Kristupas Žemaitis

Kristupas Žemaitis

No. 30 – BC Šiauliai
Position	Point guard
League	Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1996-06-24) June 24, 1996 Kaunas, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2017	Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2017	Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas
2017–present	BC Šiauliai
Medals Representing  Lithuania FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2016 Finland U20 National Team Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei Team competition

Kristupas Žemaitis (born 24 June 1996) is a Lithuanian basketball player for BC Šiauliai of the LKL.^[1]

Professional career

Žemaitis started his professional career when he signed with BC Žalgiris-2 in summer 2014. He spend 3 seasons with club. In 2015-16 season Žemaitis won silver medals with club, averaging 9 points and 3,4 assists per game.

In April 2017, Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas registered him for rest of the season, because, half of the team was injured, and by the LKL rules they can't sign any player who's older than 21 years old.^[2] He debuted against Kėdainiai Nėvėžis, scoring 6 points and making 1 assists.

National team career

Žemaitis debuted for the Lithuania men's u-18 basketball team in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Turkey. Later that summer he won gold at 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, Basketball 3x3 Boys tournament hitting buzzer beater, in final game against France.^[3]

He won silver medals with the Lithuania men's national u-20 basketball team in 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. After solid performance at tournament, he was selected to the All-Tournament Team.^[4]

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