Gytis Masiulis

Gytis Masiulis
No. 21 – Neptūnas Klaipėda
Position Power forward / Center
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1998-04-10) April 10, 1998
Kaunas, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2018 Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2017-present Žalgiris Kaunas
2018-present →Neptūnas Klaipėda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2015 Greece U18 National Team
2016 Turkey U18 National Team

Gytis Masiulis (born April 10, 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League, on loan from BC Žalgiris for the 2018-2019 season.[1]

Professional career

Masiulis started his professional career when he signed with BC Žalgiris-2 in summer 2014. He debuted primary Žalgiris Kaunas team on January 22, 2017 versus Nevėžis Kėdainiai.[2] In June, 2017, he participated in adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy and led his European team to a 82:62 victory over the United States representatives team by scoring 16 points and grabbing 4 rebounds.[3] In July, 2018, Masiulis went on loan to BC Neptūnas.

National team career

Gytis Masiulis debuted for the Lithuania men's u-16 basketball team in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia.[4] He won bronze medals with Lithuania men's u-18 basketball team in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship being one year younger than his opponents.[5] Year later, he won silver medal during the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Turkey.[6] In 2017, Masiulis represented Lithuania U-19 national team during the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[7]

Personal life

Gytis is the son of former Lithuania men's national basketball team member Tomas Masiulis, who won bronze medal during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and previously successfully played for his hometown team Žalgiris Kaunas and Prokom Trefl Sopot in EuroLeague.[8]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.basketnews.lt/zaidejai/13666-gytis-masiulis.html
  2. ↑ "Gytis Masiulis debiutavo „Žalgirio" komandoje". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gytis Masiulis sužibėjo prestižinėje stovykloje Trevize". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gytis Masiulis profile, U16 European Championship Men 2014". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gytis Masiulis profile, U18 European Championship Men 2015". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Gytis MASIULIS at the Players of the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gytis MASIULIS at the Players of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "„Žalgirio" talentas Gytis Masiulis tobulėja tėčio vadovaujamoje komandoje". lrytas.lt. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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