo-lenkijos-klubo-vyriausiuoju-treneriu.d?id=30283271
- ↑ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-51565-adomaitis-treniruos-anwil-krepsininkus.html
- ↑ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-54983-anwil-klubas-atleido-adomaiti.html
- ↑ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-55715-adomaitis-tapo-maskoliuno-asistentu.html
- ↑ "LKL sezono MVP – Antanas Kavaliauskas, finale geriausias – Artūras Milaknis". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Iškilmingai uždarytas 23-iasis "Tete-a-Tete Casino-LKL" sezonas (3 video, foto)". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Vilniaus "Rytas" pradeda naują etapą – klubo vyriausiuoju treneriu tapo Dainius Adomaitis". www.bcvilnius.lt (in Lithuanian). June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.